Sūtra on Desire (Qiu Yu Jing) 求欲經

Translated by Fa Ju in 1 scroll.

Colophon

求欲經 西晉 法炬譯 共 1 卷 Sūtra on Desire (Qiu Yu Jing); translated by Fa Ju in the Western Jin in 1 scroll.

Notes

Correspondence with Anaṅgaṇasutta in the Pāli Canon from Lancaster. (Lancaster 2004, 'K 677')

English Translations

From the Pāli (Majjhima Nikāya 5)

Summary

The Buddha explains to Śāriputra that people can be categorized based on whether they have desires and whether they are aware of those desires. Those who have desires but are unaware of them, or those who lack desires but are unaware of that lack, are considered the worst. Conversely, those who have desires and are aware of them, or those who lack desires and are aware of that lack, are considered the best. The discourse further elaborates on how desires can lead to negative actions and suffering, while their absence, coupled with awareness, promotes positive actions and well-being, using analogies such as dirty and clean bowls. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Fa Ju, trans., 《求欲經》 'Qiu Yu Jing (Anaṅgaṇasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 49, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0049.

References

  1. Bodhi. 1995. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Simon and Schuster.
  2. Lancaster, Lewis R. 2004. The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.

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