Fó wèi niánshào bǐqiū shuō zhèngshì jīng 佛為年少比丘說正事經
Sūtra of the Buddha Teaching Correct Matters to Young Monks translated by 法炬 Fǎjù (譯)
About the work
The Fó wèi niánshào bǐqiū shuō zhèngshì jīng (T502) is a one-fascicle short sūtra translated by 法炬 Fǎjù. It contains the Buddha’s pedagogical instruction to young monks (nián-shào bǐqiū 年少比丘) on the proper conduct of a bhikṣu.
Prefaces
The text opens with the canonical formula.
Abstract
A short Hīnayāna sūtra on monastic conduct, addressed to novice monks. Translation falls within Fǎjù’s productive period (290–306 CE).
Translations and research
- No substantial secondary literature located.