Fā jué jìng xīn jīng 發覺淨心經

The Sūtra on Awakening the Pure Mind by 闍那崛多 (Jñānagupta, 譯)

About the work

This 2-fascicle text by 闍那崛多 Jñānagupta is a Mahāyāna sūtra on the awakening of the jué jìng xīn 覺淨心 (Skt. bodhi-citta-purification) and its cultivation in the bodhisattva path. The work was incorporated into the [[KR6f0001|Mahā-ratnakūṭa]] tradition.

Prefaces

No formal preface.

Abstract

The translation belongs to 闍那崛多 Jñānagupta’s Suí-imperial-bureau activity, c. 587 – 600 CE. The bracket adopted here reflects this window. The Taishō text (T0327) is established on the standard apparatus.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.
  • CBETA T12n0327
  • Kanseki DB
  • 闍那崛多 DILA
  • DILA Buddhist Person Authority — Jñānagupta: A001602
  • Dazangthings date evidence (590) — T = CBETA [Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association]. 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.