Yīzì qítè fódǐng jīng 一字奇特佛頂經
Sūtra of the One-Syllable Wondrous Buddha-Crown by 不空 Bùkōng (Amoghavajra, 譯)
About the work
A three-fascicle Esoteric scripture by Amoghavajra (不空) on the One-Syllable Wondrous Buddha-Crown practice — companion to KR6j0124 (T950) and the wider Buddha-Crown / uṣṇīṣa corpus.
Abstract
The text presents an elaborated form of the One-Syllable Buddha-Crown practice with the additional epithet qítè (“wondrous, marvellous”), emphasizing the practice’s powerful soteriological efficacy. The composition dates from Amoghavajra’s mature Cháng’ān period (746–774).
Translations and research
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No substantial secondary literature located.
Links
- CBETA T19n0953
- Kanseki DB
- 不空 Bùkōng DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (CBETA / Taishō; date: 750)