Surata’s Questions

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Surata’s Questions (Skt. Surataparipṛcchāsūtra; Tib. དེས་པས་ཞུས་པའི་མདོ།, Wyl. des pas zhus pa’i mdo) — a sutra which focuses mainly on Surata, a seemingly poor vagabond endowed with a wealth of ethical virtue. The juxtaposition of Surata’s poverty with the abundance of his moral merits forms a central theme of the sutra.[1]

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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the Heap of Jewels section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 71

References

  1. 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.