The Story of Sadāprarudita’s Search for Dharma and the Worship of the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra from India to Sixth-Century China

The story of bodhisattva Sadāprarudita’s search for Dharma in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra has served to successfully shape characters seeker, Sadāprarudita, and preacher (dharmabhāṇakas), Dharmodgata. This narrative carried much information about veneration Indic contexts, it also enthused Chinese Buddhists sixth century CE create written gold calligraphy. Emperor Wu Liang organized pañcavārṣika assemblies centred on lectures gold-calligraphy Sūtra, Tiantai master Huisi made a vow such scroll around same time. In relevant accounts, preachers are always associated with Dharmodgata narrative, which turn enhanced their authority contexts they operated. thus helped promote transmission text across cultural boundaries preacher, as embodied agent text, played significant role.