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大乘菩薩藏正法經

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Basic Meaning: Sutra of the True Dharma of the Mahāyāna Bodhisattva Canon

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  • The Dasheng pusa zang zhengfa jing. 40 fascicles in 11 chapters, K 1487, T 316; Skt. Bodhisattvapiṭaka, Tib. Byaṅ-chub-sems-dpa'i-sde-snod. Translation by Dharmarakṣa 法護: (Cf. K 1475). Nanjō 1005; Ono. 7:336a; Tōhoku 56; Ōtani 760 (12); Mvy.1330. Also known as 菩薩藏正法經, 菩薩藏經, and 正法經. Basically, the Buddha teaches the six perfections to Śāriputra on Vulture Peak 鷲峰山 at Rājagṛha 王舍城. The sūtra includes a disproportionately long introduction, wherein after the summer retreat at Śrāvastī, on the road to Rājagṛha he meets the householder disciple Bhadrapāla 賢護長者 and teaches him. After this he has a question and answer session with a yakṣa 夜叉, and then proceeds up to Vulture Peak. Starting from Chapter Six with the perfection of giving 布施波羅蜜 (fascicle 17) he teaches the six perfections 六波羅蜜, spending a great deal of time on the maintenance of the precepts 持戒 and the perfection of vigilance 精進波羅蜜. Equivalent to the Bodhisattva Assembly 菩薩藏會 in the Ratnakūṭa-sūtra 大寶積經. [Charles Muller, M. Radich; source(s): Lancaster, DZKDJT, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0325

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑦336a*

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3413a

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    Entry created: 2010-04-28

    Updated: 2023-12-15