Fóshuō Shùtíjiā jīng 佛說樹提伽經

Sūtra of Jyotiṣka translated by 求那跋陀羅 (Guṇabhadra, 譯)

About the work

The Fóshuō Shùtíjiā jīng (T540a) is the “a” recension of the Jyotiṣka sūtra, translated by Guṇabhadra 求那跋陀羅 (求那跋陀羅). Shùtíjiā 樹提伽 is a phonetic transliteration of Jyotiṣka — a wealthy lay Buddhist disciple. See KR6i0171 (T540b) for the parallel “b” recension.

Prefaces

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Abstract

A short avadāna narrative on the wealthy lay disciple Jyotiṣka. Translation dated to Guṇabhadra’s productive period (435–468 CE).

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