Ānàbīndǐ huà qīzǐ jīng 阿那邠邸化七子經
Sūtra of Anāthapiṇḍika Converting His Seven Sons (parallel to Ekottara-āgama 51.7) by 安世高 (Ān Shìgāo, 譯)
About the work
A single-fascicle Eastern Hàn translation of a discourse on Anāthapiṇḍika 阿那邠邸’s conversion of his seven sons, who had no faith in the Buddha-Dharma until their father’s reasoned exposition won them over. The Chinese parallel is T125[51.7].
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
T143 was produced during Ān Shìgāo’s Luòyáng period (148–170 CE), recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost.
Links
- CBETA T02n0140 CBETA online text
- Kanseki DB
- 安世高 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (160, 390): Fei Changfang 費長房. Lidai sanbao ji (LDSBJ) 歷代三寶紀 T2034. T2034 (XLIX) 50c18, dazangthings entry