The Sūtra on King Ajātaśatru’s Reception of his Prediction (Asheshi Wang Shou Jue Jing) 阿闍世王授決經

Translated by Fa Ju

Colophon

第 14 冊　No. 0509 阿闍世王授決經 西晉 法炬譯 共 1 卷 Volume 14, No. 509; The Sūtra on King Ajātaśatru’s Reception of his Prediction (Asheshi Wang Shou Jue Jing); Translated by Fa Ju in the Western Jin in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 290-306 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 253')

English Translations

Shaku, Shingan 2022, The King Ajātaśatru Sūtra: A Translation of the Ajātaśatrukaukṛtyavinodana Sūtra from the Chinese of Lokakṣema Together with Three Short Sūtras on Ajātaśatru. Raleigh, North Carolina: lulu.com.

Summary

This text tells the story of King Ajatasatru seeking a prophecy from the Buddha. Initially, his grand offerings didn't earn him one, but a poor woman's sincere offering of a single lamp and a humble gardener's scattering of flowers did. The King, learning the importance of sincere intention, prepared a jeweled offering with his family, only to learn the Buddha had passed. Despite this, he offered it where Buddha had sat, and due to his sincerity, finally received a prophecy of becoming a Buddha in a future eon. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Fa Ju, 《阿闍世王授決經》 'Asheshi Wang Shou Jue Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 14, No. 509, Accessed 2016-09-18, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0509.

References

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

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