Jiā yè fù fó bān niè pán jīng 迦葉赴佛般涅槃經
The Sūtra of Mahākāśyapa Hastening to the Buddha’s Parinirvāṇa by 竺曇無蘭 (Zhú Tánwúlán, 譯)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text by 竺曇無蘭 Zhú Tánwúlán treats the famous narrative of Mahākāśyapa hastening from his retreat to the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa-site (the Kuśinagara) — a foundational episode of the post-parinirvāṇa sangha-history.
Abstract
The translation belongs to Tánwúlán’s Eastern-Jìn period (381–395 CE).
Translations and research
- Bagchi, Prabodh Chandra. Le canon bouddhique en Chine: Les traducteurs et les traductions. Sino-Indica 1. Paris: Geuthner, 1927.