By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre.
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Acknowledgements xi Abbreviations xiii Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two The Glorious Deeds of Pūrņa (Pūrnāvadāna) 46 Chapter Three A Study of the Pūrņāvadāna 96 Chapter Four Concluding Remarks 169 Appendix One Exposition of the Discourse on the Exhortation of Punna (Punnovādasuttavannanā) 180 Appendix Two Exposition of the Elder Punna's Verse (Punnatheragāthāvaṇṇanā) 188 Appendix Three The Glorious Deeds of Pürņa (Pürņāvadāna: Bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā XXXVI) 192 Appendix Four Anāthapindada, Pūrņa and Koțikarņa in the Mahāsāmghika Vinaya (Translated by Mark Dennis and Joseph Dennis) 200 Bibliography 206 Index 217
