The Sutra of Golden Light

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Sutra_of_Golden_Light
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gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Suvarṇaprabhāsa_Sūtra
gptkbp:citation Buddhist scripture
Chinese dynastic histories
Japanese imperial court records
gptkbp:date 5th century CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sutra of Golden Light
gptkbp:importantFor ritual recitation
state protection
imperial patronage
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
Japanese
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:notableFor Chapter on the Benefits of the Sutra
Chapter on the Confession of Faults
Chapter on the Four Heavenly Kings
gptkbp:origin gptkb:India
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Tibetan_Kangyur
gptkb:Taishō_Tripiṭaka
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhist_canon
gptkb:Korean_Tripitaka
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dragon
merit
repentance
kingship
protection of the state
gptkbp:theme divine protection
peace and prosperity
repentance and purification
Buddha’s light
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Amoghavajra
gptkb:Śikṣānanda
gptkb:Dharmakṣema
gptkb:Yijing
gptkbp:usedFor imperial ceremonies
state rituals
protection from calamities
confession ceremonies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BDK_Tripitaka_Translation_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8