Shanwuwei (Śubhakarasiṃha)

Śubhakarasiṃha (637–735) was an Indian monk who arrived in Chang'an in 716. Working with the Chinese monk Yixing, he translated the Mahāvairocana Sūtra and explained its ritual and contemplative practices. Yixing recorded his explanations in a commentary that became central to East Asian esoteric Buddhism. The teachings associated with this scripture underlie the Womb Realm tradition. He is remembered with Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra as one of the Three Great Masters of the Kaiyuan era.

善無畏三藏 · 唐 · 637-735

Works and Translations

• 大毘盧遮那成佛經疏
• 攝大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經入蓮華胎藏海會悲生曼荼攞廣大念誦儀軌供養方便會
• 大毘盧遮那經廣大儀軌

Part of: Esoteric Buddhism in Tang Chang'an: Amoghavajra, Huiguo and the Road to Kūkai