The Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon [3 Volume Set]

Translations of: Vol. II : Udana (Verses of Uplift); Itivut-taka (As It Was Said). Alternative translations: The Udana, The Itivuttaka Vol. III : Buddhavamsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and Cariyapitaka (Basket of Conduct). Last two books of the Khuddaka- nikaya of the Sutta-pitaka. In the Buddhava&sa Gotama Buddha relates, in verse, the lives of the 24 Buddhas who preceded him, and his former actions in relation to those Buddhas. The Cariyapitaka also relates stories in verse of Gotama Buddha in former lives, this particular collection being used to illustrate his mastery of the ten perfections. Vol. IV : Vimanavatthu (Stories of the Mansions) and Petavatthu (Stories of the Departed). The sixth and seventh books of the Khuddaka-nikaya of the Sutta-pitaka. The Vimanavatthu text consists of 83 stories describing the former meritorious actions that have led to individuals being reborn as gods enjoying life in celestial mansions (vimana). The Petavatthu consists of 51 stories about departed ones (peta) who suffer because of bad action in former lives. Alternative translations (with the commen- taries): Vimana Stories, Peta Stories. [Vol. I containing C.A. F. Rhys Davids translations of Dhammapada and Khuddakaptha is no longer available.…