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The Sutra on Saving All Beings from Every Calamity is a Buddhist scripture attributed to the Tang dynasty monk Daoming, but it is actually an apocryphal text composed in China. It emerged around the Tang and Song dynasties, reflecting the suffering of the common people and eschatological beliefs. The sutra claims that reciting the sacred name of Guanyin and this scripture can avert disasters. Its main content records the Buddha teaching methods to save beings from calamities, emphasizing the merit of reciting the sutra and relief in this present life. Although not included in the orthodox Buddhist canon, as an important text of folk belief, it embodies the fusion of Chinese Buddhism and local culture and holds special historical value for studying ancient popular religious concepts.