【英汉对照佛学词典】

SRIMALA


(Vn/ Kinh Thang-Man) "A sutra translated into Chinese in 436 by Gunabhadra. This sutra takes the form of preaching by Lady Shrimala, the daughter of King Prasenajit of Kosala, (India), with the help of Shakyamuni's power. It expounds the One-Vehicle doctrine and makes clear that the Buddha-Nature is inherent in all sentient beings."

"This sutra transmits the teachings of the One Vehicle (that of the Buddha) and ultimate truth."

NOTE:

"Queen Srimala of Ayodhya is the protagonist of a sutra bearing her name on which the great Regent Prince Shotoku (574-622) of Nara, (Japan) wrote a commentary, together with commentaries on the Lotus and Vimalakirti Sutras, and thus made Buddhism the national religion in Japan."