Sutra on Firm Resolve (Fo Shuo Jian Yi Jing) 佛說堅意經

Translated by An Shigao

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第 17 冊　No. 733 佛說堅意經 後漢 安世高譯 共 1 卷 Volume 17, No. 733; Sutra on Firm Resolve (Fo Shuo Jian Yi Jing); Translated by An Shigao in the Later Han in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 148-170 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 789')

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Summary

Once, the Buddha was in Śrāvastī, at the Jeta Grove monastery. He told Ānanda that many people fail to understand the true and profound Buddhist path, instead resorting to superficial and false words to slander the Dharma and trouble his disciples. However, true practitioners should remain patient and pure, like water that cleanses all filth without itself becoming impure, or like wind and fire that remove impurities without losing their essence. Those who sincerely listen to the Dharma, even for a short moment, will gain immeasurable blessings, while those who give and support the Dharma will receive divine protection and prosperity.

Primary Source

An Shigao, 《佛說堅意經》 'Fo Shuo Jian Yi Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 17, No. 733, Accessed 2016-09-25, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T17n0733.

References

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

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