TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horner,I.B.
AU  - Gehman,H.S.
TI  - The Minor anthologies of the Pali canon : : stories of the mansions, new translation of the verses and commentarial excerpts ; and Peta Vatthu:stories of the departed 
T2  - Sacred books of the Buddhists31
SN  - 0860130738
U1  - 294.382352 Su 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Pali Text Soceity, 
KW  - Vimana Vatthu
KW  - Translation
KW  - Peta Vatthu
N1  - pt. 1. Dhammapada: Verses on Dhamma, and Khuddaka-patha: the text of the minor sayings; translated by Rhys Davids pt. 2. Udana: Verses of uplift, and Itivuttaka: As it was said; translated by F.L. Woodward.- pt. 3. Chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavamsa), and Basket of conduct (Cariyapitaka), translated by I.B. Horner.- pt. 4. Vimana Vatthu: Stories of the mansions, and Peta Vatthu: Stories of the departed; translated by J. Kennedy and H.S. Gehman. Edited by Mrs. R. Davids
N2  - This book is a translation of two texts from the Khuddakanikāya in the Suttapiṭaka of the Pali Canon: the Vimānavatthu (Stories of the Mansions) and the Petavatthu (Stories of the Departed). It provides a new translation of the verses from these texts, along with excerpts from their commentaries. The Vimānavatthu text consists of 83 stories describing the former meritorious actions that have led to individuals being reborn as gods enjoying life in celestial mansions (vimānas). The Petavatthu consists of 51 stories about departed ones (petas) who suffer because of bad action in former lives. This edition is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners, offering insights into Buddhist ethics, karma, and cosmology
ER  -