Sutra of Hearing the Messiah
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Sutra of Hearing the Messiah (序聽迷詩所經) is a Chinese language manuscripts about Nestorian
Christian teachings with Buddhist terminology. It was written in the 7th century and is one of the Jesus Sutras
. The former part of the sutra deals with doctrines, and the later part are accounts of the stories of Jesus Christ. Many terms were translated in words different from those in use nowadays. For example, Jesus was translated as 移鼠 (now 耶穌), Messiah as 迷詩所, 迷師訶, or 彌師訶 (now 彌賽亞), etc.
The Sutra of Hearing the Messiah was found in Dunhuang
. It is collected in the Taishō Tripiṭaka.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine advanced by Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople from 428–431. The doctrine, which was informed by Nestorius's studies under Theodore of Mopsuestia at the School of Antioch, emphasizes the disunion between the human and divine natures of Jesus...
Christian teachings with Buddhist terminology. It was written in the 7th century and is one of the Jesus Sutras
Jesus Sutras
The Jesus Sutras are early Chinese language manuscripts of Christian teachings. They are connected with the 7th century mission of Alopen, a Nestorian bishop from Persia....
. The former part of the sutra deals with doctrines, and the later part are accounts of the stories of Jesus Christ. Many terms were translated in words different from those in use nowadays. For example, Jesus was translated as 移鼠 (now 耶穌), Messiah as 迷詩所, 迷師訶, or 彌師訶 (now 彌賽亞), etc.
The Sutra of Hearing the Messiah was found in Dunhuang
Dunhuang
Dunhuang is a city in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. It was also known at times as Shāzhōu , or 'City of Sands', a name still used today...
. It is collected in the Taishō Tripiṭaka.