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Buddhist Legends : Translated from the Original Pali Text of the Dhammapada Commentary. Part 1, Introduction; Synopses; Translation of Books 1 and 2.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Harvard Oriental
- Harvard Oriental Series ; 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Andere Religionen.
- Légendes bouddhiques.
- Warren, Henry Clarke, 1854-1899.
- Local Subjects:
- Warren, Henry Clarke, 1854-1899.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 p.): 2 Faks.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Five stanzas translated from the Dhamma-pada
- Photogravure of a Cingalese palm-leaf manuscript
- Facsimile of a page of Pali text in Burmese letters
- Facsimile of a page of Pali text in Cingalese letters
- PREFATORY NOTE
- NOTE FOR LIBRARIANS AND CATALOGUERS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- SYNOPSES OF THE LEGENDS OF THE DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY
- BUDDHIST LEGENDS
- TRANSLATION OF THE LEGENDS OF THE DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY Prologue
- BOOK I. PAIRS, YAMAKA VAGGA
- BOOK II. HEEDFULNESS, APPAMADA VAGGA
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-59341-3
- OCLC:
- 979574937
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