Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c34.s10.3
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c34.s10.3
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v2.c34.s10.3
The recording of the view that gifts may bring happiness to all, but *nirvāṇa* only to oneself, deserves our careful consideration. The distinction drawn in this way is rather uncommon and is not made even in the inscription recording the gifts of the Queen of Vanavāsi to the Mahīśāsakas² or in the long inscription of the Sinhalese donor.³