Bǐqiū tīngshī jīng 比丘聽施經
Sūtra of the Monk Heard-of-Giving translated by 曇無蘭 Tánwúlán / Dharmaratna (譯)
About the work
The Bǐqiū tīngshī jīng (T504) is a one-fascicle short sūtra translated by 曇無蘭 Tánwúlán — also written as 竺曇無蘭 (cf. Ānán qī mèng jīng KR6i0124 which uses the longer form). The protagonist Tīngshī bǐqiū 聽施比丘 is a monk whose name means “Heard-of-Giving” (Sanskrit Śrutadāna).
Prefaces
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Abstract
A short Hīnayāna avadāna sūtra on a monk who exemplifies the perfection of giving. Translation falls within Tánwúlán’s Eastern Jìn period (381–395 CE).
Translations and research
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