Fó shuō yīqiè rúlái jīngāng sānyè zuìshàng mìmì dàjiàowáng jīng 佛說一切如來金剛三業最上祕密大教王經
Sūtra of the Buddha’s Speaking of the Highest-Esoteric Great-Teaching-King of the Vajra Three-Karma of All Tathāgatas (Skt. Sarvatathāgata-vajra-trikāya-mahā-guhya-paramatantra-rāja?) by 施護 (Dānapāla, 譯)
About the work
A seven-fascicle Sòng-period Esoteric translation by Dānapāla (施護) on the Esoteric Vajra-trikāya (the three Vajra-bodies / three Vajra-acts of body-speech-mind) doctrine. The text is one of Dānapāla’s substantial Vajra-tantra translations.
Abstract
The text presents an advanced yoga-uttara-tantra-class scripture organised around the doctrine of the Vajra Three-Karma (Jīngāng sānyè 金剛三業) — the Esoteric vajra-form of the standard Buddhist Three-Karma (body-speech-mind) framework, identified with the Three Mysteries (三密 sānmì) of Esoteric practice. The seven fascicles cover the doctrinal apparatus, the ritual practices, and the sādhana prescriptions for the Vajra Three-Karma yoga.
The translation dates from Dānapāla’s career at the Sòng Yìjīngyuàn (982–1017).
Translations and research
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