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2.11. Alternatively, divide [the diameter] into fifteen parts and reduce it by two of them; this gives the approximate side of the square [desired]. [29] The constructions in 2.9 and 2.10 give a value of π as 3.088, while the construction in 2.11 gives π as 3.004. [30]
Scholars like Bühler and Kane agree that the last two books of the Dharmasūtra are later additions. Chapter 17 and 18 in Book Two lays emphasis on various types of ascetics and acetic practices. [4] The first book is primarily devoted to the student and deals in topics related to studentship.
The Buddha consents. Chapter 2: The following morning, the Buddha tells his story to the gathered disciples. He begins the story by telling of his previous life, in which the future Buddha was living in the heavenly realms surrounded by divine pleasures. In this previous life, he was known as the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva is enjoying the ...
Chapter four of the Kośa is devoted to a study of action i.e. karma. [9] This chapter explores the metaphysics of action, focusing on its most basic form, particularly bodily action. Debates on this topic include the Pudgalavādin view that action is movement, the Sarvāstivāda claim that it is shape, and Vasubandhu's Sautrāntika position ...
The same translation "with an abridged introduction and notes, and lightly edited under the supervision of Professor Thurman" is published online with open access at 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha [16] McRae, John (2004). The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lion's Roar and the Vimalakīrti Sutra (PDF). Numata Center for Buddhist ...
The Udānavarga is an early Buddhist collection of topically organized chapters (Sanskrit: varga) of aphoristic verses or "utterances" (Sanskrit: udāna) attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. While not part of the Pali Canon , the Udānavarga has many chapter titles, verses and an overall format similar to those found in the Pali Canon's ...
In Chapter 2 the Buddha declares that there ultimately exists only one path, one vehicle, the Buddha vehicle (buddhayāna). [46] This concept is set forth in detail in chapters 3–9, using parables, narratives of previous existences and prophecies of awakening. [47] Chapter 2: Skillful Means. Chapter 2 (printed in Edo period) Buddha and ...
Sino-Platonic Papers Nr. 200 (April 2010) (PDF, 8.7 Mb, 164 p.) (This book contains a chart with the textual history of The Sutra of Forty-two Chapters, discusses its first translation into a European language by de Guignes, traces Western translations such as those by de Guignes, Huc, D. T. Suzuki, and Schiefner to specific text versions, and ...