Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c5.s2.t13.45
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c5.s2.t13.45
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c5.s2.t13.45
5. The old division of Navāṅga is increased to Dvādaśāṅga by the addition of Nidāna, Avadāna, and Upadeśa. Though the Jātakas formed one of the divisions of the Navāṅga, they did not exist as a separate literature, but were embodied in the discourses purporting to have been delivered by Buddha and his disciples.