Bimosu Jing (Vekhaṇasasutta) 鞞摩肅經

Translated by Guṇabhadra in 1 scroll

Colophon

鞞摩肅經 劉宋 求那跋陀羅譯 共 1 卷 Bimosu Jing; translated by Guṇabhadra in the Liu Song in 1 scroll.

Notes

Relation to Pāli Canon (Vekhaṇasasutta) from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 697'; Majjhima Nikāya 80)

English translations

From the Pāli (Bodhi 1995)

Summary

The Buddha is visited by a non-Buddhist, who asserts that physical form (rupa) is the most supreme. The Buddha challenges this assertion by showing how light can outshine light, and then argues that attachment to the five senses leads to lust and desire. Vemasuku, initially angry and defiant, is eventually converted and gains insight into the Dharma. He then requests to become a monk and ultimately attains enlightenment. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Guṇabhadra, trans., 《鞞摩肅經》 'Bimosu Jing (Vekhaṇasasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 90, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0090.

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.

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