The sutra, now offered to the reader’s attention, is one of the most revered texts of the Mahayana, or great vehicle, the direction of Buddhism that historically turned out to be most attractive to the peoples of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet and Mongolia. This is the author’s translation from Chinese and commentaries by Popovtsev D.V. When translating the text, the publication of the sutra in Chinese was used, carried out under the guidance of the modern Chinese Buddhist mentor Zhi Ding and supplied with his commentary.