Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經

Translated by Śubhakarasiṃha

Colophon

第 18 冊　No. 893a 蘇悉地羯羅經 唐 輸波迦羅譯 共 3 卷
Volume 18, No. 893A, Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing, Susiddhikara Sutra, Translated by Śubhakarasiṃha in the Tang in 3 scrolls

Other Titles

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 or action tantra. There are three versions of this text in the Taisho, all based on Śubhakarasiṃha's translation to Chinese from the Sanskrit.

English translation

Giebel, Rolf W. 2001, Two Esoteric Sutras: The Adamantine Pinnacle Sutra and The Susiddhikara Sutra, Translated from the Chinese (Taishō Volume 18, Number 865, 893), BDK English Tripiṭaka Series, BDK America, Inc., https://bdkamerica.org/product/two-esoteric-sutras/.

Notes

Sanskrit title and date 726 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 432')

Parallels

Tibetan: Tokahu 807, O. 431

Primary Source

輸波迦羅, 《蘇悉地羯羅經》 'Susiddhikaramahātantrasādhanopāyikapaṭala (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 18, No. 893a, Accessed 2016-09-29, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T18n0893a.

References

  1. BL 'Susiddhikarasūtra', p. 874
  2. FGDB, s.v. 蘇悉地經.
  3. Giebel, 2011, pp. 27-36..
  4. Lancaster 2004, 'K 432'.

Contents

Page numbers from Giebel
  1. Scroll 1 (p. 125)
    • 1. 請問品 Questions (p. 125; 18.0603a07)
    • 2. 真言相品 Characteristics of Mantras (p. 129; 18.0603b15)
    • 3. 分別阿闍梨相品 Distinguishing the Attributes of a Teacher (p. 135; 18.0604c17)
    • 4. 分別持誦真言相品 Distinguishing the Attributes of Reciting Mantras (p. 137; 18.0605a11)
    • 5. 分別同伴品 Distinguishing the Attributes of Companions (p. 139; 18.0605b04)
    • 6. 揀擇處所品 Choosing a site (p. 143; 18.0605c21)
    • 7. 持戒品 Upholding Precepts (p. 145; 18.0606a27)
    • 8. 供養花品 Offering Flowers (p. 155; 18.0608a28)
    • 9. 塗香藥品 Substances for Annointing (p. 161; 18.0609a24)
    • 10. 分別燒香品 Incense (p. 165; 18.0609c19)
    • 11. 分別然燈法品 Rules for Burning Lamps (p. 169; 18.0610b05)
    • 12. 獻食品 Food Offerings (p. 171; 18.0610c04)
  2. Scroll 2 (p. 181)
    • 13. 扇底迦法品 Santika Ritual (p. 181; 18.0610c04)
    • 14. 補瑟徵迦法品 Paustika Ritual (p. 183; 18.0612c26)
    • 15. 阿毘遮嚕迦品 Abhicaruka Ritual (p. 185; 18.0613b02)
    • 16. 分別成就法品 Distinguishing the Rites of Accomplishment (p. 191; 18.0614a22)
    • 17. 奉請本尊品 Summoning a Personal Deity (p. 195; 18.0614c15)
    • 18. 供養次第法品 Offering Procedures (p. 199; 18.0615b19)
    • 19. 光顯法品 Light and Illumination in Rituals (p. 221; 18.0619c16)
    • 20. 灌頂本尊法品 Ritual for Consecrating a Personal Deity (p. 223; 18.0620a13)
    • 21. 祈驗相品 Signs of the Effectiveness of Prayers (p. 225; 18.0620b01)
    • 22. 受真言法品 Procedures for Accepting Mantras (p. 229; 18.0620c14)
    • 23. 滿足真言法品 Ritual for Completing a Mantra (p. 233; 18.0621a27)
    • 24. 增威品 Increasing Inspiration (p. 235; 18.0621b13)
    • 25. 護摩法則品 Rules for Homa Rituals (p. 235; 18.0621b25)
    • 26. 備辦持誦支分品 Preparing the Accessories for Recitation (p. 241; 18.0622b02)
    • 27. 成就諸物相品 Characteristics of Accessories for Success (p. 243; 18.0622b21)
    • 28. 取成就物品 Taking Accessories for Success (p. 247; 18.0623a20)
    • 29. 淨除諸物品 Cleaning Accessories (p. 249; 18.0623b01)
    • 30. 諸物量數品 Sizes and Numbers of Accessories (p. 251; 18.0623b13)
    • 31. 除一切障大灌頂曼荼羅法品 Ritual for the Great Consecration Mandala for Eliminating All Obstacles (p. 253; 18.0623c03)
    • 32. 光顯諸物品 Lighting (p. 259; 18.0624b27)
  3. Scroll 3 (p. 265)
    • 33. 分別悉地時分品 Places and Times for Siddhi (p. 265; 18.0625b29)
    • 34. 圓備成就品 Perfect Preparations for Attainment (p. 269; 18.0626a06)
    • 35. 請尊加被成就品 Summoning Deities to Empower for Attainment (p. 273; 18.0626b25)
    • 36. 補闕少法品 Ritual for Making up for Deficiencies (p. 279; 18.0627b23)
    • 37. 被偷成物却徵法品 Ritual for Recovering a Stolen Article (p. 299; 18.0631a24)
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