A comparison of the Pali and Chinese versions of Naga Samyutta, Supanna Samyutta, and Valahaka Samyutta, early Buddhist discourse collections on mythical dragons, birds, and cloud devas

Title
A comparison of the Pali and Chinese versions of Naga Samyutta, Supanna Samyutta, and Valahaka Samyutta, early Buddhist discourse collections on mythical dragons, birds, and cloud devas
Publication Date
2020
Author(s)
Choong, Mun-keat
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Place of publication
United Kingdom
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/29292
Abstract
This article first examines the textual structure of the Nāga Saṃyutta (no. 29), Supaṇṇa Saṃyutta (no. 30), and Valāhaka Saṃyutta (no. 32) of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya in conjunction with their Chinese Āgama counterparts. Then it compares the main teachings contained in the two versions. Also, this article for the first time provides a full translation of the relevant Chinese Buddhist texts for comparison. It reveals similarities but also significant differences in both structure and content.
Link
link
Citation
Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, v.18, p. 42-65
ISSN
2047-1076
Start page
42
End page
65

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