Source: Young DDB

Young, Stuart. DDB s.v. 金毘羅童子威德經.

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"It is purportedly a translation, in one scroll 卷, attributed to Amoghavajra 不空 in the latter half of the eighth century....The overall intent of the Scripture on Kumbhīra was apparently to draw together a broad spectrum of ritual practices prevalent in medieval China—those traditionally associated with both Buddhism and Daoism—and assert that they all originated with Śākyamuni (in the guise of the thousand-armed, thousand-headed Prince Kumbhīra) and the exalted bodhisattvas who step forth from his audience....probably...dates to no later than the early ninth century."

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 "It is purportedly a translation, in one scroll 卷, attributed to Amoghavajra 不空 in the latter half of the eighth century....The overall intent of the Scripture on Kumbhira was apparently to draw together a broad spectrum of ritual practices prevalent in medieval China—those traditionally associated with both Buddhism and Daoism—and assert that they all originated with Sakyamuni (in the guise of the thousand-armed, thousand-headed Prince Kumbhira) and the exalted bodhisattvas who step forth from his audience....probably...dates to no later than the early ninth century." T1289; 佛說金毘羅童子威德經