Fóshuō Módá guówáng jīng 佛說摩達國王經
Sūtra of the King of Madra translated by 沮渠京聲 Jǔqú Jīngshēng (譯)
About the work
The Fóshuō Módá guówáng jīng (T519) is a one-fascicle short sūtra by 沮渠京聲 Jǔqú Jīngshēng. Módá 摩達 is likely a transcription of Madra (a region in northwest India).
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula.
Abstract
A short avadāna-style narrative. Translation dated to Jǔqú Jīngshēng’s productive period (455–464 CE). The “kings” sub-cycle (KR6i0136–KR6i0154) preserved a remarkable concentration of these short royal narratives in Chinese transmission.
Translations and research
- No substantial secondary literature located.