The Conversion of Angulimala in the Samyukta-agama

Authors

  • Bhikkhu Anālayo University of Hamburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v25i2.135

Keywords:

Aṅgulimāla, Saṃyukta-āgama, killer, saint

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

  • Bhikkhu Anālayo, University of Hamburg
    Researcher

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2008-12-29

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Anālayo, B. (2008). The Conversion of Angulimala in the Samyukta-agama. Buddhist Studies Review, 25(2), 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v25i2.135