Jīngāngdǐng jīng yújiā guānzìzài wáng rúlái xiūxíng fǎ 金剛頂經瑜伽觀自在王如來修行法
Method of Yoga-Practice of the Avalokiteśvara-King Tathāgata from the Vajraśekhara-sūtra by 金剛智 Jīngāngzhì (Vajrabodhi, 譯)
About the work
A one-fascicle Esoteric yoga practice manual by Vajrabodhi (金剛智) for the Avalokiteśvara-King (Vajradhātu Lotus-family principal) practice. Companion to KR6j0103 (Amoghavajra’s later version of the same practice), this Vajrabodhi text is the earlier Táng rendering of the practice.
Abstract
The text establishes Vajrabodhi’s earlier Táng version of the Vajradhātu Avalokiteśvara-King practice. The two recensions (Vajrabodhi’s KR6j0104 and Amoghavajra’s KR6j0103) document the development of the Táng Esoteric Avalokiteśvara practice tradition through two generations of master-translators.
The translation dates from Vajrabodhi’s Cháng’ān period (720–741).
Translations and research
No substantial secondary literature located.
Links
- CBETA T19n0932
- Kanseki DB
- 金剛智 Jīngāngzhì DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (CBETA / Taishō; date: 730)