The Bhadrakar¿tr¿-s¿tra

This book examines the Bhadrakar¿tr¿-s¿tra, an important representative of early
Buddhist rak¿¿ literature, and thereby contributes to the investigation of this
literary genre. This work ultimately presents an edition, partial reconstruction,
and translation of the two extant Sanskrit manuscripts found in Central Asia, as
well as a critical edition and translation of the Tibetan version of this text.
Special focus is also given to the Chinese and Tibetan variants of the mantras.
Moreover, it highlights specific rak¿¿ elements, formal features, and linguistic and
semantic patterns of the Bhadrakar¿tr¿-s¿tra. These are crucial for the
understanding of the peculiarities of its language, as well as its textual
development and classification among rak¿¿ literature.