Divyavadana (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Divyāvadāna》(英語表記)Divyavadana
Divyavadana (English spelling)

… In addition to the aforementioned Pāli texts, extant Jātaka and Buddhist tales can also be found in Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, Sogdian, and other languages. In addition to the aforementioned Jātaka, Pāli texts include the Caryāpiṭaka (the Pilgrimage Sutra), which tells of past lives in rhymed verse, and the Buddhavaṃsa (the Sutra of the Buddha's Lineage), which explains the relationship between Shakyamuni and the Buddhas who came before him. Among Sanskrit texts, the Jātakamālā and Divyāvadāna are famous. In addition, many Chinese translations, such as the Six-Period Collection Sutra and the Sutra of the Birth of One, remain, the original texts of which have been lost. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Divyāvadāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 現存するジャータカおよび仏教説話は前述のパーリ語文献のほかに,サンスクリット,中国語,チベット語,ソグド語などの文献中にも見いだされる。パーリ語文献では,前述のジャータカ以外にも,韻律詩で過去世を語る《チャリヤーピタカCaryāpiṭaka(所行蔵経)》や,釈尊とそれ以前の諸仏との関係を説く《ブッダバンサBuddhavaṃsa(仏種姓経)》などがあり,サンスクリット文献の中では《ジャータカマーラーJātakamālā》や《ディビヤーバダーナDivyāvadāna》が有名である。また,漢訳には,《六度集経(ろくどじつきよう)》《生経(しようきよう)》など原典の散逸したものも多く現存している。…

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