Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters: the First Buddhist Classic Spread from India to China

Name: Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters: the First Buddhist Classic Spread from India to China
Author: Zhu Qingzhi

四十二章经：印度传至中国的第一部佛教经典

by Zhu Qingzhi (朱庆之)

Status: Completed
Length: 2k Words
Updated: 5y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

This Buddhist work is said to have been translated into Chinese by Kasyapa Mateng and Zhu Falan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is generally considered to be the first Buddhist classic translated in ancient China. The content is a chapter of a certain passage spoken by the Buddha, and is compiled from a total of forty-two passages.

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Amitabha, very good!
4 likes3y ago
Love brings sorrow, and sorrow brings fear. If you are separated from love, why worry and fear!
4 likes3y ago
Compared with other scriptures, the Forty-Two Chapters of the Sutra can give people more understanding.
3 likes2y ago
The content is substantial and interesting, worth recommending
3 likes4y ago
Very good very good
1 like4y ago
It's very exciting, and the views in the book are very clear. It felt inspiring.
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