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PALI AND OTHER SOURCES OF “THE BUDDHA AND HIS DHAMMA”
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Note No. (4) 9 6 Account of Siddhartha’s early education and childhood is detailed in Lalit Vistara. Sabbamitta is Vishvamitra. (Lalit Vistara) Oldenberg says that learning the Vedas was never considered important among the Sakyan nobles. They paid more attention to martial exercise than to knowledge of Veda. (Saunders K. J., p. 16).
Note No. (5) 13 1 Buddhavamsa (XXVI 15) states, ‘Bhaddakacca’ by name was his wife. In Mahavamsa She is named ‘Bhaddakancana’. She is mentioned as having ‘Abhidna’ power. Anand Kausalyayana’s note in Hindi version is based on Mahavamsa. Jataka commentary refers her as Rahulmata, Bimba and Bimbasundari. Mahavastu and Buddhacharita mention her by name Yashodhara and Lalit Vistara as Yashovati in poem and Gopa in prose. In Chinese biography she is addressed as Mandhara, Manohara, Gotami and Rahulmata. Alexander Psoma, Scholar on Tibetan Buddhism gives Utpalvarna and Mrugaja as additional names.
Note No. (6) 45 4 Account of Siddhartha’s halt at the hermitage of Saki, Padma and Raivata is mentioned in Lalita Vistara.
Note No. (7) 55 13 Mahavastu mentions that Bimbisar receives promise from Gautama that he would visit his palace again before leaving.
Note No. (8) 63 11 According to Schmidt, Gautama learnt older form of Sankhya (E.J. Thomas, p. 228).