Summary of Mahāyāna Wisdom Sūtra (Dasheng Fangdeng Yao Hui Jing) 大乘方等要慧經

Translated by An Shigao

Colophon

第 12 冊　No. 0348 佛說大乘方等要慧經 後漢 安世高譯 共 1 卷 Volume 12, No. 348; Summary of Mahāyāna Wisdom Sūtra (Dasheng Fangdeng Yao Hui Jing) Translated by An Shigao in the Later Han in 1 scroll(s)

Other Titles

Maitreyaparipṛcchādharmāṣṭa

Notes

Sanskrit title and date 148-170 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 50')

English translations

None

Summary

The text recounts a dialogue between the Buddha and the Bodhisattva Maitreya in the kingdom of Shravasti. Maitreya asks the Buddha how a Bodhisattva can attain non-regression on the path to enlightenment, advance in the Mahayana teachings, subdue demonic forces, understand the nature of all things, and quickly achieve supreme wisdom. The Buddha praises Maitreya's question and explains that a Bodhisattva equipped with eight qualities can swiftly attain supreme enlightenment. These eight qualities include inner purity, accomplished conduct, accomplished giving, accomplished vows, compassion, loving-kindness, skillful means, and wisdom. (AI generated)

Primary Source

An Shigao, 《大乘方等要慧經》 'Maitreyaparipṛcchādharmāṣṭa (Dasheng Fangdeng Yao Hui Jing),' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 12, No. 348, Accessed 2016-09-04, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T12n0348.

References

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

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