The Chinese Version of the Dantabhumi Sutta
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v23i1.5Keywords:
Pali texts, ChineseAbstract
The present article supplies an annotated translation of the Madhyama Agama version of the Dantabhumi Sutta. The translation is followed by a discussion of some of the more significant differences to be found between the Chinese and the Pali versions, which are of particular relevance for the role of satipatthana in relation to jhana.
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