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| − | The [[Udāna]] is a small [[book]] in the [[Khuddaka Nikāya]], the fifth part of the [[Sutta Piṭaka]], the second division of the [[Tipiṭaka]], the [[sacred]] [[scriptures]] of [[Buddhism]]. The [[Udāna]] consists of 80 discourses that tell the circumstances and [[reasons]] why the [[Buddha]] uttered the short verse at the end of most. The [[word]] ''[[udāna]]'' means ‘[[inspired utterance]]’ or ‘uplifting utterance’ and refers to the fact that the [[Buddha]] uttered each verse spontaneously. | + | The [[Udāna]] is a small [[book]] in the [[Khuddaka Nikāya]], the fifth part of the [[Sutta Piṭaka]], the second [[division]] of the [[Tipiṭaka]], the [[sacred]] [[scriptures]] of [[Buddhism]]. The [[Udāna]] consists of 80 [[discourses]] that tell the circumstances and [[reasons]] why the [[Buddha]] uttered the short verse at the end of most. The [[word]] ''[[udāna]]'' means ‘[[inspired utterance]]’ or ‘uplifting utterance’ and refers to the fact that the [[Buddha]] uttered each verse spontaneously. |
[[Udāna]], Inspired Utterances of the [[Buddha]], trans. by J.D.Ireland, 1990. | [[Udāna]], Inspired Utterances of the [[Buddha]], trans. by J.D.Ireland, 1990. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:50, 9 March 2015
The Udāna is a small book in the Khuddaka Nikāya, the fifth part of the Sutta Piṭaka, the second division of the Tipiṭaka, the sacred scriptures of Buddhism. The Udāna consists of 80 discourses that tell the circumstances and reasons why the Buddha uttered the short verse at the end of most. The word udāna means ‘inspired utterance’ or ‘uplifting utterance’ and refers to the fact that the Buddha uttered each verse spontaneously.
Udāna, Inspired Utterances of the Buddha, trans. by J.D.Ireland, 1990.
