Surata’s Questions
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Surata’s Questions (Skt. Surataparipṛcchāsūtra; Tib. དེས་པས་ཞུས་པའི་མདོ།, Wyl. des pas zhus pa’i mdo) — a sutra which focuses mainly on Surata, a seemingly poor vagabond endowed with a wealth of ethical virtue. The juxtaposition of Surata’s poverty with the abundance of his moral merits forms a central theme of the sutra.[1]
Text
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the Heap of Jewels section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 71
- English translation:
Surata’s Questions
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.