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'''The Questions of Shrivasu''' (Skt. ''Śrīvasuparipṛcchā''; Tib. དཔལ་དབྱིག་གྱིས་ཞུས་པ།, [[Wyl.]] ''dpal dbyig gyis zhus pa'') | '''The Questions of Shrivasu''' (Skt. ''Śrīvasuparipṛcchā''; Tib. དཔལ་དབྱིག་གྱིས་ཞུས་པ།, [[Wyl.]] ''dpal dbyig gyis zhus pa'') — in this [[sutra]] the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] is approached by the young merchant Shrivasu, who requests instruction on how to live his life as a novice [[bodhisattva]]. The Buddha is pleased and offers some pithy advice regarding the bodhisattva path that encapsulates the main altruistic aims and practices of the [[Mahayana]]. He states that foremost among the bodhisattva’s daily practices are [[taking refuge]] in the [[Three Jewels]], practising the [[Six paramitas|six perfections]], and [[Dedication|dedicating]] all resulting [[merit]] to the attainment of [[enlightenment|awakening]] for oneself and others.<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | ||
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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 162 | The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the ''[[General Sutra]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Dergé Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 162. | ||
*English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh162.html| The Questions of Śrīvasu}} | *English translation: {{84000|https://read.84000.co/translation/toh162.html| The Questions of Śrīvasu}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 20 December 2021
The Questions of Shrivasu (Skt. Śrīvasuparipṛcchā; Tib. དཔལ་དབྱིག་གྱིས་ཞུས་པ།, Wyl. dpal dbyig gyis zhus pa) — in this sutra the Buddha is approached by the young merchant Shrivasu, who requests instruction on how to live his life as a novice bodhisattva. The Buddha is pleased and offers some pithy advice regarding the bodhisattva path that encapsulates the main altruistic aims and practices of the Mahayana. He states that foremost among the bodhisattva’s daily practices are taking refuge in the Three Jewels, practising the six perfections, and dedicating all resulting merit to the attainment of awakening for oneself and others.[1]
Text
The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 162.
- English translation:
The Questions of Śrīvasu
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.