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Avadana

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Avadana: see Pali canon Pali canon , sacred literature of Buddhism. The texts in the Pali canon are the earliest Buddhist sources, and for Theravada Buddhists, who claim to conserve the original teachings of the Buddha, they are still the most authoritative sacred texts.
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In the mountainous landscape of the vault of the celia Jatakas and Avadanas were painted, among them the Vishvantara-, Sibi-, and Mahakapi-jataka as well as other narratives dealing with the sacrifices of the bodhisattvas.
35) This accords with the spirit of the Avadana stories painted on the walls of the main room of central-pillar caves.
 
 
 
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