Excerpt from The Social Organisation in North-East India; in Buddha's TimeThe title requires some explanation and justification. The sources upon which the inquiry that follows is based are the so-called Jatakas or legends of previous births contained in the Pâli Canon of Southern Buddhism; that is; they are the stories which relate to the five hundred and fifty existences which Buddha in his various forms; ranging from that of an animal to that of a god; must have gone through before his final existence. The true and most ancient germ of the Jataka collection is contained in the verses (gathas) which exhibit in m(e the essential events of the legends and whose number determines the arrangement of the Jatakas. These verses constitute; with the prose-commentary which give s the legend a more explicit form; the so-called at altitavatthu; the "story of the past" which has for its subject-matter the experiences of Buddha in one of his former existences.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work; preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases; an imperfection in the original; such as a blemish or missing page; may be replicated in our edition. We do; however; repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
1848 1920 Chantepie De La Saussaye P 2013-06-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.09 x 5.98l; 1.57 #File Name: 1314336444538 pagesThe Religion of the Teutons
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