itivuttaka
aṅgā category
Also known as: itivṛttaka
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division of Buddhist canon
- In aṅgā
Itivuttaka (“thus it is said”), sayings of the Buddha introduced by these words; many of them comprise a Khuddaka Nikāya work with this title. The Sanskrit category itivṛttaka comprises stories about past lives of disciples. Jātaka (“birth”; see Jātaka), tales of former lives of the…
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