Sūtra on the Disciple who Died and Returned to Life (Dizi Si Fu Sheng Jing) 弟子死復生經

Translated by Juqu Jingsheng

Colophon

第 17 冊　No. 826 弟子死復生經 劉宋 沮渠京聲譯 共 1 卷 Volume 17, No. 826; Sūtra on the Disciple who Died and Returned to Life (Dizi Si Fu Sheng Jing); Translated by Juqu Jingsheng in the Liu Song in 1 scroll

Notes

Date 455- from Lancaster (Lancaster 2004, 'K 842')

English Translations

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Summary

This text tells the story of a devout follower of Buddhism who dies and is taken to the underworld. There, the king of the underworld interrogates him about his life and the practices of Buddhist monks, before learning that he was not meant to die yet due to his remaining years and eventual return to the Buddhist teachings. The disciple is then returned to life and shares his experience with the Buddha, who elaborates on the importance of upholding the Buddhist precepts and the consequences of both good and evil actions in the cycle of rebirth. The sutra emphasizes the power of the Buddha's teachings to protect and guide followers away from suffering. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Juqu Jingsheng, 《弟子死復生經》 'Dizi Si Fu Sheng Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 17, No. 826, Accessed 2016-09-25, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T17n0826.

References

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

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