The Itivuttaka (

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for "as it was said") is a

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scripture, part of the

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Buddhism and is attributed to

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's recollection of Buddha's discourses. It is included there in the

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's Khuddaka Nikaya. It comprises 112 short teachings ascribed in the text to the

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, each consisting of a prose portion followed by a verse portion. The latter may be a paraphrase of the former, or complementary. Some scholarsNakamura, ''Indian Buddhism'', Japan, 1990; reprinted Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi consider it one of the earliest of all Buddhist scriptures, while others consider it somewhat later. Latest translation by Samanera Mahinda has been published in 2018.

Translations

* ''Sayings of Buddha'', tr J. H. Moore, Columbia University Press, 1908 * "As it was said", in ''Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon'', volume II, tr F. L. Woodward, 1935, Pali Text Society

Bristol * Tr John D. Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1991; later reprinted in 1 volume with his translation of the Udana. Available now online at https://readingfaithfully.org/book-sources/sutta-pitaka-e-books-epub-mobi-kindle/itivuttaka-the-buddhas-sayings-translated-by-john-d-ireland-epub-kindle-pdf/ * Tr Peter Masefield, 2000, Pali Text Society, Bristol; the PTS's preferred translation; its declared aim is to translate in accordance with the

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's interpretation * Tr Bhikkhu Mahinda (Anagarika Mahendra), Itivuttaka: Book of This Was Said, Bilingual Pali-English Second Edition 2022, Dhamma Publishers, Roslindale MA;

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