Prior scholars have suspected that T523 is a Chinese composition, in part on the grounds of phraseology shared with the Liezi and the Baopuzi. This hypothesis is complicated by the discovery of the Japanese manuscript versions of the text that Hayashidera treats.
Prior scholars have suspected that T523 is a Chinese composition, in part on the grounds of phraseology shared with the Liezi and the Baopuzi. This hypothesis is complicated by the discovery of the Japanese manuscript versions of the text that Hayashidera treats. Anonymous (China), 失譯, 闕譯, 未詳撰者, 未詳作者, 不載譯人 T0523; 佛說五王經