Le Xiang Jing (Mulapariyāyasutta) 樂想經

Translated by Dharmarakṣa in 1 scroll

Colophon

樂想經 西晉 竺法護譯 共 1 卷 Le Xiang Jing (Mulapariyāyasutta); Translated by Dharmarakṣa in the Western Jin in 1 scroll

Notes

Relation to Pāli Canon from Lancaster. (Lancaster 2004, 'K 689'; Majjhima Nikāya 1)

English Translations

From the Pāli (Thanissaro 1998)

Summary

The Buddha taught that those who cling to the elements (earth, water, fire, wind) or states of being (heavens, Brahma heavens) as "self" are ignorant. True understanding comes from not delighting in these elements or states, nor identifying them as "self." Furthermore, enlightened beings transcend the cycle of birth and death by understanding and not clinging to these concepts as "self." Ultimately, the Buddha emphasizes detaching oneself from these attachments to achieve true knowledge and liberation. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Dharmarakṣa, trans., 《樂想經》 'Le Xiang Jing (Mulapariyāyasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 56, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0056.

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.), 1998, "Mulapariyaya Sutta: The Root Sequence" (MN 1), Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.001.than.html

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