Fó shuō wúliàng gōngdé tuóluóní jīng 佛說無量功德陀羅尼經
Sūtra of the Buddha’s Speaking of the Limitless-Merit Dhāraṇī by 法賢 Fǎxián (Dharmabhadra, 譯)
About the work
A one-fascicle Sòng-period Esoteric dhāraṇī scripture by Fǎxián (法賢, the Sòng Yìjīngyuàn translator also known as Tiānxīzāi) on a dhāraṇī whose recitation produces “limitless merit” (wúliàng gōngdé).
Abstract
A short dhāraṇī-recitation scripture in the genre of gōngdé (“merit-producing”) dhāraṇī texts that became popular in the Sòng-period devotional environment. The translation dates from Fǎxián’s career at the Sòng Yìjīngyuàn (987–1001).
Translations and research
No substantial secondary literature located.
Links
- CBETA T19n0934
- Kanseki DB
- 法賢 Fǎxián DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (CBETA / Taishō; date: 1001)