Fóshuō Yéqí jīng 佛說耶祇經

Sūtra of Yéqí translated by 沮渠京聲 (Jǔqú Jīngshēng, 譯)

About the work

The Fóshuō Yéqí jīng (T542) is a one-fascicle short sūtra by Jǔqú Jīngshēng 沮渠京聲 (沮渠京聲). Yéqí 耶祇 is a phonetic transliteration possibly of Yajña or another Indic name.

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).

Translations and research

  • No substantial secondary literature located.
  • CBETA T14n0542
  • Kanseki DB
  • 沮渠京聲 DILA
  • Dazangthings date evidence (450) — T = CBETA [Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association]. Taishō shinshū daizōkyō 大正新脩大藏經. Edited by Takakusu Junjirō 高楠順次郎 and Watanabe Kaigyoku 渡邊海旭. Tokyo: Taishō shinshū daizōkyō kankōkai/Daizō shuppan, 1924-1932. CBReader v 5.0, 2014.