Ying Fa Jing (Mahādhammasamādānasutta) 應法經

Translated by Dharmarakṣa in 1 scroll

Colophon

應法經 西晉 竺法護譯 共 1 卷 Ying Fa Jing (Mahādhammasamādānasutta); Translated by Dharmarakṣa in the Western Jin in 1 scroll

Notes

Relation to Pāli Canon from Lancaster. (Lancaster 2004, 'K 709'; Majjhima Nikāya 46)

English Translations

From the Pāli (Bodhi 1995)

Summary

The Buddha taught the monks about the nature of the world, where people often indulge in sensual pleasures, leading to the decline of good and the increase of evil. He described four types of actions: those that bring pleasure now but suffering later, those that bring suffering now but pleasure later, those that bring suffering now and later, and those that bring pleasure now and later. The wise discern these consequences and choose actions that lead to the decrease of evil and the increase of good, ultimately leading to enlightenment and Nirvana. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Dharmarakṣa, trans., 《應法經》 'Ying Fa Jing (Mahādhammasamādānasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 83, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T01n0083.

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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