Vakkali’s Suicide in the Chinese Āgamas
Issue: Vol 28 No. 2 (2011)
Journal: Buddhist Studies Review
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies
Abstract:
The present article offers a translation of the Saṃyukta-āgama and Ekottarika-āgama parallels to the Vakkali-sutta of the Saṃyutta-nikāya, which describes the suicide of a monk who passed away as an arahant.
Author: Bhikkhu Analayo