The Chronicle of Buddhas & The Basket of Conduct

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The fourteenth and fifteenth books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka.

Tr. I.B. Horner (1975, 2007, 2013, 2024)
Previously published as Minor Anthologies Volume III.

Pali Text: Buddhavaṃsa and Cariyāpiṭaka

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ISBN: 978-0-86013-549-4 SKU: PTS-978-0-86013-549-4 Categories: ,

Description

The fourteenth and fifteenth books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka.

Translations of:

Buddhavaṃsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and Cariyāpiṭaka (Basket of Conduct).
Last two books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka. 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.

Translated by I.B. Horner
Previously published as Minor Anthologies Volume III (1975, 2007, 2013)
Retitled edition published 2024.

Pali Text: Buddhavaṃsa and Cariyāpiṭaka

Additional information

Dimensions 22.2 × 14.3 cm