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A comparison of the Pāli and Chinese versions of the Kassapa Saṃyutta, a collection of early Buddhist discourses on the Venerable Kāśyapa*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2017

CHOONG MUN-KEAT
CHOONG MUN-KEAT*
Affiliation:
University of New England, Armidale, [email protected]
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Abstract

This article first briefly examines the textual structure of the Kassapa Saṃyutta of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya in conjunction with two other versions preserved in Chinese translation in a collection entitled 大迦葉相應 Dajiashe Xiangying (Skt. Mahākāśyapa Saṃyukta) in Taishō vol. 2, nos 99 and 100. Then it compares the main teachings contained in the three versions. It reveals similarities and differences in structure and doctrinal content, thus advancing the historical/critical study of early Buddhist doctrine in this area.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 2017 , pp. 295 - 311
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 2017 

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Footnotes

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I am indebted to Rod Bucknell for his constructive comments and corrections on a draft of this article.

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