Fó shuō pútísà xiū xíng jīng 佛說菩薩修行經
The Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on the Bodhisattva’s Cultivation by 白法祖 (Bái Fǎzǔ, 譯)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text by 白法祖 Bái Fǎzǔ is a Mahāyāna sūtra on the bodhisattva’s cultivation (xiū xíng 修行) — i.e. the practical implementation of the bodhisattva path. The work was incorporated into the Mahā-ratnakūṭa tradition.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
白法祖 Bái Fǎzǔ (active late 3rd / early 4th c.) was a Western-Jìn-period Buddhist translator working in the period 290 – 306 CE per the Chū sānzàng jì jí (T2145). The bracket adopted here reflects this window. He is also credited with the Wǔ kǔ zhāng jù jīng 五苦章句經 and other shorter Buddhist translations; his translations were largely produced at the Western-Jìn capital Luòyáng.
The Taishō text (T0330) is established on the standard apparatus.
Translations and research
Reminder: AI generated list - beware of hallucinations. Corrections and additions welcome
- No substantial Western-language translation located.
Links
- CBETA T12n0330
- Kanseki DB
- 白法祖 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (255, 300) — Fei Changfang 費長房. Lidai sanbao ji (LDSBJ) 歷代三寶紀 T2034. T2034 (XLIX) 55a9, 56c14-15, 66b4.