Fó shuō bāzhèngdào jīng 佛說八正道經
Sūtra of the Noble Eightfold Path (parallel to Saṃyukta-āgama sūtras 784–785) by 安世高 (Ān Shìgāo, 譯)
About the work
The Fó shuō bāzhèngdào jīng is a single-fascicle Eastern Hàn 後漢 translation of a foundational discourse on the noble eightfold path. The Chinese parallel is T99[784–785].
Prefaces
The text bears no preface or postface. The only paratext is the canonical translator’s signature at the head: 「後漢安息國三藏安世高譯」.
Abstract
T112 was produced during Ān Shìgāo’s Luòyáng period (148–170 CE), recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost. The text is one of the foundational early-Chinese sources for the eightfold path doctrine.
Translations and research
- Bodhi, Bhikkhu, tr. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
- Nattier, Jan. A Guide to the Earliest Chinese Buddhist Translations. Tokyo: IRIAB, 2008.
Links
- CBETA T02n0112 CBETA online text
- Kanseki DB
- 安世高 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (160): Hayashiya Tomojirō 林屋友次郎. Kyōroku kenkyū 経録研究. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten, 1941. 1258-1264 dazangthings entry