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Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism

A study by J. K. Nariman of Sanskrit Buddhism from the Early Buddhist Tradition up to the Mahayana texts proper.

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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

Chapter 1: Two Schools <strong>of</strong> <strong>Buddhism</strong><br />

Essence <strong>of</strong> Mahāyāna<br />

Chapter 2: <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Buddhist Canon<br />

Chapter 3: Mahāvastu<br />

Importance <strong>of</strong> Mahāvastu<br />

Its Jātakas<br />

Mahāvastu and Purāṇas<br />

More Mahāyāna Affinities<br />

Antiquity <strong>of</strong> Mahāvastu<br />

Chapter 4: Lalitavistara<br />

Extravagant Imagery<br />

Conception and Birth <strong>of</strong> Buddha<br />

Sin <strong>of</strong> Unbelief<br />

Pāḷi and <strong>Sanskrit</strong> go back to an Older Source<br />

The Buddha at School<br />

Acts <strong>of</strong> the Buddha<br />

Component Elements <strong>of</strong> Lalitavistara

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