Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitopadeśa
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Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitopadeśa ("Commentary on the Diamond Sutra"). The title for two different commentaries on the Diamond Sutra found in the Chinese canon: one by Vasubandhu and one by Asanga.[1]
Chinese translations
Vasubandhu commentary
- Jingang bore bōluómì jing lun 金剛般若波羅蜜經論 (T 1511)[1][2]
- Translation by Bodhiruci, circa CE 509 during the Northern Wei dynasty[1][2]
- Abbreviated titles include:
- Jingang bore jing lun 金剛般若經論 and
- Jingang bore lun 金剛般若論
- This commentary is structured as notes by Vasubandhu attached to the verses of Maitreya.
Vasubandhu's commentary was also translated by Yijing in 711 CE, with the title Nengduan jingang bore boluomiduojing lun shi 能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經論釋 (T 1513) (Skt. Triśatikāyāḥ prajñāpāramitāyāḥ kārikā-saptati).[1][2]
Asanga commentary
- Jīngāng bōrě bōluómìjīng lùn 金剛般若波羅蜜經論 (T 236)[1]
- Translated by the Bodhiruci
- Also known as the 金剛仙論 and 金剛經論.
- There are two versions of this text, a Korean version and Song-Yuan-Ming version which differ considerably in form and length, but are basically the same in terms of prose content.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
金剛般若波羅蜜經論, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kritzer 2019.
Sources
- Kritzer, Robert (2019), "Vasubandhu", in Silk, Jonathan A., Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism, Vol. 2, Lives, Leiden/Boston: Brill. PDF version