Dabba’s Self-cremation in the Saṃyukta-āgama
Issue: Vol 29 No. 2 (2012)
Journal: Buddhist Studies Review
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies
DOI: 10.1558/bsrv.v29i2.153-174
Abstract:
The present article studies the self-cremation of Dabba Mallaputta, based on a translation of the Saṃyukta-āgama parallel to two discourses in the Udāna that record this event.
Author: Bhikkhu Analayo
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