Itivuttaka
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The Itivuttaka (Pali for "as it was said") is the fourth book from the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali Canon.
According to the commentarial tradition, the suttas (discourses) of the Itivuttaka were collected by the female lay-disciple Khujjuttara from sermons given by the Buddha while he was staying at Kosambi.[1][2]
It comprises 112 short teachings ascribed in the text to the Buddha, each consisting of a prose portion followed by a verse portion. The latter may be a paraphrase of the former, or complementary. Some scholars consider it one of the earliest of all Buddhist scriptures,[3] while others consider it somewhat later.
Translations
- Sayings of Buddha, tr J. H. Moore, Columbia University Press, 1908
- "As it was said", in Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon, volume II, tr F. L. Woodward, 1935, Pali Text Society[1], Bristol
- Tr John D. Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1991; later reprinted in 1 volume with his translation of the Udana. Available now online at https://readingfaithfully.org/book-sources/sutta-pitaka-e-books-epub-mobi-kindle/itivuttaka-the-buddhas-sayings-translated-by-john-d-ireland-epub-kindle-pdf/
- Tr Peter Masefield, 2000, Pali Text Society, Bristol; the PTS's preferred translation; its declared aim is to translate in accordance with the commentary's interpretation
- Tr Sāmaṇera Mahinda (Anagarika Mahendra), Itivuttaka: Book of This Was Said, Bilingual Pali-English Second Edition 2022, Dhamma Publishers, Roslindale MA; ISBN 9780999078150.
Notes
- ↑ Ireland, John (trans. & intro.) (1999). Itivuttaka: The Buddha's Sayings (excerpts). Article's "Introduction" is available on-line at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.intro.irel.html#intro
- ↑ Thanissaro Bhikkhu (trans. & intro.) (2001). Itivuttaka: This Was Said by the Buddha. "Translator's Introduction" is available on-line at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.intro.than.html#intro.
- ↑ Nakamura, Indian Buddhism, Japan, 1990; reprinted Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
External links
- Itivuttaka by Sāmaṇera Mahinda
- selected Itivuttaka suttas
- This was said by the Buddha