Fo Shuo Yue Nan Jing 佛說越難經

Translated by 聶承遠

Colophon

第 14 冊　No. 0537 佛說越難經 西晉 聶承遠譯 共 1 卷 Volume 14, No. 537; Fo Shuo Yue Nan Jing; translated by Nie Chengyuan in the Western Jin in 1 scroll.

Notes

Date 290-307 from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 794')

English translations

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Summary

In a kingdom, a wealthy but greedy man named Yuenan is reborn as a blind beggar after death as punishment for his lack of generosity. One day, while begging, he is severely beaten by his own son from his previous life, who is also greedy. Moved by the suffering, the Buddha arrives and restores the blind beggar's sight, revealing his past life and the consequences of his actions, and teaches that wealth is impermanent and should be used for good, and that not doing so leads to suffering. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Nie Chengyuan, 《佛說越難經》 'Fo Shuo Yue Nan 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. 537, Accessed 2016-09-18, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T14n0537.

References

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

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