Jīngāngjīng sòng (nǐ) 金剛經頌(擬)

Vajracchedikā Hymn-Praise (provisionally titled) anonymous Chinese composition; critical edition by 達照 (整理)

About the work

A second middle-type witness of the Jīngāngjīng zàn cycle — see KR6v0093 for the cluster context. The (nǐ) marker indicates that the manuscript lacks original title-cartouches.

Abstract

The text develops the zàn-form into pure sòng 頌 (hymn-praise) recital, dropping the integrated Vajracchedikā passage-quotation found in KR6v0094KR6v0096. This minimised form is a step toward the autonomous zàn-cycle as performance-text. Composition window mid-to-late Táng.

Translations and research

See KR6v0093.