Sutra on Contemplation of the Body (Fo Shuo Nei Shen Guan Zhang Ju Jing) 佛說內身觀章句經

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Colophon

第 15 冊　No. 0610 佛說內身觀章句經 失譯 共 1 卷 Volume 15, No. 610; Sutra on Contemplation of the Body (Fo Shuo Nei Shen Guan Zhang Ju Jing); translated by Unknown in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 25-220 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 1011')

English Translations

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Summary

The text explores the impermanence and ultimately unsatisfactory nature of the physical body, describing it as a collection of impermanent parts and processes, prone to decay and suffering. It emphasizes that clinging to the body as "self" is a source of delusion and that true wisdom lies in recognizing its inherent emptiness. The text also identifies eleven conditions that hinder enlightenment, advising practitioners to avoid them in order to progress on the path to liberation. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Unknown, 《佛說內身觀章句經》 'Fo Shuo Nei Shen Guan Zhang Ju Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 15, No. 610, Accessed 2016-09-22, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T15n0610.

References

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

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