Shīshí huò wǔfúbào jīng 施食獲五福報經

Sūtra on the Five Merit-Rewards of Giving Food (alt. title 佛說施色力經; parallel to Ekottara-āgama 32.11, and to T134) Anonymous (失譯), conventionally attached to the Eastern Jìn 東晉 catalogue

About the work

A single-fascicle anonymous Chinese translation of the same discourse rendered in T134. T134 and T135 are two near-identical recensions of the Five Merit-Rewards discourse, printed by the Taishō as T132a and T132b. The alternative title 佛說施色力經 (preserved in the source rubric) reflects the discourse’s connection between food-giving and the granting of beauty (色) and strength (力).

Prefaces

The text bears no preface or postface. The only paratext is the catalogue rubric printed at the head: 「失譯人名今附東晉錄」.

Abstract

The Eastern Jìn (317–420) ascription is a catalog-tradition assignment. The defensible bracket is recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost.