Summary

s.1The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening, as perceived from the perspective of the Great Vehicle. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, first presents the events surrounding the Buddha’s birth, childhood, and adolescence in the royal palace of his father, king of the Śākya nation. It then recounts his escape from the palace and the years of hardship he faced in his quest for spiritual awakening. Finally the sūtra reveals his complete victory over the demon Māra, his attainment of awakening under the Bodhi tree, his first turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the formation of the very early saṅgha.

s.1《廣大遊戲經》講述了佛如何在這個世界中示現,並從大乘的角度敘述他如何證得覺悟。這部經典分為二十七章,首先呈現了佛在他父親釋迦國王宮殿中出生、童年和少年時期的各種事蹟。接著記述了他逃離宮殿的過程,以及在追求精神覺悟的漫長歲月中所經歷的各種困難。最後,經典揭示了他如何完全戰勝魔,在菩提樹下證得覺悟,首次轉法輪,以及最初僧伽的成立。