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
No substantial secondary literature located.
Links
- CBETA T19n0953
- Kanseki DB
- 不空 Bùkōng DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (CBETA / Taishō; date: 750)