Fóshuō Shāhé bǐqiū gōngdé jīng 佛說沙曷比丘功德經
Sūtra of the Merits of the Monk Shāhé translated by 法炬 Fǎjù (譯)
About the work
The Fóshuō Shāhé bǐqiū gōngdé jīng (T501) is a one-fascicle short sūtra by 法炬 Fǎjù. The protagonist Shāhé bǐqiū 沙曷比丘 (the monk Shāhé) is a relatively obscure disciple whose merit-deeds are recounted as exemplary. The Sanskrit name behind 沙曷 is uncertain.
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula. The colophon attributes the translation to Fǎjù.
Abstract
The text is a brief avadāna-style narrative on a monastic disciple’s exemplary merit (guṇa 功德). Translation falls within Fǎjù’s productive period (290–306 CE).
Translations and research
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