DESCRIPTION
The Kātyāyana Sūtra (Pali: Kaccānagotta Sutta) is a very brief sutra given in response to a question by Kātyāyana regarding Right View.
The Chinese translation of the Kaccānagotta Sutta was carried out by Guṇabhadra (c. 435-443 CE) as part of a Samyuktāgama Sutta (雜阿含經) translation project. Guṇabhadra is thought to have had the Sanskrit text brought to China from Sri Lanka. A separate Sanskrit text, also part of the fragmentary Saṃyuktāgama and dating from the 13th or 14th century, has been preserved.
The text is cited in Sanskrit in works by Nāgārjuna and his commentators. Nāgārjuna's citation suggests he had a different version from the extant Sanskrit. The text is also cited in a number of other Mahāyāna Sūtras.
Kātyāyana Sūtra