A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.88
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.88
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v2.c19.s3.t2.88
The dialogue form is sometimes combined, as in the Āḷavaka-Sutta (I, 10) and the Sūciloma-Sutta (II, 5), with the old riddle-poetry form which we have already met with in the Veda and the epic. Just as in the Mahābhārata,¹ here too, a Yakṣa appears as the questioner, and a sage replies to the questions by presenting the ethical doctrines of Buddhism.
Linked texts (2)
- Suttanipāta — Pāli
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit