Jìtiáoyīn suǒwèn jīng 寂調音所問經
The Sūtra of the Inquiry of [the Bodhisattva] Quiet-Harmonious-Voice by 法海 (Fǎ Hǎi, 譯)
About the work
A one-fascicle Mahāyāna sūtra in question-and-answer form, translated by Fǎ Hǎi 法海 (法海) under the Liú-Sòng. The bodhisattva Jìtiáoyīn 寂調音 (“Quiet-Harmonious-Voice”) inquires of the Buddha about points of bodhisattva-practice and discipline.
Prefaces
Translator’s colophon: 宋沙門法海譯.
Abstract
The text belongs to the bodhisattva-paripṛcchā genre — Mahāyāna sūtras in which a named bodhisattva poses doctrinal-disciplinary questions to the Buddha. The bodhisattva Jìtiáoyīn is otherwise unattested, suggesting either a localised cult or a generic naming. The text’s inclusion in the Vinaya division reflects its precept-content.