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Theravada Buddhist texts

  • Majjhima NikāyaThe Majjhima Nikaya emerged from a historical window spanning the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. This timeframe marks the period during which the…
  • Jataka talesIn the second century before the common era, a woodpecker removed a bone from a lion's throat on the railings of an Indian stupa.
  • Pali Text SocietyIn 1864, Thomas William Rhys Davids arrived in Sri Lanka as a British civil servant. He served as an administrator in Galle and Anuradhapura until 1872.
  • Pali CanonThree months after the death of Gautama Buddha in Rajgir, a man named Ananda recited the Sutta Pitaka while another monk called Upali recited the Vinaya…
  • Milinda PanhaScholars place the composition of the Milindapañha between 100 BC and 200 AD. This timeframe covers a period when Indo-Greek kingdoms interacted with Indian…