Fóshuō zhǎngzhě zǐ Zhì jīng 佛說長者子制經

Sūtra of the Elder’s Son Zhì translated by 安世高 (Ān Shìgāo, 譯)

About the work

The Fóshuō zhǎngzhě zǐ Zhì jīng (T526) is a one-fascicle short sūtra by Ān Shìgāo 安世高 (安世高). The protagonist’s name is Zhì 制 (Sanskrit unclear).

Prefaces

The text opens with the canonical formula.

Abstract

A short avadāna-style narrative on an elder’s son named Zhì. Translation falls within Ān Shìgāo’s productive period (148–170 CE).

Translations and research

  • Nattier, Jan. A Guide to the Earliest Chinese Buddhist Translations. 2008.