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Suvarṇaprabhāsottama-sutrendrarāja

matsunami_483 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara and Devanāgarī Script Mahāyāna-sūtra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_483
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

This text describes Śākyamuni telling his disciples about the power of the mantra Suvarṇa-prabhāsa, which even householders and women of family background who seek knowledge of the Buddhas and wish to worship Śākyamuni should hear and preach. The manuscript contains 20 chapters, each referred to as a parivartta. The text was translated into Chinese by Dharmamatatsin of the Northern Liang dynasty (502–565 CE) (Mitra, 1882, p. 241). This text is similar to Sl. no. 481. It also appears that the manuscript includes folios 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, which are relatively new and written in Devanagari, whereas most of the older folios are written in Newari. It seems that someone replaced the original folios with newer ones because the originals were damaged. The chapters begin with Suvarṇapravāsottama-sūtrendrarāja-nidānaparivartta (f.1b–3b) and continue up to Sarvatathāgatastava-parivartta (f.121b–123b).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Suvarṇaprabhāsottama-sutrendrarāja
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_483
Collection Takakusu Junjiro Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara and Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Mahāyāna-sūtra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Mahāyāna-sūtra