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The [[Buddhist Canon|Tibetan canon]] contains two | The [[Buddhist Canon|Tibetan canon]] contains two [[sutra]]s with the title '''''Sutra on Impermanence''''' (Skt. ''Anityatāsūtra''; Tib.མི་རྟག་པ་ཉིད་ཀྱི་མདོ་, ''mitakpa nyi kyi do'', [[Wyl.]] ''mi rtag pa nyid kyi mdo''), both found in the [[General Sutra]] section of the [[Kangyur]] ([[Toh]] 309 and 310). | ||
The first one, which is translated into English,is a brief | *The first one (Toh 309), which is translated into English, is a brief sutra in which the [[Buddha]] reminds his followers of one of the principal characteristics of [[samsara|samsaric]] existence: the reality of [[impermanence]]. The four things cherished most in this world, the Buddha says—namely good health, youth, prosperity, and life—are all impermanent. He closes his teaching with a verse, asking how beings, afflicted as they are by impermanence, can take delight in anything desirable, indirectly urging his disciples to practice the [[path]] of [[liberation]].<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha</ref> | ||
== | ==Texts== | ||
*{{84000|http://read.84000.co/ | *The first one can be found in the [[General Sutra]] section of the [[Kangyur]], Toh 309 | ||
**English translation: {{84000|http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-072-009.html|The Sūtra on Impermanence}} | |||
Sutras with equivalent titles are also found in other Buddhist canons, but their contents differ substantially from the one translated here. | |||
*The Chinese Tripiṭaka contains two sutras so entitled (Taishō Nos. 801 and 759) | |||
*In the Samyutta Nikaya of the [[Pali Canon]], the collection of discourses grouped by themes, there are a number of different texts with the title ''Sutta on Impermanence'' (Pali. ''Aniccasutta''). | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:44, 9 December 2020
The Tibetan canon contains two sutras with the title Sutra on Impermanence (Skt. Anityatāsūtra; Tib.མི་རྟག་པ་ཉིད་ཀྱི་མདོ་, mitakpa nyi kyi do, Wyl. mi rtag pa nyid kyi mdo), both found in the General Sutra section of the Kangyur (Toh 309 and 310).
- The first one (Toh 309), which is translated into English, is a brief sutra in which the Buddha reminds his followers of one of the principal characteristics of samsaric existence: the reality of impermanence. The four things cherished most in this world, the Buddha says—namely good health, youth, prosperity, and life—are all impermanent. He closes his teaching with a verse, asking how beings, afflicted as they are by impermanence, can take delight in anything desirable, indirectly urging his disciples to practice the path of liberation.[1]
Texts
- The first one can be found in the General Sutra section of the Kangyur, Toh 309
- English translation:
The Sūtra on Impermanence
- English translation:
Sutras with equivalent titles are also found in other Buddhist canons, but their contents differ substantially from the one translated here.
- The Chinese Tripiṭaka contains two sutras so entitled (Taishō Nos. 801 and 759)
- In the Samyutta Nikaya of the Pali Canon, the collection of discourses grouped by themes, there are a number of different texts with the title Sutta on Impermanence (Pali. Aniccasutta).
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha