Suvarṇaprabhāsottama-sutrendrarāja
matsunami_483 · General Library, The University of Tokyo
Introduction
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 |