Fóshuō Suíyǒng zūnzhě jīng 佛說隨勇尊者經
Sūtra of the Venerable Anuruddha-the-Brave translated by 施護 Shīhù / Dānapāla et al. (等譯)
About the work
The Fóshuō Suíyǒng zūnzhě jīng (T505) is a one-fascicle Sòng-period sūtra by 施護 Shīhù and his team. The protagonist Suíyǒng 隨勇 (“the Brave / Following Bravery”) may be a Sòng-era rendering of Sanskrit Anuruddha (one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples).
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula.
Abstract
A short Sòng translation on the merits and conduct of an arhat-disciple. Translation dated to Shīhù’s productive period (989–1017 CE).
Translations and research
- Sen, Tansen. Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade. Honolulu, 2003.