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Guan Puxian jing 觀普賢經 or Puxian guan jing 普賢觀經, full title Fo shuo guan Puxian Pusa xingfa jing 佛說觀普賢菩薩行法經, Guan Puxian Pusa fa jing 觀普賢菩薩法經, Guan Puxian Pusa jing 觀普賢菩薩經 or Puxian jing chuchen gongde jing 普賢經出塵功德經, is a canonical script in Chinese Buddhism. It was translated from Sanskrit in the Liu-Song empire 劉宋 (420-479) by Dharmamitra (Ch. Tanmomiduo 曇摩蜜多, 356-442), with a length of 1 juan.
The scripture states that if one practices day and night in revering the Buddha, performing repentance, and reciting Mahāyāna sutras, one will be able to behold Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Ch. Puxian Pusa 普賢菩薩), the Buddhas of the ten directions (shifang zhu fo 十方諸佛), and the jeweled stupa of the Many-Treasures Buddha (Duobao fota 多寶佛塔). It further sets forth methods for contemplating Samantabhadra and performing repentance through such contemplation.
Drawing on this text, the Tiantai School 天台宗 developed the ritual system known as the "lotus repentance rite" (fahua chanfa 法華懺法).
Together with the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing 妙法蓮花經) and the Sutra of Infinite Trush (Wuliangyi jing 無量義經), it is known as the "Threefold Lotus Sutras" (Fahua sanbu jing 法華三部經).