Udāna
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The Udāna is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism. It is included in the Sutta Piṭaka's Khuddaka Nikāya. The title might be translated "inspired utterances". The book comprises 80 such utterances, most in verse, each preceded by a narrative giving the context in which the Buddha uttered it.
Key facts
- Pali text.type
- Canonical text
- Pali text.parent
- Khuddaka Nikāya
- Pali text.comment_by
- Paramatthadīpanī (Udāna-aṭṭhakathā)
- Pali text.abbrev
- Ud
- Pali text.comment_author
- Dhammapāla
- Pali text.attribution
- Bhāṇaka
- Pali text.sc
- pitaka/sutta/minor/kn/ud
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8 sectionsContents
- Structure of the Udana
- Dating of text
- Relationship to other sacred texts
- Translations
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
The Udāna is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism. It is included in the Sutta Piṭaka's Khuddaka Nikāya. The title might be translated "inspired utterances". The book comprises 80 such utterances, most in verse, each preceded by a narrative giving the context in which the Buddha uttered it.
The famous story of the Blind men and an elephant appears in Udana, under Tittha Sutta (Ud. 6.4).