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蘇悉地羯羅經

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Tantra for Wondrous Achievement [in All Endeavors]

Senses:

  • The Suxidi jieluo jing; Skt. Susiddhi-kara-mahā-tantra-sādhanôpāyika-paṭala; Tib. legs par grub par byed pai rgyud chen po las sgrub pai thabs rim par phye ba [To.807, P.431]; 34 chapters in 3 fasc. [T 893.18.603–692]; 37 chapters in 3 fasc. [K 432]; 38 chapters in 4 fasc. [other canons]; abbr. Susiddhi-tantra 蘇悉地經; trans. Śubhakarasiṃha 善無畏 in 726 CE. A manual for ensuring the successful completion of esoteric rituals, often grouped with a number of other early treatises on ritual theory and practice (Susiddhi-tantra [T 893], Sūbahu-paripṛcchā [T 894], Guhya-tantra [T 897], Dhyānȏttara [To.808, P.430]). The esotericism of Japanese Tendai 台密 inherited the texts practical tradition from China in the late Tang, and regards the Susiddhi as an expression of the nonduality of the two principal (兩部不二) Vairocana-abhisaṃbodhi and the Tattvasaṃgraha. Important documents of this tradition include Enninʼs 圓仁 Condensed Commentary 蘇悉地羯羅經略疏 [T 2227] and an iconographic work, Mudrās of the Susiddhi Ritual Procedure 蘇悉地儀軌契印圖, brought to Japan by Enchin 圓珍 and Shūei 衆叡. [TZ.3164]. KI (mb) 5; [msj151]. Also written 蘇悉地羯囉經 and abbreviated as 蘇悉地經. Considered to be one of the three basic esoteric sutras 三部祕經. [Iain Sinclair; source(s): Ui, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Chūgoku bukkyōshi jiten (Kamata) 224

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 653

    Bulgyo sajeon 478a

    The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue {digital}

    Fo Guang Dictionary →蘇悉地經

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1031

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑦12b/⑦8d*

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1086-1

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2015-02-10