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Puyaojing 普曜經 "Sutra of Universal Radiance", also called Fangguang da zhuangyan jing 方廣大莊嚴經 "Sutra of Great and Majestic Adornment" (Sanskrit title Mahāvaipulya-lalitavistara-sūtra or simply "Lalitavistara Sutra") or Da zhuangyan jing 大莊嚴經, also known as Shentong youxi jing 神通遊戲經 "Sutra of the Play of Supernatural Powers", is a Buddhist canonical text. It belongs to the so-called Jātaka scriptures (benyuan bu 本緣部) relating the life and the teachings of the Buddha.
It was translated into Chinese during the Tang period 唐 (618-907) by Divākara (Ch. Dipoheluo 地婆訶羅, 613-687). An earlier Chinese translation exists under the title Foshuo puyao jing 佛說普曜經, translated by Dharmarakṣa (Ch. Zhu Fahu 竺法護, c. 229-306) during the Western Jin period 西晉 (265-316).
The work comprises twelve juan and twenty-seven chapters (pin 品). Its primary aim is to elaborate on the Eight Stages (baxiang 八相) in the Buddha's life, including his descent into the world, birth, renunciation, awakening, and turning of the Wheel of Dharma.