Susiddhikarasūtra
*Susiddhikarasūtra (C. Suxidi jieluo jing; J. Soshijjikarakyō; K. Sosilchi kalla kyŏng 蘇悉地羯羅經). “Perfect Acheivement Sutra." A tantra found in the Chinese canon and Tibetan canon. No Sanskrit version of the text is extant.[1]
In the Tibetan tradition, this text is classified as a kriya tantra.[1]
The Susiddhikarasūtra, along with the Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra and the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha, is considered one of the three central texts of the esoteric branch of the Tendai tradition known as Taimitsu.[1]
Title variations
Title variations:[2]
- Perfect Achievement Sutra;
- Abbreviation: 蘇悉地經;
- Sanskrit variant: Susiddhikaramahātantrasādhanopāyikapaṭala;
- Tibetan: Legs par-grub par-byed-paḥi rgyud chen-po-las sgrub-paḥi thabs rim-par-phye-ba
Summary
A tantra that describes ritual practice to quickly gain accomplishments. The rites include reciting mantras, observing precepts, offering flowers, burnt offerings (homa), and worship of deities. The text is classified as a kriyā tantra.[2]
There are three versions of this text in the Taisho, all based on Śubhakarasiṃha's translation to Chinese from the Sanskrit.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. *Susiddhikarasūtra
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經, NTI reader