illustrative accounts

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term illustrative accounts

Referenced by:
accounts, illustrative (cross-reference only)
Tibetan rtogs-par brjod-pa
Sanskrit avadana
Pali
Definition Teachings of Buddha given with examples for ease of comprehension by the listener. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

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* tokpar jöpa
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German erläuternde Berichte / veranschaulichende Berichte
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