Art. XIV.—On the Origin of the Buddhist Arthakathás
1871; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0035869x0016126x
ISSN1474-0591
Autores Tópico(s)Eurasian Exchange Networks
ResumoAbout eighteen months ago I was engaged in preparing an edition of Brahmajála Sutta, and of Buddhaghosa's commentary upon it which forms the first section of the Sumaṅgala Vilásiní. Buddhaghosa's commentary upon Brahmajála Sutta is one of the most important of his writings, since it contains a detailed account of the First General Council, held immediately after Buddha's death for the purpose of settling the text of the Buddhist Scriptures. Intending to publish this work in the same volume with the Brahmajála which it comments upon, I began, and made considerable progress with, a translation of it. At the very outset I met with a difficulty, in the shape of an historical statement in Buddhaghosa's introductory verses which seemed in the highest degree improbable and untrustworthy.
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