Descripción

Aus dem Nachlass von Dr. Dieter George (1935-1985), Gesch�sf�hrer der Deutschen Morgenl�ischen Gesellschaft (ab 1977), Direktor der Orientabteilung der Staatsbibliothek Preu�scher Kulturbesitz (ab 1972) und Herausgeber des "Verzeichnis Orientalischer Handschriften in Deutschland" (VOHD, ab 1982). Umschlag leicht berieben, papierbedingt leicht gebr�t. - The Divyavadana or Divine narratives is a Sanskrit anthology of Buddhist avadana tales, many originating in Mulasarvastivadin vinaya texts. It may be dated to 2nd century CE. The stories themselves are therefore quite ancient and may be among the first Buddhist texts ever committed to writing, but this particular collection of them is not attested prior to the seventeenth century. Typically, the stories involve the Buddha explaining to a group of disciples how a particular individual, through actions in a previous life, came to have a particular karmic result in the present. A predominant theme is the vast merit accrued from making offerings to enlightened beings or at stupas and other holy sites related to the Buddha.

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