Chandima Gangodawila, Ph.D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), is a research scholar at the Ronin Institute in New Jersey, USA. His research focuses on Theravada Abhidhamma and Buddhist ethics. He was formerly a research fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) of the University of Victoria, Canada. He has most recently published a book review of Padmasiri De Silva’s The Psychology of Emotions and Humour in Buddhism on the American Academy of Religion open book review website Reading Religion. Email: chandima.gangodawila@ronininstitute.org
In this article, I argue that the Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna of the Ratnamālāvadāna presents six key aspects of the development of Buddhist thought from the Pāli canon to the Sarvāstivāda tradition: childlessness, the arrival of a fetus through the propitiation of gods, presence of heretics, the impact of Buddha’s intervention and a child bodhisattva, soteriological elements of the story’s didactics, and the Buddha’s peculiar smile. These six key aspects were chosen to reflect and explore the content of Sarvāstivādin society and teachings concerning its source narratives of the Kusīdāvadāna of Avadānaśataka and the Pāli canon. This helps us to understand the composition of Sarvāstivāda doctrine as recounted in the Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna, which varies from its source the Kusīdāvadāna of Avadānaśataka. It also aids in the identification of the avadāna and avadānamālā forms of Sarvāstivāda, as well as the impact of the Pāli canon and Brahmanical thought on them. The Kusīdāvadāna of Avadānaśataka, which is the source of the Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna and the Pāli canon, will be utilized to examine the six aspects of the societal and doctrinal development of the Buddhist thought of Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna. The final portion is the very first annotated translation of Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna based on Takahata’s 1954 original version.
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Abstract 184 Introduction: The Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna 185 Childlessness 186 Worship of Gods and the Arrival of a Fetus 190 Presence of Heretics (Jains) 195 The Impact of Buddha’s Intervention and a Child Bodhisattva 198 Soteriological Elements of the Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna 201 The Buddha’s Smile 204 Conclusion 207 A Translation of the Kauśīdyavīryotsāhanāvadāna with Annotations 209 Valor and Courage of the Indolent Childlessness and Rice Ball Efforts of Heretics and the Indolent Son The Buddha and the Future Buddha Dharma, Māra, and the Indolent Son Sandal Staff, Preparations for a Sea Voyage, and a Wish to Become a Buddha The Buddha’s Smiling and the Five-Colored Rays Validation by Aśoka Notes 222 Abbreviations 239 References 239 Primary Sources Secondary Sources
