File DJG/3/3 - The Translation of the Jāliya and Kassapa suttas

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GB 891 DJG-DJG/3-DJG/3/3

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The Translation of the Jāliya and Kassapa suttas

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  • 1830 - 1860 (Creation)

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The notebook includes the complete translation of the Jāliya sutta and the incomplete translation of the Kassapa sutta. The text is written in Gogerly's hand and covers 45 pages. One sheet is loose. Translated from Sinhalese to English. The Jāliya sutta addresses the question of whether body and soul are one and the same, whereas the Kassapa sutta contains the thoughts that came to Kassapa Buddha, before his Enlightenment, on the nature of becoming, of cessation, etc. 20.3cmX16.4cm.

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  • Sinhala

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