Fóshuō Zhāntuóyuè guówáng jīng 佛說旃陀越國王經
Sūtra of the King of Caṇḍrāvatī translated by 沮渠京聲 Jǔqú Jīngshēng (譯)
About the work
The Fóshuō Zhāntuóyuè guówáng jīng (T518) is a one-fascicle short sūtra by 沮渠京聲 Jǔqú Jīngshēng. The protagonist Zhāntuóyuè 旃陀越 (also written 旃陀掘) is a phonetic transliteration possibly of Caṇḍrāvatī or another Indic toponym.
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula.
Abstract
A short avadāna-style narrative on a king’s encounter with the Buddha. Translation dated to Jǔqú Jīngshēng’s productive period (455–464 CE).
Translations and research
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