Zá pìyù jīng 雜譬喻經 (T207)
Sūtra of Miscellaneous Parables (Dàoluè’s Compilation) by 道略 (Dàoluè, 集)
About the work
A single-fascicle pìyù-anthology of some 39 short narratives, compiled (集 jí) by the Latter-Qín bhikṣu 道略 Dàoluè. Signature: 「比丘道略集」. The opening contents-list enumerates: 「雀離寺師將沙彌下喻、聖王生九百九十九子喻、兄弟二人共為沙門喻、伎兒作種種伎喻、比丘被擯喻、目連與弟子下耆闍崛…」 (“The Sparrow-Departure Monastery’s upādhyāya with his śrāmaṇera parable; the Sage-King with 999 sons parable; the two brothers who became śramaṇa together parable…”).
Prefaces
No preface or postface; the only paratext is the compiler-signature.
Abstract
T207 is the third Taishō Zá pìyù jīng; see T204 for the series-overview. T207 is distinguished by being a jí (editorial compilation) rather than a fresh translation: Dàoluè drew on the pìyù / avadāna material in 鳩摩羅什 Kumārajīva’s translation circle and selected and arranged the narratives. The bracket 405–412 corresponds to Kumārajīva’s Cháng’ān period under whose patronage Dàoluè worked. The companion compilation [[KR6b0065|T208 Zhòngjīng zhuànzá pìyù]] is also Dàoluè’s, with similar editorial method.
Translations and research
- See bibliography under T204.
Links
- CBETA online text
- Kanseki DB
- Dazangthings date evidence (405): [ Ono and Maruyama 1933-1936 ] Ono Genmyō 小野玄妙, Maruyama Takao 丸山孝雄, eds. Bussho kaisetsu daijiten 佛書解說大辭典. Tokyo: Daitō shuppan, 1933-1936 [縮刷版 1999]. Vol.7, 68-69 — dazangthings.nz