Summary

s.1The Sūryagarbha Perfection of Wisdom is a condensed prajñāpāramitā sūtra in the form of a dialogue between the Buddha and the bodhisattva Sūryaprabhāsa, who asks the Buddha how bodhisattvas skilled in means should train themselves in the perfection of wisdom. In response, the Buddha explains that a bodhisattva should train in a meditative stability called the sun or the sun skilled in means , elaborating upon the qualities of this meditative stability using the analogy of the sun in terms of seven qualities. He then further describes the training of the bodhisattva in the perfection of wisdom as training concerning the true nature of all phenomena, which is characterized in familiar terms found in the long prajñāpāramitā sūtras. It is also described in terms of the various designations for ultimate truth. Finally, the Buddha enumerates the characteristics of the one who trains in the perfection of wisdom, ending with a verse of instruction.

s.1《日藏般若波羅蜜多經》是一部簡化版的般若波羅蜜多經,採用佛陀與菩薩日光之間的對話形式。日光菩薩向佛陀請問,具有方便善巧的菩薩應當如何修習般若波羅蜜多。佛陀在回答中解釋,菩薩應當修習一種名為「太陽」或「太陽方便」的三摩地,並藉由太陽的七個性質作為類比,詳細闡述了這一三摩地的功德。接著,佛陀進一步描述菩薩對般若波羅蜜多的修習,視之為對一切現象真如的修習。這用長版般若波羅蜜多經中常見的熟悉術語來刻畫,包括自性有的缺失、無相、無染污和空性等。同時也用各種究竟真理的名稱來描述,例如法性、法界、真如等。最後,佛陀列舉修習般若波羅蜜多者的特徵,以一首教誨之頌作為結束。

Summary - The Sūryagarbha Perfection of Wisdom - 84001