Shu Jing (Gaṇakamoggallāānasutta) 數經

Translated by Fa Ju in 1 scroll

Colophon

數經 西晉 法炬譯 共 1 卷 Shu Jing (Gaṇakamoggallāānasutta); translated by Fa Ju in the Western Jin in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 290-307 and relation to Pāli Canon from Lancaster. (Lancaster 2004, 'K 710'; Majjhima Nikāya 107)

English Translations

From the Pāli (Horner 1994)

Summary

The Buddha is approached by a Brahmin who asks about the sequential nature of learning within the Buddha's teachings. The Buddha explains the progressive path of practice in his law, starting with purifying conduct and guarding the senses. He illustrates this with the analogy of someone who knows the way to a city but not everyone follows it correctly, showing that even with clear instructions, individual effort and adherence are crucial for reaching the desired goal. The Brahmin is impressed and takes refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, becoming a lay follower. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Fa Ju, trans., 《數經》 'Shu Jing (Gaṇakamoggallāānasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 70, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0070.

References

  1. Bodhi, 1995, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Simon and Schuster.
  2. Horner, I. B. (trans.), 1994, "Ganakamoggallana Sutta: The Discourse to Ganaka-Moggallana" (MN 107), Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.107.horn.html
  3. Lancaster, Lewis R. 2004. The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue, http://www.acmuller.net/descriptive_catalogue.

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