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Avadānaśataka

matsunami_28 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Avadāna
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_28
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

This is an Avadāna text, a collection of hundred stories related to the Buddha, future Buddhahood, stories about pretas, pious persons, Arhats, and how good deeds and bad deeds affect lives. The text has ten main sections, and each section contains ten stories. Scholars believe that this text belongs to Theravāda Buddhism, while some believe it belongs to the Sarvāstivāda school of Buddhism. (Vaidya, 1958, pp. X-XI introduction).

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matsunami_28 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title Avadānaśataka
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_28
Collection Kawaguchi Ekai Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Avadāna
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
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Subjects & Keywords

Avadāna