Fó shuō xū lài jīng 佛說須賴經 (Báiyán)
The Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on Surata (Surata-paripṛcchā) by 白延 (Bái Yán, 譯)
About the work
This 1-fascicle text by 白延 Bái Yán is the earliest Chinese version of the Surata-paripṛcchā — the Mahāyāna sūtra on the inquiry of the layman Surata. A parallel translation by 支施崙 Zhī Shīlún (T0329) was produced shortly afterwards in the Former-Liáng state. Together with [[KR6f0014|Ān Xuán’s Fǎ jìng jīng / Ugra-paripṛcchā]], the Surata-paripṛcchā is one of the foundational paripṛcchā-genre Mahāyāna sūtras.
Prefaces
No formal preface.
Abstract
The translation belongs to 白延 Bái Yán’s CáoWèi period activity, c. 252 – 256 CE. The bracket adopted here reflects this window. The Taishō text (T0328) is established on the standard apparatus.
Translations and research
- No substantial Western-language translation located.
- Nattier, Jan. A Few Good Men (2003) — for paripṛcchā-genre context.
Links
- CBETA T12n0328
- Kanseki DB
- Dazangthings date evidence (245, 255, 300, 373, 440) — Sengyou 僧祐. Chu sanzang ji ji (CSZJJ) 出三藏記集 T2145. Dao’an 道安. Zongli zhongjing mulu 綜理衆經目錄. T2145 (LV) 6c21.