Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch v1.c19.52

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¹ Winternitz has acutely remarked that the Pali Pitaka resembles the Upanishads in style. See also Keith, Ait. Ar. p. 55. For repetitions in the Upanishads, see Chând. v. 3. 4 ff., v. 12 ff. and much in vii. and viii., Brihad.-Âr. iii. ix. 9 ff., vi. iii. 2, etc. This Upanishad relates the incident of Yâjñavalkya and Maitreyî twice. So far as style goes, I see no reason why the earliest parts of the Vinaya and Sutta Pitaka should not have been composed immediately after the Buddha's death.