Motyw żałoby w wybranych opowieściach Komentarza do Dhammapady (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā)
The Theme of Mourning in Selected Stories from the Dhammapada Commentary (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā)
Author(s): Joanna GruszewskaSubject(s): Philosophy, Studies of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Dhammapada; Dhammapada Commentary; Buddhism; Buddhist literature; Pāli language; grief
Summary/Abstract: The text presents a translation of four stories from the Dhammapada Commentary (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā), the themes of which are oriented around the motif of mourning after the death of loved ones: The Tale of Sumanā – commentary to verse 18, The Tale of Kisa Gotami (Kisāgotamī) – commentary to verse 114, The Tale of Queen Mallikā – commentary to verse 151 (fragment), The Tale of Visakha (Visākhā) – commentary to verse 213. The introduction discusses the relationship between the Dhammapada and its commentary, the characteristics of the commentary in Pali literature as a literary genre, and analyzes aspects of the presentation of mourning and the teaching on impermanence in the didactic dimension of the presented texts.
Journal: The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
- Issue Year: 20/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 87-101
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish