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
- 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.