Aśuddha Sūtra (Esuda Jing) 佛說阿遬達經

Translated by Guṇabhadra in 1 scroll

Colophon

佛說阿遬達經 劉宋 求那跋陀羅譯 共 1 卷 Aśuddha Sūtra (Esuda Jing); translated by Guṇabhadra in the Liu Song in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 435-443 from Lancaster (2004, 'K 774')

English translations

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Summary

The Buddha teaches about the immense debt children owe their parents, emphasizing that material gifts cannot repay their kindness. Instead, children should guide their parents away from harmful actions and towards virtue, lest they fall into lower realms after death. The Buddha then visits the home of a wealthy man named Sudatta, whose daughter-in-law, Yuye, is disrespectful. The Buddha instructs Yuye on the proper duties of a wife, outlining three evils and four virtues in serving her husband, leading her to become a respectful and dutiful wife. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Guṇabhadra, trans., 《佛說阿遬達經》 'Esuda Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 2, No. 141, Accessed 2016-07-05, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T02n0141.

References

  1. Lancaster 2004, s.v. 'K 774'.
  2. Lo 2005.

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