The Smṛtyupasthānasūtra of the Ekottarāgama (EĀ) Translated from the Chinese Version
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Pāsādika, Bhikkhu. "The Smṛtyupasthānasūtra of the Ekottarāgama (EĀ) Translated from the Chinese Version." In Facets of Indian Culture: Gustov Roth Felicitation Volume, Published on the Occasion of His 82nd Birthday, edited by Chitta Ranjan Prasad Sinha, 494–502. Patna, India: Bihar Puravid Parishad, 1998.
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While on the way to Rājagṛha to collect alms, a group of newly ordained monks are approached by some non-Buddhists, who suggest that their doctrine is identical to that of the Buddha, since everyone agrees that misdeeds of body, speech, and mind are to be given up. The monks do not know how to reply, and when they later return to the brahmin town of Nālati, where the Buddha is residing, Śāradvatīputra therefore encourages them to seek clarification from the Blessed One himself. In response to the monks’ request, the Buddha delivers a comprehensive discourse on the effects of virtuous and unvirtuous actions, explaining these matters from the perspective of an adept practitioner of his teachings, who sees and understands all this through a process of personal discovery. As the teaching progresses, the Buddha presents an epic tour of the realm of desire—from the Hell of Ultimate Torment to the Heaven Free from Strife—all the while introducing the specific human actions and attitudes that cause the experience of such worlds and outlining the ways to remedy and transcend them. In the final section of the sūtra, which is presented as an individual scripture on its own, the focus is on mindfulness of the body and the ripening of karmic actions that is experienced among humans in particular. (Source: 84000)
