Appendix 1 T. W. Rhys Davids's scheme of stratification abstracted by B. C. Law (HPL: 1) vs that by K. L. Hazra (PLL: 151). | By B. C. Law | By K. L. Hazra | 1 | The simple statements of Buddhist doctrine now found, in identical words, in paragraphs or verses recurring in all the books. | Several statements of Buddhist documents which are now found in paragraphs or verses recurring in all the books. | 2 | Episodes found, in identical words, in two or more of the existing books. | Episodes which are found in two or more of the existing books. | 3 | The Sīlas, the Pārāyaṇa, the Octades, the Pātimokkha. | (basically the same) | 4 | The Dīgha, Majjhima, Aṅguttara, and Saṃyutta Nikāyas. | (basically the same) | 5 | The Sutta Nipāta, the Thera and Therīgāthā, the Udānas, and the Khuddhakapatha. | (basically the same) | 6 | The Suttavibhaṅga and the Khandhakas. | (totally the same) | 7 | The Jātakas and the Dhammapadas. | (totally the same) | 8 | The Niddesa, the Itivuttakas, and the Paṭisambhidāmagga. | (totally the same) | 9 | The Peta and Vimana Vattthus, the Apadanas, the Cariya Piṭaka, and the Buddha Vaṃsa. | (basically the same) | 10 | The Abhidhamma books; the last of which is the Kathavatthu and the earliest probably the Puggalapaññatti. | (basically nothing different but Hazra's diction is more definite) |
It would be out of point for us to decide which abstract is more precise, we merely note the differences in No. 1, 2, and 10. -ooOoo- Top of page | Contents | 0a | 0b | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |