The Glorious Deeds of Purna Motilal Banarsidass epistemology and above all to

epistemology and above all to the philosophy of pragmatic active life affirming continuity of cultural tradition remains important for the intellectual pursuits in the world of knowledge and culture

Abhayatilaka Upadhyaya

The work is divided into two parts arranged into 26 chapters

but their large knowledge about small societies has often found pause before their unfamiliarity with the larger traditions

The Glorious Deeds of Purna Motilal Banarsidass epistemology and above all toThe avadana literature is the largest corpus of Sanskrit Buddhist texts available to us. By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first century account of the life of the saint Purna, the present study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of a genre which has played an essential role in Buddhist self understanding for over two thousand years. Buddhist tradition identifies the monk