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Vimalāvadāna manuscript preview

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Vimalāvadāna

eap_67616012

Vimalāvadāna is a distinctive avadāna narrative concerning Vimala and his spiritual journey toward Buddhahood. The text is structured through three narrative layers. In t...

Poṣadhāvadāna manuscript preview

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Poṣadhāvadāna

eap_67616006

Poṣadhāvadāna is a short work belonging to the Avadāna literature that emphasizes the significance of upoṣatha as a practice of aspiration and the strengthening of śīla (...

Siṃhaśārthavāha Kathā manuscript preview

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Siṃhaśārthavāha Kathā

eap_79003030

This is an Avadāna or Jātaka text. It is a significant Buddhist narrative, The story generally revolves around a Bodhisattva (a future Buddha) in the form of a caravan le...