The Buddha’s Truly Praiseworthy Qualities:
According to the Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta and Its Chinese Parallel

By Bhikkhu Anālayo

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Given the fact that the praiseworthy qualities of the Buddha are the main theme of the Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta and its parallel, it is not surprising if the tendency to elevate the Buddha’s status would to some degree also have influenced the reciters responsible for transmitting the discourse. A comparison of the two versions in fact reveals several instances where this tendency is at work

A translation and analysis of MA 107, a short parallel to MN 77.

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Published in 2009 in The Journal of the Pali Text Society by The Pali Text Society, Bristol.

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    title={{T}he {B}uddha's {T}ruly {P}raiseworthy {Q}ualities: {A}ccording to the \textit{Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta} and {I}ts {C}hinese {P}arallel},
    author={Bhikkhu Anālayo},
    publisher={The Pali Text Society},
    address={Bristol},
    year=2009,
    journal={The Journal of the Pali Text Society},
    volume=30,
    pages={137--160},
    keywords={agama,buddha,ma,path,roots},
    ranking={rank4},
    url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/buddhas-truly-praiseworthy-qualities_analayo}
}

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