Sūtra on a Brahmin’s Grieving on the Loss of His Son (Boluomen Zi Ming Zhong Ai Nian Bu Li Jing) 婆羅門子命終愛念不離經

Translated by An Shigao in 1 scroll

Colophon

婆羅門子命終愛念不離經 後漢 安世高譯 共 1 卷 Sūtra on a Brahmin’s Grieving on the Loss of His Son (Boluomen Zi Ming Zhong Ai Nian Bu Li Jing); translated by An Shigao in the Later Han in 1 scroll.

Notes

Relation to Piyajātikasutta in the Pāli Canon from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 703'; Majjhima Nikāya 87)

English Translation

From Piyajātikasutta in the Pāli (Bodhi 1995; Thanissaro 1998)

Summary

The sutra recounts a story where a grieving Brahmin, distraught over the death of his son, is told by the Buddha that love inevitably leads to sorrow. The Brahmin initially disagrees, finding support for his view among some entertainers, leading to a debate that reaches King Pasenadi. The King initially doubts the Buddha's teaching, but Queen Mallika uses examples of the King's attachments to demonstrate that loss or change of those loved invariably leads to sorrow. King Pasenadi is eventually convinced and declares the Buddha as his teacher, taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. (AI generated)

Primary Source

An Shigao, trans., 《婆羅門子命終愛念不離經》 'Boluomen Zi Ming Zhong Ai Nian Bu Li Jing (Piyajātikasutta),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 1, No. 91, Accessed 2016-07-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T02n0091.

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.
  3. Thanissaro (trans.) 1998, "Piyajatika Sutta: From One Who Is Dear" (MN 87), Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.087.than.html

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