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Maitr
-karun
.
-karun.
Maitri Upani
ad
.
ad.
A late work written in the prose style of a
br
hma
a
. Its contents are varied, but it is valued particularly for its discussion of the distinction between the two forms of
tman
: the eternal
tman ‘abiding in its own greatness’, and the bhut
tman, the elemental self entangled in change, as a bird is caught in a snare.
br
hmaa. Its contents are varied, but it is valued particularly for its discussion of the distinction between the two forms of
tman: the eternal
tman ‘abiding in its own greatness’, and the bhuttman, the elemental self entangled in change, as a bird is caught in a snare.Majjhima nik
ya
ya(Skt., Madhyam
gama). The Middle Length (second) Collection (
nik
ya
) of the Sutta/
S
tra-pi
aka
of the
P
li (Buddhist) canon
(see also
BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES
). The P
li canon contains 150 s
tras, the Chin. tr. of the (lost) Skt. 222; 97 are found in both.
gama). The Middle Length (second) Collection (nik
ya) of the Sutta/
S
tra-piakaof the
P
li (Buddhist) canon(see also
BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES
). The P
li canon contains 150 stras, the Chin. tr. of the (lost) Skt. 222; 97 are found in both.Other books
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