Candraprabhakumāra (Shen Ri Er Ben Jing) 申日兒本經

Translated by Guṇabhadra

Colophon

第 14 冊　No. 0536 申日兒本經 劉宋 求那跋陀羅譯 共 1 卷 Volume 14, No. 536; Candraprabhakumāra (Shen Ri Er Ben Jing); translated by Guṇabhadra in the Liu Song in 1 scroll.

Notes

Sanskrit title and date 435-443 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 220')

English translations

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Summary

The Buddha, residing in a kingdom where his teachings are revered, is invited to a meal by a wealthy man named Shen Ri, who is influenced by other religious practitioners to test the Buddha's omniscience by poisoning the food and setting a trap. Shen Ri's son, a believer in the Buddha, warns against this, but is ignored. However, the Buddha, aware of the plot, transforms the trap into a lotus pond and removes the poison from the food, demonstrating his power and compassion. Shen Ri, witnessing this miracle, repents, converts to Buddhism, and takes the five precepts. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Guṇabhadra, 《申日兒本經》 'Candraprabhakumāra (Shen Ri Er Ben 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. 536, Accessed 2016-09-18, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0536.

References

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

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