When was the Lalitavistara Sutra dated by scholar P. L. Vaidya?
Scholar P. L. Vaidya dated the finished Sanskrit text of the Lalitavistara Sūtra to the third century AD in the early 20th century.
Questions about Lalitavistara Sūtra
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What does the term Lalitavistara translate as and what story does it tell?
The term Lalitavistara translates as The Play in Full or Extensive Play and tells the story of Gautama Buddha from his descent from Tushita heaven until his first sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Varanasi.
How did Soekmono publish research on Borobudur reliefs related to the Lalitavistara Sutra?
Soekmono published research on the Borobudur reliefs in 1976 showing how stone panels depict the life of the Buddha described in the Lalitavistara Sutra starting from the glorious descent from Tushita heaven and ending with the first sermon in the Deer Park.
Why is chapter ten of the Lalitavistara important for Indic scripts?
Chapter ten records the Bodhisattva attending his first day at school where he far surpasses even the most senior tutors and contains a list of scripts known to the Bodhisattva which has been of great importance in the history of Indic scripts.
What mathematical system does the Buddha explain to Arjuna in the Lalitavistara?
In the Lalitavistara, the Buddha explains to a mathematician named Arjuna the system of numerals in multiples of 100 that starts from a koti reaching up to a tallakshana representing 1053.
When was The Play in Full completed by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee?
The Dharmachakra Translation Committee completed The Play in Full in 2013 under the patronage of 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha after moving between Sanskrit, Tibetan, and French before reaching modern English readers.