Sūtra on the severity of Retribution for Violation of Precepts (Fo Shuo Fan Jie Zuibao Qing Zhong Jing) 佛說犯戒罪報輕重經
Translated by An Shigao
Colophon
第 24 冊 No. 1467a
佛說犯戒罪報輕重經
後漢 安世高譯
共 1 卷
Volume 24, No. 1467a;
Sūtra on the severity of Retribution for Violation of Precepts
(Fo Shuo Fan Jie Zuibao Qing Zhong Jing);
Translated by An Shigao in the Later Han in 1 scroll
Notes
K 932
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Summary
The Buddha, residing in the Bamboo Grove at Rajagrha, answers a question from Maudgalyayana about the consequences of monks and nuns violating monastic rules due to a lack of shame and respect for the Buddha's teachings. The Buddha explains that different levels of transgression, such as violating minor or major precepts, result in vastly different periods of suffering in hell realms, equivalent to immense spans of human years. Maudgalyayana expresses joy and then recites a verse highlighting the relationship between actions and their consequences, emphasizing the importance of observing precepts to avoid suffering and attain liberation.
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Primary Source
An Shigao, 《佛說犯戒罪報輕重經》 'Fo Shuo Fan Jie Zuibao Qing Zhong Jing,' in
Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 24, No. 1467a, Accessed 2016-10-12,
http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T24n1467a.
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