The minor anthologies of the Pali canon : Part III, Chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavaṃsa) and Basket of conduct (Cariyāpiṭaka) / translated by I. B. Horner.

Contributor(s):

Horner, I. B. (Isaline Blew), 1896-1981 [translator]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Sacred books of the Buddhists ; vol. 31Publication details: Oxford : Pali Text Society, 2000.Description: lvi, 108, xvi, 52 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:

086013072x

Uniform titles:

Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Buddhavaṁsa. English Translation

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

294.382357 Su

Summary: This book is a translation of last two books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka: the Buddhavaṃsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and the Cariyāpiṭaka (Basket of Conduct). It provides a detailed exploration of these texts. In the Buddhavaṃsa Gotama Buddha relates, in verse, the lives of the 24 Buddhas who preceded him, and his former actions in relation to those Buddhas. The Cariyāpiṭaka also relates stories in verse of Gotama Buddha in former lives, this particular collection being used to illustrate his mastery of the ten perfections. This edition is a valuable resource for scholars and also includes indexes for reference at the end of the book.

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This book is a translation of last two books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka: the Buddhavaṃsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and the Cariyāpiṭaka (Basket of Conduct). It provides a detailed exploration of these texts. In the Buddhavaṃsa Gotama Buddha relates, in verse, the lives of the 24 Buddhas who preceded him, and his former actions in relation to those Buddhas. The Cariyāpiṭaka also relates stories in verse of Gotama Buddha in former lives, this particular collection being used to illustrate his mastery of the ten perfections. This edition is a valuable resource for scholars and also includes indexes for reference at the end of the book.

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The minor anthologies of the Pali canon : Part III, Chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavaṃsa) and Basket of conduct (Cariyāpiṭaka) / translated by I. B. Horner.