Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom

The Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom (Skt. aparimitāyurjñānasūtra; Tib. ཚེ་མདོ།, Tsé Do, Wyl. tshe mdo) — a sutra taught by Buddha Shakyamuni in Jetavana grove to bodhisattva Manjushri.

The sutra states that:

"If people write out this section of Dharma praising the qualities of the Buddha Boundless Life and Wisdom, or encourage others to write it out, or merely hear its name, or read it aloud and copy it into a book which they keep in their home, or venerate it with offerings of flowers, incense, garlands, perfumed ointments and powders, their lifespan will not be exhausted and they will be able to live a hundred years."

Text

For a Sanskrit version, see: Hoernlé, Rudolf. Manuscript remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1916: 289 - 394.

Tibetan Translation

• Kangyur, Tantra section, Kriya Tantra, Toh 674-849 & 675.

English Translations

• Sūtra of Boundless Life and Wisdom
• Peter Alan Roberts
  • The Aparimitāyurjñāna Sūtra (1)
  • The Aparimitāyurjñāna Sūtra (2)
  • The Essence of Aparimitāyus
• The Dhāraṇī “Essence of Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom”

Internal Links

• ten royal sutras

External Links

• His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin will speak on Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom with close reference to The Aparimitāyurjñāna Sūtra