The Diamond Sutra(before 401 CE)

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Frontispiece of a Chinese Diamond Sutra

Just the Facts:

• Name: The Diamond Sutra
• Known as: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
• Date: before 401 CE
• Place: India
• Language: Sanskrit
• What it is: Indian Buddhist text; one of the shortest, densest of sutras, it "cuts like a diamond," and emphasizes non-attachment

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