Fǎguān jīng 法觀經
Sūtra on the Contemplation of Dharmas translated by 竺法護 (Zhú Fǎhù / Dharmarakṣa, 譯)
About the work
The Fǎguān jīng (T611) is a one-fascicle short meditation sūtra translated by Dharmarakṣa 竺法護 (竺法護). It presents a brief treatment of the dharma-anupaśyanā — the fourth of the four foundations of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna / smṛtyupasthāna).
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula.
Abstract
A miniature contemplation-sūtra on the dharma-anupaśyanā foundation, datable to Dharmarakṣa’s translation activity (266–308 CE). The text supplements his fuller meditation translations KR6i0243 Xiūxíng dàodì jīng (T606) and KR6i0249 Shēnguān jīng 身觀經 (T612).
Translations and research
Reminder: AI generated list - beware of hallucinations. Corrections and additions welcome
- Boucher, Daniel. “Dharmarakṣa and the Transmission of Buddhism to China.” Asia Major 19 (2006): 13–37.
- Gethin, Rupert. The Buddhist Path to Awakening. Oxford, 2001 — satipaṭṭhāna analysis.
Links
- CBETA T15n0611
- Kanseki DB
- 竺法護 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (300) — Fèi Chángfáng 費長房. Lìdài sānbǎo jì (LDSBJ) 歷代三寶紀 T2034. T2034 (XLIX) 64a21, 119a6.