Chan Yao Jing 禪要經

Translated by Unknown

Colophon

第 15 冊　No. 0609 禪要經 失譯 共 1 卷 Volume 15, No. 609; Chan Yao Jing; translated by Unknown in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 25-220 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 1012')

English translations

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Summary

This text discusses methods for practitioners to overcome desires while seeking enlightenment through meditation. It advises cultivating pure faith and戒, then eliminating desires related to form, appearance, demeanor, speech, and physical sensations by contemplating the impurity of the body. This involves contemplating the decaying corpse and one's own body as a collection of impure substances, encouraging disgust and detachment. The text also emphasizes reflecting on the impermanence of life and the necessity of diligently subduing the mind to escape suffering. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Unknown, 《禪要經》 'Chan Yao Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 15, No. 609, Accessed 2016-09-22, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T15n0609.

References

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

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