Fó rù niè pán mì jì jīn gāng lì shì āi liàn jīng 佛入涅槃密迹金剛力士哀戀經
The Sūtra on the Lamentation of the Vajrapāṇi Mighty One at the Buddha’s Entry into Parinirvāṇa by anonymous translator
About the work
This 1-fascicle anonymous text treats the Vajrapāṇi-bodhisattva (Mìjì jīngāng lìshì 密迹金剛力士) and his lamentation at the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa. The text is part of the broader cycle of post-Niè-pán narrative literature.
Abstract
The bracket adopted here (350–600) reflects the broad pre-Táng period during which the work was likely composed.