Sūtra on the King of Śrāvastī’s Dream with Ten Omens (Shewei Guo Wang Shi Meng Jing) 佛說舍衛國王十夢經

By an unknown translator in 1 scroll

Colophon

佛說舍衛國王十夢經 失譯 共 1 卷 Sūtra on the King of Śrāvastī’s Dream with Ten Omens (Shewei Guo Wang Shi Meng Jing); By an unknown translator in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 265-317 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 735')

English Translations

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Summary

At one time, the Buddha was staying in Śrāvastī, when King Prasenajit had a frightening dream consisting of ten strange omens. Disturbed, the king summoned his ministers and ascetics to interpret them. One ascetic predicted the downfall of the king and his kingdom, advising extreme measures such as killing the prince and burning treasures to appease the gods. The Buddha reassured him that these omens were not about his present rule but foretold future societal changes, such as moral decline, social disorder, and corruption.

Primary Source

Unknown, trans., 《佛說舍衛國王十夢經》 'Shewei Guo Wang Shi Meng 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. 147, Accessed 2016-07-05, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T02n0147.

References

  1. Lancaster, L.R. 2004 The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.

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