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| − | The [[Cariyapitaka]] ([[cariyāpiṭaka]]; where [[cariya]] is [[Pali]] for "conduct" or "[[proper conduct]]"[1] and [[pitaka]] is usually translated as "basket";[2] abbrev. Cp[3]) is a [[Buddhist scripture]], part of the [[Pali Canon]] of [[Theravada Buddhism]]. It is included there in the [[Sutta Pitaka's]] [[Khuddaka Nikaya]], usually as the last of fifteen [[books]].[4] It is a short verse work that includes thirty-five accounts of the [[Buddha's]] former [[lives]] (similar to [[Jataka tales]]) when he as a [[bodhisattva]] exhibited behaviors known as "[[perfections]]," prerequisites to [[buddhahood]]. This [[Wikipedia:canonical|canonical]] text, along with the [[Apadana]] and [[Buddhavamsa]], is believed to be a late addition to the [[Pali Canon]][5] and has been described as "hagiographical. | + | The [[Cariyapitaka]] ([[cariyāpiṭaka]]; where [[cariya]] is [[Pali]] for "conduct" or "[[proper conduct]]"[1] and [[pitaka]] is usually translated as "basket";[2] abbrev. Cp[3]) is a [[Buddhist scripture]], part of the [[Pali Canon]] of [[Theravada Buddhism]]. It is included there in the [[Sutta Pitaka's]] [[Khuddaka Nikaya]], usually as the last of fifteen [[books]].[4] It is a short verse work that includes thirty-five accounts of the [[Buddha's]] former [[lives]] (similar to [[Jataka tales]]) when he as a [[bodhisattva]] exhibited behaviors known as "[[perfections]]," prerequisites to [[buddhahood]]. This [[Wikipedia:canonical|canonical]] text, along with the [[Apadana]] and [[Buddhavamsa]], is believed to be a late addition to the [[Pali Canon]][5] and has been described as "{{Wiki|hagiographical}}. |
Overview | Overview | ||
| − | In the first story (Cp. I), the [[Buddha]] says he will illustrate his practice of the [[perfections]] ([[Pali]], [[pāramitā]] or pārami) by stories of his past [[lives]] in this current age.[7] The text contains 35 such stories, spanning 356[8] to 371 verses.[9] | + | In the first story (Cp. I), the [[Buddha]] says he will illustrate his practice of the [[perfections]] ([[Pali]], [[pāramitā]] or pārami) by stories of his {{Wiki|past}} [[lives]] in this current age.[7] The text contains 35 such stories, spanning 356[8] to 371 verses.[9] |
The [[body]] of the [[Cariyapitaka]] is broken into three divisions ([[vagga]]), with titles correlated to the first three of the ten [[Theravada]] [[pāramitā]]: | The [[body]] of the [[Cariyapitaka]] is broken into three divisions ([[vagga]]), with titles correlated to the first three of the ten [[Theravada]] [[pāramitā]]: | ||
| − | Division I ([[dāna pāramitā]]):[10] 10 stories for the [[perfection]] of [[offering]] ([[dāna]]) | + | [[Division]] I ([[dāna pāramitā]]):[10] 10 stories for the [[perfection]] of [[offering]] ([[dāna]]) |
| − | Division II ([[sīla]] [[pāramitā]]):[11] 10 stories for the [[perfection]] of conduct ([[sīla]]) | + | [[Division]] II ([[sīla]] [[pāramitā]]):[11] 10 stories for the [[perfection]] of conduct ([[sīla]]) |
| − | Division III ([[nekkhamma]] [[pāramitā]]):[12] 15 stories distributed among five other [[perfections]], as follows: | + | [[Division]] III ([[nekkhamma]] [[pāramitā]]):[12] 15 stories distributed among five other [[perfections]], as follows: |
[[renunciation]] ([[nekkhamma]] [[pāramitā]]):[12] five stories | [[renunciation]] ([[nekkhamma]] [[pāramitā]]):[12] five stories | ||
resolute [[determination]][13] ([[adhiṭṭhāna]] [[pāramitā]]):[14] one story | resolute [[determination]][13] ([[adhiṭṭhāna]] [[pāramitā]]):[14] one story | ||
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[[equanimity]] ([[upekkhā]] [[pāramitā]]):[17] one story | [[equanimity]] ([[upekkhā]] [[pāramitā]]):[17] one story | ||
| − | The three remaining [[Theravada]] [[perfections]] — [[wisdom]] ([[paññā]]), [[energy]] ([[viriya]]), [[patience]] ([[khanti]]) — are mentioned in a closing [[stanza]][18] but no related [[Cariyapitaka]] stories have come down to us.[19] Horner suggests that these latter three [[perfections]] are "implicit in the collection," referenced in both story titles and contexts.[20] | + | The three remaining [[Theravada]] [[perfections]] — [[wisdom]] ([[paññā]]), [[energy]] ([[viriya]]), [[patience]] ([[khanti]]) — are mentioned in a closing [[stanza]][18] but no related [[Cariyapitaka]] stories have come down to us.[19] Horner suggests that these [[latter]] three [[perfections]] are "implicit in the collection," referenced in both story titles and contexts.[20] |
Translations | Translations | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 23 January 2015
The Cariyapitaka (cariyāpiṭaka; where cariya is Pali for "conduct" or "proper conduct"[1] and pitaka is usually translated as "basket";[2] abbrev. Cp[3]) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. It is included there in the Sutta Pitaka's Khuddaka Nikaya, usually as the last of fifteen books.[4] It is a short verse work that includes thirty-five accounts of the Buddha's former lives (similar to Jataka tales) when he as a bodhisattva exhibited behaviors known as "perfections," prerequisites to buddhahood. This canonical text, along with the Apadana and Buddhavamsa, is believed to be a late addition to the Pali Canon[5] and has been described as "hagiographical.
Overview
In the first story (Cp. I), the Buddha says he will illustrate his practice of the perfections (Pali, pāramitā or pārami) by stories of his past lives in this current age.[7] The text contains 35 such stories, spanning 356[8] to 371 verses.[9]
The body of the Cariyapitaka is broken into three divisions (vagga), with titles correlated to the first three of the ten Theravada pāramitā:
Division I (dāna pāramitā):[10] 10 stories for the perfection of offering (dāna)
Division II (sīla pāramitā):[11] 10 stories for the perfection of conduct (sīla)
Division III (nekkhamma pāramitā):[12] 15 stories distributed among five other perfections, as follows:
renunciation (nekkhamma pāramitā):[12] five stories
resolute determination[13] (adhiṭṭhāna pāramitā):[14] one story
truth (sacca pāramitā):[15] six stories
loving-kindness (mettā pāramitā):[16] two stories
equanimity (upekkhā pāramitā):[17] one story
The three remaining Theravada perfections — wisdom (paññā), energy (viriya), patience (khanti) — are mentioned in a closing stanza[18] but no related Cariyapitaka stories have come down to us.[19] Horner suggests that these latter three perfections are "implicit in the collection," referenced in both story titles and contexts.[20]
Translations
"The collection of the ways of conduct", in Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon, volume III, 1st edition, tr B. C. Law, 1938
"Basket of conduct", in Minor Anthologies III (along with "Chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavamsa)"), 2nd edition, tr I. B. Horner, 1975, Pali Text Society[1], Bristol
