Udānavargaउदानवर्ग
A Sanskrit Buddhist anthology, close kin to the Dhammapada. 2 passages in the chapters come from it.
- What it is
- About 1,000 verses in 33 chapters
- Composed
- Perhaps the 1st to 4th centuries CE
- By
- Gathered in the Sarvāstivāda school; tradition credits Dharmatrāta with the compilation
- References on this site
- Chapter.verse. Modern editors numbered the verses from manuscripts, and editions differ.
It shares a large part of its verses with the Pali Dhammapada, in Sanskrit form, and adds many more. It survives in Sanskrit manuscripts found in Central Asia, and in Tibetan translation. It is quoted here twice, in chapters on behaviour at work.
Names with marks such as ā, ṣ or ṛ are explained in how to read the names and terms.
The 2 passages the chapters quote
- My viewUnit 2 · Interpersonal Behaviour
The tone you send draws the reply and those spoken to answer back
Read it in its chapter“Speak harshly to no one; those spoken to will answer you in kind. Angry talk is painful, and retaliation will touch you.” मा कंचित्परुषं ब्रूथः प्रोक्ताः प्रतिवदन्ति तम् । दुःखा हि संरम्भकथाः प्रतिदण्डं स्पृशन्ति हि । mā kaṃcit paruṣaṃ brūthaḥ proktāḥ prativadanti tam; duḥkhā hi saṃrambha-kathāḥ pratidaṇḍaṃ spṛśanti hi. Udānavarga 26.3
- My viewUnit 2 · Human Resource Management
HR practice changes with its conditions and all conditioned things arise and pass
Read it in its chapter“Impermanent indeed are all conditioned things; their nature is to arise and to pass away.” अनित्या बत संस्कारा उत्पादव्ययधर्मिणः । anityā bata saṃskārā utpāda-vyaya-dharmiṇaḥ. Udānavarga 1.3
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