Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch v1.c19.24

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Many of the suttas, especially the first thirteen, are re-arrangements of old materials put together by a considerable literary artist who lived many generations after the Buddha. The account of the Buddha’s last days is an example of such a compilation which attains the proportions of a Gospel and shows some dramatic power though it is marred by the juxtaposition of passages composed in very different styles.