The Atthakavagga is a collection of short sutras of which some might precede Buddhism itself. In the Buddhist scholarly tradition Atthakavagga have been placed in a subdivision of the Sutta Nipāta. This is a section of teachings brought directly as they were orally given by the Buddha. The version here is the handwritten, but still easy to read, and most recent English translation by Pannobhasa Bhikku from 1999. Atthakavagga is highly concerned with concepts such as non-attachment. Furthermore, it is here we see the first examples of paradoxes as a means of teaching in Buddhism.
Atthakavagga
Atthakavagga is highly concerned with concepts such as non-attachment and it here is here we see the first examples of paradoxes as a means of teaching in Buddhism.
Written by: Translated by Pannobhasa Bhikku
Published by: Pannobhasa Bhikku
Edition: Pannobhasa Bhikku translation
Available in: Ebook
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