Yì jīng 意經
Sūtra of the Mind (parallel to Madhyama-āgama sūtra 172, the Xīn jīng 心經) by 竺法護 (Zhú Fǎhù / Dharmarakṣa, 譯)
About the work
The Yì jīng is a single-fascicle Western Jìn 西晉 translation of a discourse on the centrality of mind (citta / manas) in the conditioning of action and consequence. The Chinese parallel is T26[172] (the Xīn jīng 心經 of the Madhyama-āgama — not to be confused with the more famous Heart Sūtra of the Prajñāpāramitā).
Prefaces
The text bears no preface or postface. The only paratext is the Western-Jìn translator’s signature at the head: 「西晉月氏國三藏竺法護譯」.
Abstract
T82 was produced during Dharmarakṣa’s Western Jìn career (266–313 CE), recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost.
Translations and research
- Anālayo, Bhikkhu. A Comparative Study of the Majjhima-nikāya. Taipei: Dharma Drum, 2011.
Links
- CBETA online text
- Dharmarakṣa DILA
- Kanseki DB
- Dazangthings date evidence (300, 390): Féi Chángfáng 費長房, Lìdài sānbǎo jì (LDSBJ) 歷代三寶紀 T2034 (KR6r0011), XLIX 64a21 — dazangthings.nz