Sutra on the Three Kinds of Wisdom (San Hui Jing) 三慧經

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Colophon

第 17 冊　No. 768 三慧經 失譯 共 1 卷 Volume 17, No. 768; Sutra on the Three Kinds of Wisdom (San Hui Jing); Translated by Unknown in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 397-439 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 1025')

English Translations

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Summary

The text emphasizes the importance of faith, inquiry, and practice as the foundation of spiritual progress. It discusses various obstacles and conditions that make it difficult for people to pursue the path, such as distractions, desires, and misunderstandings of suffering, impermanence, and self. It warns against clinging to worldly pleasures and possessions, comparing them to traps and illusions, and stresses the value of self-discipline, mindfulness, and wisdom. Ultimately, the text encourages balanced development in generosity, ethical conduct, learning, meditation, and wisdom as essential for liberation from suffering.

Primary Source

Unknown, 《三慧經》 'San Hui 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. 768, Accessed 2016-09-25, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T17n0768.

References

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

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