Samādhirājasūtra

The Samādhirājasūtra (“King of Samādhis Sūtra”) is an early Indian Mahāyāna scripture that addresses themes such as emptiness, bodhisattva conduct, mendicancy, past lives, and future prophecies. Its teachings on emptiness were widely cited by figures like Candrakīrti and Śāntideva. The term samādhi in this context denotes not merely meditative absorption, but a comprehensive path encompassing ethical conduct, motivation, and realization; the sūtra enumerates over 300 such qualities (84000). The top and bottom wooden slats are painted illustration of two dragons each. There is also A picture on fol. 1b. of a 4 headed tantric deity in union with consort, which is striking, given the Mahāyāna theme of the text.