Fó shuō sānzhuǎn fǎlún jīng 佛說三轉法輪經
Sūtra of the Three Turnings of the Dharma-Wheel (the Dhammacakkappavattana-sūtra; parallel to Saṃyukta-āgama sūtra 379, and to T109) by 義淨 (Yìjìng, 譯)
About the work
The Fó shuō sān-zhuǎn fǎ-lún jīng is a single-fascicle Táng-period 唐 translation of the First Sermon, focusing on its analytical structure as the three turnings (parijñā / prahāṇa / sākṣātkaraṇa) of the four noble truths — twelve elements in all (3 × 4). It is a parallel of T109 (An Shigao). The Chinese title 三轉 (“three turnings”) preserves the Mūlasarvāstivāda-tradition’s analytical articulation more clearly than the older T109.
Prefaces
The text bears no preface or postface. The only paratext is the Táng-period translator’s signature at the head: 「三藏法師義淨奉制譯」.
Abstract
T110 was produced during Yìjìng’s post-695 translation career; the defensible bracket 695–713 is recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost. The text is one of Yìjìng’s many short Mūlasarvāstivāda-Vinaya-affiliated sūtras and shows the classical post-Xuánzàng Tang Buddhist register.
Translations and research
- See KR6a0109 for the comparative Dhammacakkappavattana literature.
Links
- CBETA T02n0110 CBETA online text
- Kanseki DB
- 義淨 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (705): Taishō shinshū daizōkyō 大正新脩大藏經. Edited by Takakusu Junjirō 高楠順次郎 and Watanabe Kaigyoku 渡邊海旭. Tokyo: Taishō shinshū daizōkyō kankōkai/Daizō shuppan, 1924-1932. CBReader v 5.0, 2014. dazangthings entry