Dhammapada, Dharmapada and Udānavarga: The Many Lives of a Buddhist Text The Many Lives of a Buddhist Text
In this article, I look at the ways in which the Pāli Dhammapada of the Theravādins, and the related texts from other early Buddhist traditions, have been used and interpreted in the course of a long and complex history. I examine the relationships of the texts, both among themselves and with non-Bu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-244 |
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Udānavarga
B Dhammapada B Translation B Dharmapada B Gandhari Prakrit B Mahābhārata B Uttarajhayaṇasutta B Pāli B Wordplay B Jain texts B Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit B Manu |
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| Summary: | In this article, I look at the ways in which the Pāli Dhammapada of the Theravādins, and the related texts from other early Buddhist traditions, have been used and interpreted in the course of a long and complex history. I examine the relationships of the texts, both among themselves and with non-Buddhist works, and reflect on the ways in which the insights gained through this study must influence the work of the present-day translator of Dharmapada literature. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-2697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rosa.v6i2.225 |