Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c8.58

c8.58

“Confusion” in D.N. 11.—D. N. 11. is actually composed of two independent suttas. The junction point is contained in para 13 (in PTS ed. 67). The “first” sutta (i.e., paras 1–12) explains Buddha’s views on miracles. The extension of the connotation of the term “Pāṭihāriya” is comparable to the similar extension attempted with the terms “Brāhmaṇa”, “Yañña”, “Maṅgala”, “Dāna”, etc.