The ''Itivuttaka'' (
Pali
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for "as it was said") is a
Buddhist
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scripture, part of the
Pali Canon
The Pāḷi Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant Early Buddhist texts, early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from t ...
of
Theravada
''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' (anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or ''Dharma (Buddhi ...
Buddhism and is attributed to
Khujjuttara's recollection of Buddha's discourses. It is included there in the
Sutta Pitaka's
Khuddaka Nikaya. It comprises 112 short teachings ascribed in the text to the
Buddha, each consisting of a prose portion followed by a verse portion. The latter may be a paraphrase of the former, or complementary. Some scholars
[Nakamura, ''Indian Buddhism'', Japan, 1990; reprinted Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi] consider it one of the earliest of all Buddhist scriptures, while others consider it somewhat later. Latest translation by Samanera Mahinda has been published in 2018.
Translations
* ''Sayings of Buddha'', tr J. H. Moore, Columbia University Press, 1908
* "As it was said", in ''Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon'', volume II, tr F. L. Woodward, 1935,
Pali Text Society
Bristol
* Tr John D. Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1991; later reprinted in 1 volume with his translation of the
Udana.
* Tr Peter Masefield, 2000, Pali Text Society, Bristol; the PTS's preferred translation; its declared aim is to translate in accordance with the
commentary's interpretation
* Tr Bhikkhu Mahinda (Anagarika Mahendra), Itivuttaka: Book of This Was Said, Bilingual Pali-English Second Edition 2022, Dhamma Publishers, Roslindale MA;
.
See also
*
Khujjuttara
Notes
External links
Itivuttaka by Sāmaṇera Mahinda
translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Khuddaka Nikaya
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