Wénshūshīlì suǒshuō bōrě bōluómì jīng 文殊師利所說般若波羅蜜經

Saptaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā Spoken by Mañjuśrī (Saṃghapāla’s Translation) by 僧伽婆羅 (Saṃghapāla, 譯)

About the work

A one-fascicle Liáng-dynasty Chinese translation of the Saptaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā — the Mañjuśrī-discourse prajñā-sūtra — translated by Saṃghapāla 僧伽婆羅 (c. 460–524). Signature: 「梁扶南國三藏僧伽婆羅譯」. The Taishō header cross-references T232 (曼陀羅仙 Mandrasena’s parallel translation) and [KR6c0001|T220].

Prefaces

No preface or postface; only the canonical translator-signature.

Abstract

T233 is the parallel-translation companion of T232: the same Indic Saptaśatikā Prajñāpāramitā rendered into Chinese by two Funán-origin translators in the same Liáng-period Jiànkāng translation circle. The doublet relationship offers an unusual Liáng-period test-case for translator-style variation on the same Indic source. 僧伽婆羅 Saṃghapāla’s translation is the more compact (1 fascicle vs. T232’s 2) and somewhat more literal.

Translations and research

  • See bibliography under T232.