Fó shuō Āsùdá jīng 佛說阿遬達經
Sūtra of Asaka (?); the Sujātā / Anāsaktasūtra — parallel to Ekottara-āgama 51.9, T145 / T146 / T147 (the Yùyēnǚ jīng 玉耶女經 cluster) by 求那跋陀羅 (Guṇabhadra, 譯)
About the work
A single-fascicle Liú-Sòng translation of the discourse on the seven kinds of wife — addressed by the Buddha to the proud daughter-in-law of Anāthapiṇḍika named Yùyē 玉耶 (Sujātā). This belongs to the four-fold cluster T141 / T145 / T146 / T147 / T125[51.9].
Prefaces
The text bears no preface or postface. The only paratext is the LiúSòng translator’s signature at the head: 「宋天竺三藏求那跋陀羅譯」.
Abstract
T144 was produced during Guṇabhadra’s Liú-Sòng career (435–468 CE), recorded in the frontmatter. The Indic source is presumed lost.
Links
- CBETA T02n0141 CBETA online text
- Kanseki DB
- 求那跋陀羅 DILA
- Dazangthings date evidence (440): Taishō shinshū daizōkyō 大正新脩大藏經. Edited by Takakusu Junjirō 高楠順次郎 and Watanabe Kaigyoku 渡邊海旭. Tokyo: Taishō shinshū daizōkyō kankōkai/Daizō shuppan, 1924-1932. CBReader v 5.0, 2014. dazangthings entry