A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.285
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.285
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v2.c19.s6.t4.285
There is a book of sayings, thoroughly Hīnayānist in character, extant only in Tibetan and ascribed to Vasubandhu, called the Gāthā-Saṃgraha, with a brilliant commentary, from which A. Schiefner⁴ has given a few specimens. The 24 Gāthās are sayings in the true manner of the Dhammapada. Provided that the work is correctly ascribed to him, the commentary shows us the philosopher Vasubandhu also as a humorous preacher. Merely a short specimen of this :
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- Dhammapada — Pāli