Mad Dog Sūtra (Zhi Gou Jing) 猘狗經

Translated by Zhi Qian in 1 scroll

Colophon

猘狗經 吳 支謙譯 共 1 卷 Mad Dog Sūtra (Zhi Gou Jing); translated by Zhi Qian in 1 scroll in the Wu.

Notes

Date 223-253 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 818')

English Translations

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Summary

A newly ordained monk mistreated an elder monk after being prematurely granted lodging rights. The Buddha recounts a past life story of a foolish Brahman who trusted a thief, ignoring warnings from his companions, and was subsequently robbed and injured. The Buddha reveals that the Brahman was the elder monk, the thief was the newly ordained monk, the companions were the other monks, and he himself was a deva who witnessed the Brahman's misfortune. The Buddha warns against trusting those whose intentions are unclear and ignoring wise counsel. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Zhi Qian, 《猘狗經》 'Zhi Gou Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 4, No. 214, Accessed 2016-07-13, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T04n0214.

References

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

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