The Conversion of Angulimala in the Samyukta-agama
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v25i2.135Keywords:
Aṅgulimāla, Saṃyukta-āgama, killer, saintAbstract
The present article offers a translation and comparative study of the conversion of Angulimala as recorded in the Samyukta-agama preserved in Chinese, with particular emphasis on what transformed a killer into a saint.
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