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遺教經

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Basic Meaning: Sutra of the Deathbed Injunction

Senses:

  • 1 fasc.; T 389. translated by Kumārajīva 鳩摩羅什. Also known by the titles of 佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經, 遺經, 佛臨涅槃略誡經, 略說教誡經, and 佛遺教經. A sutra understood to have been delivered by the Buddha as he was approaching his death, wherein he instructs his disciples, after his death, to uphold the precepts, guard the five senses, lessen the desires, seek equanimity, and cultivate concentration and wisdom. He concludes by declaring the Dharma-body 法身 of the tathāgata to be eternal, and teaches the practice of great compassion. The text was widely read in East Asia, especially in the meditation school 禪宗, where it became known as one of the three patriarchal scriptures 佛祖三經. This text has generated a considerable amount of secondary literature, beginning with Chinese commentaries in the Buddhist Canon, such as T 1529 or T 1820. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Yokoi, FGD,Iwanami]

  • References

    1952. The Sutra of the Teachings Left by the Buddha. Osaka:  Koyata Yamamoto.

    Mizuno Kōgen, Nakamura Hajime, Hirakawa Akira, Tamaki Kōshirō, ed. 1977. Butten kaidai jiten. Tokyo:  Shunjūsha. 74–75.

    Yamada, Mumon. 1995. Yuikyōkyō kōwa. Tokyo:  Shunjūsha.

    Ōno Hōdō. 1935. Nehangyō, Yuikyōkyō, Bonmōkyō kōgi. Tokyo:  Bukkyō seiten kōgi kankōkai.

    [Michel Mohr]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1075

    Bulgyo sajeon 665a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1240b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 809

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 828

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 2-P240

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6320

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑪135a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4451c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1763-3

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    Entry created: 2005-05-12

    Updated: 2020-04-18