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Parallels to the Dhammapada Verses
A study of the parallels to the Dhammapada, both within the Pāli Canon and in other Indian language traditions.
collated and studied by
Ānandajoti Bhikkhu
(4th edition, May 2020)
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Abbreviations and Editions
Parallels from canonical texts
all Pali Text Society (PTS), Oxford
Abbr
Method
Edition
DN
sutta
Dīghanikāyo, eds. T.W. Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter (1889-1910)
MN
sutta
Majjhimanikāyo, ed. V. Trenckner & R. Chalmers (1888-1902)
SN
saṁyutta.sutta
Saṁyuttanikāyo, ed. L. Feer (1885-1900)
AN
nipāta.sutta
Aṅguttaranikāyo, ed. R. Morris & E. Hardy (1885-1900)
Ud
book.sutta
Udānaṁ, ed. P. Steinthal (1885)
Iti
sutta
Itivuttakaṁ, ed. E. Windisch (1889)
Sn
book.sutta
Suttanipātaṁ, ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith (1913)
Vv
name
Vimānavatthu, ed. by N.A. Jayawickrama (1977)
Thag
name
Theragāthā, ed. H. Oldenberg (1883)
Thig
name
Therīgāthā, ed. R. Pischel (1883)
Ap
name
Apadānaṁ, M.E. Lilley (1925-7)
Ja
number.name
Jātakaṁ, V. Fausbøll (1877-1896)
MNidd
page
Mahāniddeso, ed. L. de La Vallée Poussin and E.J. Thomas (1916-7)
CNidd
comm. to verse number
Cullāniddeso, ed. L. de La Vallée Poussin and E.J. Thomas (1916-7)
Mil
name
Milindapañhaṁ, ed. V. Trenckner (1880)
Netti
page
Nettippakaraṇaṁ, ed. E. Hardy (1902)
Peṭak
page
Peṭakopadeso, ed. A. Barua (1949)
Kv
page
Kathāvatthu, ed. A.C. Taylor (1894, 1897)
Vin Sv
page
Vinaya Suttavibhaṅgo, ed. H. Oldenberg (1881)
Vin Mv
page
Vinaya Mahāvaggo, ed. H. Oldenberg (1879)
Parallels from Middle-Indo Aryan (MIA) texts
Publications
Book
Method
Edition
Patna
number [chapter.verse] vagga
Patna Dharmapada ed. by Margaret Cone (JPTS Vol XIII, Oxford 1989)
Gāndhārī
number [chapter.verse] vagga
The Gāndhārī Dharmapada ed. by John Brough (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 2001)
Udānavarga
chapter.verse chapter
Udānavarga edited by Franz Bernhard (Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht, Göttingen, 1965)
Divyāvadāna
page
Divyāvadāna ed. E.B. Cowell & R.A. Neil (Cambridge 1886)
Mahāvastu
book.page
Mahāvastu, ed. E. Senart (Paris, 1882, 1890, 1897)
Avadāna-śataka
book.page
Avadāna-śataka, ed. J.S. Speyer (St. Petersburg, 1902, 1906)
Mahākarma-vibhaṅga
chapter
Mahā-karmavibhaṅga, ed. by Sylvain Lévi (Paris, 1932)
Nibandhana
page
The Arthaviniścaya Sūtra & its Commentary (Nibandhana), edited by N. H. Samtani (Patna, 1971)
Jātakamālā
chapter.verse
Jātakamālā, edited P.L. Vaidya (Darbhanga, 1959)
Uttarādhyayanasūtraṁ
chapter.verse
Uttarādhyayanasūtraṁ, edited Muni Virendar (Bikaner, 1973)
Isibhāsiyāiṁ
chapter.verse
Isibhāsiyāiṁ, edited Mahopadhyay Vinayasagar (Jaipur, 1988)
Gretil Texts
Abhidharmadīpa
page
Abhidharmadīpa, based on Jaini, 1959
Abhidharmakośabhāṣyam
page
Abhidharmakośabhāṣyam, based on Pradhan, 1975 & Shastri, 1998
Abhidharmakośavyākhyā
page
Abhidharmakośavyākhyā, based on Wogihara, 1932-36
Abhisamācārikadharma
vol.page
Bhaiṣajyavastu
vol.page
Bhaiṣajyavastu, based on Dutt, 1939-1959
Bhikṣuṇī Vinaya
page
Bhikṣuṇī Vinaya, based on Roth, 1970
Cittaviśuddhiprakaraṇa
verse
Cittaviśuddhiprakaraṇa, based on Patel, 1949
Dharmasamuccaya
chapter.verse
Dharmasamuccaya, based on Caube, 1993
Dvāviṁśatyavadānakathā
chapter.verse
Dvāviṁśatyavadānakathā, based on Okada, 1993
Ekottarāgama-Fragmente
chapter.verse
Ekottarāgama-Fragmente, based on Tripathi, 1995
Garuḍapurāṇam
vol.chapter.verse
Garuḍapurāṇam, based on Venkatesvara, ??
Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā
??
Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā, based on Lüders, 1926
Kośāmbakavastu
vol.page
Kośāmbakavastu, based on Dutt, 1984
Mahābhārata
vol.chapter.verse
Mahābhārata 05, based on Bhandakar, 1999
Mahāsubhāṣitasaṅgraha
verse
Mahāsubhāṣitasaṅgraha, various, ??
Manusmti
chapter.verse
Manusmti, based on Yano & Ikari, 2020
Prajñākaramati
page
Prajñākaramati, based on Vaidya, 1961
Pravrajyāvastu
vol.page
Pravrajyāvastu, based on Vogel & Wille, 1984-2002
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mā)
(position).verse
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mā), based on Pachow & Mishra, 1956
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mā-L)
(position).verse
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mā-L), based on Tatia, 1976
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mūl)
(position).verse
Prātimokṣasūtram (Mūl), based on Banerjee, 1954
Prātimokṣasūtram (Sū)
(position).verse
Prātimokṣasūtram (Sū), based on von Simson, 1986 & 2000
Ratnāvalī
chapter.verse
Ratnāvalī, based on Vaidya, 1961
Satyasiddhiśāstram
page
Satyasiddhiśāstram, based on Sastri, 1975-78
Saṅghabhedavastu
vol.page
Saṅghabhedavastu, based on Gnoli, 1977-78
Suvarṇavarṇāvadāna
verse
Suvarṇavarṇāvadāna, based on Roy, 1971 & Rajapatirana, 1974
Yogalehrbuch
??
Yogalehrbuch, based on Schlingloff, 1964
Āyuḥparyantasūtra
verse
Āyuḥparyantasūtra, based on Matsumura, 1989
Śaraṇagamanadeśanā
verse
Śaraṇagamanadeśanā, based on Negi, 1992
Śarīrārthagāthā
verse
Śarīrārthagāthā, based on Enomoto, 1989
Śrīghanācārasaṁgrahaṭīkā
page
Śrīghanācārasaṁgrahaṭīkā, based on Singh, 1983
Part One: A Study of the Parallels Part Two: Text with Parallel Listings