Sūtra on the Inner Practice of the Six Pāramitās (Fo Shuo Pusa Nei Xi Liu Boluomi Jing) 佛說菩薩內習六波羅蜜經

Translated by Yan Fotiao

Colophon

第 17 冊　No. 778 佛說菩薩內習六波羅蜜經 後漢 嚴佛調譯 共 1 卷 Volume 17, No. 778; Sūtra on the Inner Practice of the Six Pāramitās (Fo Shuo Pusa Nei Xi Liu Boluomi Jing); translated by Yan Fotiao in the Later Han in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 188 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 510')

English Translations

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Summary

This text describes the six perfections as internal practices for Bodhisattvas, focusing on controlling the senses and mind to overcome negative qualities like greed, anger, and ignorance. Each perfection corresponds to a specific sense organ, with generosity linked to the body, morality to the eye, patience to the ear, diligence to the nose, meditation to the mouth, and wisdom to the mind. Through these practices, one can purify the mind, achieve enlightenment, and ultimately reach Nirvana by understanding the emptiness and impermanence of all things. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Yan Fotiao, 《佛說菩薩內習六波羅蜜經》 'Fo Shuo Pusa Nei Xi Liu Boluomi 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. 778, Accessed 2016-09-25, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T17n0778.

References

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

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