Rù fǎ jiè tǐ xìng jīng 入法界體性經

The Sūtra on Entering the Body-Nature of the Dharma-Realm by 闍那崛多 (Jñānagupta, 譯)

About the work

This 1-fascicle text by 闍那崛多 Jñānagupta is a Mahāyāna sūtra on the doctrine of fǎ jiè tǐ xìng 法界體性 (the body-nature of the dharma-realm) — i.e. the foundational nature of the dharma-dhātu. 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 (587 – 600 CE).

The Taishō text (T0355) is established on the standard apparatus.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.
  • CBETA T12n0355
  • 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.