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Udāna
Udāna Literally ‘breathing out, exulting’, the term has come to indicate an utterance, mostly in metrical form, inspired by a particularly intense emotion. The book by this name is the third division of the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pāli Canon. This is a short collection of 80 stories, in eight sections, containing solemn utterances of the Buddha, made on particular occasions. The core of the book, comprising the utterances of the Buddha, is mostly in verse and it is accompanied by a prose account of the circumstances in which these were uttered. The term also refers to one of the sections of the Pāli Canon when arranged according to matter. Eighty-two suttas (Skt., sūtras), all containing verses uttered in a state of great emotion, belong to this category. The commentary of the Udāna is contained in Dhammapāla's Paramatthadīpanī.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Udāna." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Udāna." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Udna.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Udāna." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Udna.html |
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Udāna
Udāna.
1. In Hinduism, ‘breathing upwards’, the prāṇa which unites the physical and metaphysical aspects of human form. 2. In Buddhism (solemn utterances): see KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Udāna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Udāna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Udna.html JOHN BOWKER. "Udāna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Udna.html |
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