Shèng mán jīng shū 勝鬘經疏

Commentary on the Śrīmālā Sūtra by 昭法師 (Zhāo fǎshī, 撰)

About the work

This 1-fascicle text is a Dūnhuáng-preserved Buddhist commentary on the [[KR6f0045|Śrīmālā-siṃha-nāda-sūtra]] by an unidentified Zhāo fǎshī (“Master Zhāo”). The work is one of several pre-Tang and Tang fragmentary Śrīmālā commentaries preserved at Dūnhuáng.

Prefaces

No formal preface.

Abstract

The bracket adopted here (500 – 900) reflects the broad pre-Tang to Tang period during which the work could have been composed.

The Taishō text (T2762) is established on the Dūnhuáng manuscript witness.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.