Venerable Vasumitra's Collected Treatise (尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論)

About 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論

Fu Qin · by 尊婆須蜜造 · Source text translated by 僧伽跋澄等

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The *Treatise Compiled by the Venerable Vasumitra Bodhisattva* was composed by the ancient Indian master Vasumitra and translated into Chinese during the Later Qin dynasty by the translator Saṅghabhūti and others in the era of Fu Qin. This treatise is an important text of the Sarvāstivāda school, compiling the questions and explanations of the Buddha’s disciples regarding the characteristics of dharmas, and systematically expounds core doctrines such as terminology, causality, and stages of practice within the Abhidharma system. Its content profoundly integrates the traditions of the Sūtra Piṭaka and the Abhidharma Piṭaka, reflecting the peak of philosophical reasoning during the period of Sectarian Buddhism. As an early representative work of Chinese Abhidharma literature, this treatise had a profound influence on the development of Buddhist doctrinal studies during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, providing a crucial textual basis for the study of Sectarian Buddhist thought and Sino-Indian Buddhist exchange.