Mahavastu e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This characteristic Of the M ahdvastn gives it not the least of its many attractions to the student of Buddhism and its literature. For it thereby affords instructive material for the study of the growth Of the legend of the Buddha. Careful analysis of the various repetitive versions, coupled with a critical comparison with the versions in other texts will often prove useful for determining the original form of the tradition.