撰集百緣經卷第一
Collection of a Hundred Stories, Volume 1
吳月支優婆塞支謙譯
Translated by the lay disciple Zhi Qian of the Yuezhi people during the Wu dynasty.
菩薩授記品第一
Chapter 1: The Bodhisattva's Prediction of Enlightenment
Sutra of the One Hundred Collected Karmic Stories (撰集百緣經)
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Wu · Source text translated by 支謙
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The *Sutra of the One Hundred Parables* is a Buddhist scripture translated into Chinese during the Three Kingdoms period by the translator Zhi Qian of the state of Wu. This sutra is included in the Jātaka section of the Taishō Tripiṭaka. It primarily records various stories of the causes and conditions of virtuous deeds performed by the Buddha and his disciples in past lives, elucidating core teachings such as karmic retribution and the six realms of rebirth through one hundred parables. Its content is vivid and rich, possessing both literary and religious value. It holds significant importance for the study of early Jātaka literature in Chinese Buddhism and the development of karmic thought, serving as a key text for understanding fundamental Buddhist doctrines and the history of their transmission.
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