Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) 苦陰經

By an unknown translator in 1 scroll

Colophon

苦陰經 失譯 共 1 卷 Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) By an unknown translator in 1 scroll

Notes

Correspondence with the Pāli Canon from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 692').

English Translations

From the Pāli (Majjhima Nikāya 13)

Summary

The Buddha, residing in Jetavana, was approached by monks discussing challenges posed by those of different doctrines. These individuals claimed their understanding of sensual pleasure (lust) and form (physical appearance) was equal to the Buddha's. The Buddha then explained the allure, corruption, and means of abandonment concerning sensual pleasure, form, and feelings (pain), emphasizing that true understanding leads to liberation from suffering. He explained the impermanence and potential for suffering of sensual pleasure and form, and described the value of the four levels of meditation. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Unknown, trans., 《苦陰經》 'Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 53, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0053.

References

  1. Bodhi. 1995. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Simon and Schuster.
  2. Lancaster, Lewis R. 2004. The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.
  3. Thanissaro Bhikkhu (trans.), 2005. "Maha-dukkhakkhandha Sutta" (MN 13), Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.013.than.html

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