Jambupati-Sutra: A Synoptic Romanized Edition (Materials for the Study of the Tripitaka) (Pali and English Edition) [Pali]

By Santi Pakdeekham

The present volume is a romanized collation of four Pali manuscripts of the "Jambupati-sutra," supplemented by Pali passages extracted from two old Thai-language versions. The "Jambupat-sutra" is a dramatic narrative that relates how the Buddha overcomes an arrogant and powerful king named Jambupati by conjuring up an illusory city with himself as king, in the end guiding the king to sainthood. Popular up to the early Ratanakosin period, the "Jambupati-sutra" is an outstanding example of the creative "apocryphal" Pali literature of Siam. This is the first time the Pali "Jambupati-sutra" has been published. A future volume will give a complete English translation and a literary, ritual, and social history of the sutra.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Pali
• ISBN: 974660922X
• ISBN13: 9789746609227
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Reichert Verlag
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 8.3"