Fóshuō Sàluó guó jīng 佛說薩羅國經

Sūtra of the Kingdom of Sàluó (translator unknown)

About the work

The Fóshuō Sàluó guó jīng (T520) is a one-fascicle short sūtra of unknown translation attribution. Sàluó guó 薩羅國 is likely a transcription of an Indic toponym, possibly Śāla or another minor kingdom.

Prefaces

The text opens with the canonical formula. There is no surviving translator attribution.

Abstract

A short avadāna-style narrative on a kingdom and its Buddhist conversion. The 僧祐 Sēngyòu Chū sānzàng jì jí lists the text as shīyì without dynasty assignment; the bracket of 200–600 CE reflects the standard Pre-Sui shīyì anonymous corpus.

Translations and research

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