The Sutra of One Hundred Metaphors (English: Bǎi yù jīng)

Japanese: 百喩経 - ひゃくゆきょう（英語表記）Bǎi yù jīng

An ancient Indian Buddhist scripture that was handed down in China and is a collection of 100 (actually 98) parables, or fables. The correct name is the Sutra of One Hundred Parables. The original text has not been handed down, but it was translated into Chinese by Kunabichi of the Southern Qi Dynasty at the end of the 5th century and included in the Tripitaka. It has 4 or 2 volumes. Each chapter, including The Parable of the Fool Eating Salt, begins with a parable and then concludes with a Buddhist moral story that the parable illustrates. This sutra is also known for being donated by Lu Xun to the Jinling Institute of Buddhist Scriptures in Nanjing for publication.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国に伝わる，百編(実は98編)の比喩譚つまり寓話を集録した古代インドの仏典。正しくは《百句譬喩経》。原典は伝わらず，中国で5世紀末に南斉の求那毘地（くなびち）によって漢訳されたのが，《大蔵経》に収められている。4巻または2巻。〈愚人が塩を食べる喩〉をはじめとする各編は，まず寓話を述べ，次にその寓話が示す仏教訓話で締めくくっている。本経は，魯迅が南京の金陵刻経処に寄付して出版させたことでも知られる。

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