Two Gāndhārī manuscripts of the Songs of Lake Anavatapta (Anavatapta-gāthā) : British Library Kharoṣṭhī fragment 1 and Senior Scroll 14
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Two Gāndhārī manuscripts of the Songs of Lake Anavatapta (Anavatapta-gāthā) : British Library Kharoṣṭhī fragment 1 and Senior Scroll 14
(Gandhāran Buddhist texts, v. 5)
University of Washington Press, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-422) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This fifth volume in the Gandharan Buddhist Texts series (GBT) presents two fragmentary manuscripts of the poem "Songs of Lake Anavatapta." Previously known from versions in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and Chinese, the two recently discovered Gandhari-language versions confirm the poem's popularity in the ancient Buddhist world.
The "Songs of Lake Anavatapta" consists of a series of narrations by the Buddha's foremost disciples (and finally by the Buddha himself) in which each reveals his own complex karmic history over many past lives and explains how, as a result of good deeds, he has come to be an enlightened disciple of the Buddha.
An important theme is the complexity of karma, whereby not only the enlightened beings but even the Buddha himself suffer the effects of remnants of bad karma from evil deeds long-ago.
For more information go to the Early Buddhist Manuscript Project web site at http://www.ebmp.org/
Table of Contents
Illustrations and Tables
Preface
Format, Transcription, and Citation System
Abbreviations
Part I. The Anavatapta-Gatha and Its New Gandhari Versions
Part II. The British Library Manuscript of the Anavatapta-Gatha: British Library Karosthi Fragment 1
Part III. The Senior Manuscript of the Anavatapta-Gatha: Senior Scroll 14
Appendix 1: Text and Translation of Mahakasyapa's Recitation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts
Appendix 2: Concordance of Verses in Mahakasyapa's Recitation
References
Work Index to the AG-Gl
Word Index to the AG-Gs
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