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Cariyapitaka[]
It is a short verse work that includes thirty-five accounts of the Buddha's former lives (similar to Jataka tales) when he, as a bodhisattva(future Buddha) exhibited extraordinary behaviors known as "perfections," prerequisites to buddhahood.
Note: 'C' is pronounced as 'ch' as in China.
Cariyapitaka-Gaining Perfections[]
I. Division1-Perfection of Giving[]
I.1 CONDUCT OF AKITTI (AGASTYA)
I.2 CONDUCT OF SANKHA
I.3 CONDUCT ACCORDING TO THE KURU MORALITY
I.4 CONDUCT OF MAHA-SUDASSANA
I.5 CONDUCT OF MAHA-GOVINDA
I.6 CONDUCT OF KING NIMI
I.7 CONDUCT OF PRINCE CANDA
I.8 CONDUCT OF KING SIVI
I.9 CONDUCT OF VESSANTARA
I.10 CONDUCT OF THE WISE HARE
Division2-Perfection of Morality[]
II.1 CONDUCT OF A MOTHER’S SUPPORTER (11)
II.2 CONDUCT OF BHURIDATTA(12)
II.3 CONDUCT OF THE NAGA CAMPEYYA(13)
II.4 CONDUCT OF CULABODHI(14)
II.5 CONDUCT OF THE BUFFALO-KING(15)
II.6 CONDUCT OF RURU THE DEER-KING(16)
II.7 CONDUCT OF MATANGA(17)
II.8 CONDUCT OF DHAMMA THE DEVAPUTTA(18)
II.9 CONDUCT OF ALINASATTU(19)
II.10 CONDUCT OF SANKHAPALA(20)
Division3-Perfection of Renunciation[]
III.1 CONDUCT OF YUDHANJAYA(21)
III.2 CONDUCT OF SOMANASSA(22)
III.3 CONDUCT OF AYOGHARA(23)
III.4 CONDUCT(INVOLVING)LOTUS STALKS(24)
III.5 CONDUCT OF WISE SONA(25)
Perfection of Resolute Determination[]
III.6 CONDUCT OF WISE TEMTYA(26)
Perfection of Truth[]
III.7 CONDUCT OF THE MONKEY-KING(27)
III.8 CONDUCT OF WISE SACCA(28)
III.9 CONDUCT OF THE YOUNG QUAIL(29)
III.10 CONDUCT OF THE FISH-KING(30)
III.11 CONDUCT OF KANHADIPAYANA(31)
III.12 CONDUCT OF SUTASOMA(32)
Division6-Perfection of Loving Kindness[]
III.13 CONDUCT OF SUVANNA-SAMA(33)
III.14 CONDUCT OF EKARAJA(34)
Division7-Perfection of Equanimity[]
III.15 THE GREAT ASTOUNDING CONDUCT(35)
ENVOI-VERSES
Scanned Version-Cariyapitaka-Perfections[]
Division1-Perfection of Giving
Division2-Perfection of Morality
Division3-Perfection of Renunciation
Division4-Perfection of Resolute Determination
Division5-Perfection of Truth
Division6-Perfection of Loving Kindness
Division7-Perfection of Equanimity
Download/View English Translation[]
The PTS translation in .pdf file is available here, click to open then save the file :
Original Pali Version[]
(From www.tipitaka.org)
The following freely available .PDF files were taken from www.tipitaka.org. These are from Vipassana Research Institute. These contain the original words in Pali language.
The translation of original Pali words can never convey exact meaning, hence these are being provided for research & comparison. The www.tipitaka.org website also contains files in many other languages.
It is also to be mentioned that in original Pali language Buddha is referred as Bhagava(God), Bhagvanta(God), Sattha/Satthu(Teacher).
Pali-English Version[]
Mula(Main) Version: File:Cariyapitakapali mula.pdf
Atthakatha (Explanations): File:Cariyapitaka-atthakatha.pdf
Pali-Devnagri Version(Sanskrit/Hindi Script)[]
Mula(Main) Version: File:15.Cariyapitakapali-dev.pdf
Atthakatha (Explanations): File:Cariyapitaka-atthakatha-dev.pdf