Dunhuang Manuscript: Sutra of Upravasa: Sutra of Upravasa

Author: Ma Shixiao
Publisher: Xiling Yinshu
Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The writing time of this volume is extremely precise, recorded as April 8, Year 4 of the Renshou era (604 AD), which coincides with the Buddha's Birthday. At the end of the scroll, there is an inscription: "On April 8, Year 4 of the Renshou era, Ying Wei Zhen wrote this for his deceased father: one copy of the Ganding Jing (Bodhicitta Sutra), one copy of the Yupose Jing (Bodhisattva Sutra), one copy of the Shanyi Yinyu Jing (Karma and Cause Sutra), one copy of the Taizisi Chengdao Jing (Prince Siddhartha's Enlightenment Sutra), one copy of the Wubai Wenshi Jing (Five Hundred Questions Sutra), one copy of the Qinwushi Fofa Jing (One Thousand Five Hundred Buddha Names Sutra), one copy of the Guanyangliangshou Jing (Contemplation of Amida Buddha Sutra), and one Guanshiyin statue. Additionally, he made a nine-foot (life-prolonging banner). The merits of these offerings were intended for all beings in the Dharma realm to achieve enlightenment at once. This not only confirms the writing time as Year 4 of the Renshou era but also identifies the vow-maker as Ying Wei Zhen, the location as Dunpo region, and the purpose of the vow as a donation for the Dharma."