A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t3.64

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[^1): In the Vinayapiṭaka (Mahāvagga 1, 54) and the Nidāna-Kathā (Jātaka ed. *Fausböll*, I, p. 91; *Rhys Davids*, Buddhist Birth Stories, p. 128) it is only related that Nanda was ordained as a monk by Buddha against his will. The legend of Nanda's ascent to heaven and his yearning for the Apsarases is told in Udāna III. 2, and in the Dhammapada Commentary I, 9 (Buddhist Legends, transl. by *Burlingame*, HOS, Vol. 28, p. 217 ff.). See also *Spence Hardy*, Manual of Buddhism, p. 204; and *Kern*, Der Buddhismus, I, 155 f. Some scenes from the Nanda legend are also to be found on reliefs, s. *Foucher*, L'art gréco-bouddhique, I, p. 464 ff.