The Cariyapitaka (cariyāpiṭaka; where cariya is Pali for "conduct" or "proper conduct"[1] and pitaka is usually translated as "basket";[2] abbrev. Cp[3]) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of TheravadaBuddhism. It is included there in the Sutta Pitaka's Khuddaka Nikaya, usually as the last of fifteen books.[4] It is a short verse work that includes thirty-five accounts of the Buddha's former lives (similar to Jataka tales) when he as a bodhisattva exhibited behaviors known as "perfections," prerequisites to buddhahood. This canonical text, along with the Apadana and Buddhavamsa, is believed to be a late addition to the Pali Canon[5] and has been described as "hagiographical."[6]
In the first story (Cp. I), the Buddha says he will illustrate his practice of the perfections (Pali, pāramitā or pārami) by stories of his past lives in this current age.[7] The text contains 35 such stories, spanning 356[8] to 371 verses.[9]
The body of the Cariyapitaka is broken into three divisions (vagga), with titles correlated to the first three of the ten Theravada pāramitā:
Division I (dāna pāramitā):[10] 10 stories for the perfection of offering (dāna)
Division II (sīla pāramitā):[11] 10 stories for the perfection of conduct (sīla)
Division III (nekkhamma pāramitā):[12] 15 stories distributed among five other perfections, as follows:
The three remaining Theravada perfections — wisdom (paññā), energy (viriya), patience (khanti) — are mentioned in a closing stanza[18] but no related Cariyapitaka stories have come down to us.[19] Horner suggests that these latter three perfections are "implicit in the collection," referenced in both story titles and contexts.[20]
Translations
"The collection of the ways of conduct", in Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon, volume III, 1st edition, tr B. C. Law, 1938
"Basket of conduct", in Minor Anthologies III (along with "Chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavamsa)"), 2nd edition, tr I. B. Horner, 1975, Pali Text Society[3], Bristol
Tr Bhikkhu Mahinda (Anagarika Mahendra), Cariyāpiṭaka: Book of Basket of Conduct, Bilingual Pali-English First Edition 2022, Dhamma Publishers, Roslindale MA; ISBN9780999078198[4].
^Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. 263, entry for "Cariya" (retrieved 2008-08-19 from "U. Chicago" at [1]), provides the following translation: "conduct, behaviour, state of, life of.... Very freq. in dhamma[cariya] & brahma[cariya], a good walk of life, proper conduct, chastity...."
^See, for instance, Horner (2000), p. iii, in which she writes: "Cp ... is usually regarded as the fifteenth and last book in the Khuddakanikaya. The Digha-bhanakas (reciters) excluded it, however, from the Sutta-pitaka though conceding that the Majjhima-bhanakas accepted it together with Bv and Ap...." Horner's sources for this are the Digha Nikaya's (DN) and Vinaya's commentaries and DN's subcommentary.
^Horner (2000), p. vi, for instance, writes that the Cariyapitaka is "[c]onsidered to be post-Asokan...."
^Hinüber (2000), p. 43. See also, Horner (2000), p. iii, where Barua (1945), p. 72, is cited as referring to the Apadana, Buddhavamsa and Cariyapitaka as "the three legendary chronicles."
^Cp I.1.2. The current age is known as Bhadda-eon (see Horner, 2000, Cp, p. 50 n. 7).
^356 verses are enumerated in the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana (CSCD) edition of the Pali Canon. See, e.g., retrieved 08-19-2008 from "Vipassana Research Institute" at http://www.tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0512m.mul2.xml (where vagga I has 143 verses, vagga II has 91, and vagga III has 122), and from "Dhamma Society" at [2]. Note that the CS edition does not include in this verse count the 10 envoi verses (labeled "Tassuddānaṃ") at the collection's end.
^ abNekkhamma pāramitā is the title for the third division's (vagga) first set of stories and is thus used as the basis for the entire division itself although the division includes stories illustrative of multiple paramitas. See, e.g., the SLTP text, retrieved 08-19-2008 from "Bodhgaya News" at http://www.bodhgayanews.net/tipitaka.php?title=&record=10648 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
^The translation of adhiṭṭhāna as "resolute determination" is based on Horner (2000), passim.
^Cp III.15.9: "Having inquired of the learned [paññā]. having engaged in supreme energy [viriya], having gone to the perfection of patience [khanti], I attained supreme Self-Awakening." (Horner, 2000, p. 49.)
^Horner (2000), p. vi: "Indeed they [wisdom, energy and patience] are implicit in the collection: Wisdom, as implied by the term pandita, in the titles of Cp.I.10, III.5.6, 8; Energy in II.2.3, II.10.2 when the Bodhisatta resolutely determined on the four factors of energy, that great instrument for Awakening, since without it nothing can be achieved; and Patience is recognizable in the story of Wise Temiya, III.6, and in others." Regarding the "four factors of energy," Horner (2000), p. 19 n. 11, identifies them in this canonical passage: "gladly would I be reduced to skin, sinews, bone and let my body's flesh and blood dry up" (A.i.50, S.ii.28, M.i.481, identified as "fourfold energy" in MA.iii.194).
Sources
Barua, B.M. (1945). Ceylon Lectures. Calcutta. Cited in Horner (2000), p. iii, n. 5.
Hinüber, Oskar von (2000). A Handbook of Pāli Literature. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN3-11-016738-7.
Horner, I.B. (trans.) (1975; reprinted 2000). The Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon (Part III): 'Chronicle of Buddhas' (Buddhavamsa) and 'Basket of Conduct' (Cariyapitaka). Oxford: Pali Text Society. ISBN0-86013-072-X. (All references in this article to "Horner, 2000" use page numbers associated with this volume's Cariyapitaka, not the Buddhavamsa.)
cariyāpiṭaka, cariyapitaka, cariyāpiṭaka, where, cariya, pali, conduct, proper, conduct, pitaka, usually, translated, basket, abbrev, buddhist, scripture, part, pali, canon, theravada, buddhism, included, there, sutta, pitaka, khuddaka, nikaya, usually, last, . The Cariyapitaka cariyapiṭaka where cariya is Pali for conduct or proper conduct 1 and pitaka is usually translated as basket 2 abbrev Cp 3 is a Buddhist scripture part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism It is included there in the Sutta Pitaka s Khuddaka Nikaya usually as the last of fifteen books 4 It is a short verse work that includes thirty five accounts of the Buddha s former lives similar to Jataka tales when he as a bodhisattva exhibited behaviors known as perfections prerequisites to buddhahood This canonical text along with the Apadana and Buddhavamsa is believed to be a late addition to the Pali Canon 5 and has been described as hagiographical 6 Contents 1 Overview 2 Translations 3 See also 4 Notes 5 SourcesOverview EditIn the first story Cp I the Buddha says he will illustrate his practice of the perfections Pali paramita or parami by stories of his past lives in this current age 7 The text contains 35 such stories spanning 356 8 to 371 verses 9 The body of the Cariyapitaka is broken into three divisions vagga with titles correlated to the first three of the ten Theravada paramita Division I dana paramita 10 10 stories for the perfection of offering dana Division II sila paramita 11 10 stories for the perfection of conduct sila Division III nekkhamma paramita 12 15 stories distributed among five other perfections as follows renunciation nekkhamma paramita 12 five stories resolute determination 13 adhiṭṭhana paramita 14 one story truth sacca paramita 15 six stories loving kindness metta paramita 16 two stories equanimity upekkha paramita 17 one storyThe three remaining Theravada perfections wisdom panna energy viriya patience khanti are mentioned in a closing stanza 18 but no related Cariyapitaka stories have come down to us 19 Horner suggests that these latter three perfections are implicit in the collection referenced in both story titles and contexts 20 Translations Edit The collection of the ways of conduct in Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon volume III 1st edition tr B C Law 1938 Basket of conduct in Minor Anthologies III along with Chronicle of Buddhas Buddhavamsa 2nd edition tr I B Horner 1975 Pali Text Society 3 Bristol Tr Bhikkhu Mahinda Anagarika Mahendra Cariyapiṭaka Book of Basket of Conduct Bilingual Pali English First Edition 2022 Dhamma Publishers Roslindale MA ISBN 9780999078198 4 See also EditIndex of Buddhism related articles Jataka Paramita Secular BuddhismNotes Edit Rhys Davids amp Stede 1921 25 p 263 entry for Cariya retrieved 2008 08 19 from U Chicago at 1 provides the following translation conduct behaviour state of life of Very freq in dhamma cariya amp brahma cariya a good walk of life proper conduct chastity Horner 2000 pp iii iv Horner 2000 p iii See for instance Horner 2000 p iii in which she writes Cp is usually regarded as the fifteenth and last book in the Khuddakanikaya The Digha bhanakas reciters excluded it however from the Sutta pitaka though conceding that the Majjhima bhanakas accepted it together with Bv and Ap Horner s sources for this are the Digha Nikaya s DN and Vinaya s commentaries and DN s subcommentary Horner 2000 p vi for instance writes that the Cariyapitaka is c onsidered to be post Asokan Hinuber 2000 p 43 See also Horner 2000 p iii where Barua 1945 p 72 is cited as referring to the Apadana Buddhavamsa and Cariyapitaka as the three legendary chronicles Cp I 1 2 The current age is known as Bhadda eon see Horner 2000 Cp p 50 n 7 356 verses are enumerated in the Chaṭṭ ha Saṅgayana CSCD edition of the Pali Canon See e g retrieved 08 19 2008 from Vipassana Research Institute at http www tipitaka org romn cscd s0512m mul2 xml where vagga I has 143 verses vagga II has 91 and vagga III has 122 and from Dhamma Society at 2 Note that the CS edition does not include in this verse count the 10 envoi verses labeled Tassuddanaṃ at the collection s end 371 verses are enumerated in the Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project SLTP edition of the Pali Canon See e g retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title sutta 20pitaka amp action next amp record 10662 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine and from MettaNet at http www metta lk tipitaka 2Sutta Pitaka 5Khuddaka Nikaya 15Cariyapitaka 7 upekkhaparamita p html Note that the SLTP edition does include in this verse count the 10 envoi verses labeled Uddana gatha at the collection s end Parenthetical Pali vagga title based on the SLTP edition of the Pali Canon retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10624 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Parenthetical Pali title based on SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10638 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine a b Nekkhamma paramita is the title for the third division s vagga first set of stories and is thus used as the basis for the entire division itself although the division includes stories illustrative of multiple paramitas See e g the SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10648 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine The translation of adhiṭṭhana as resolute determination is based on Horner 2000 passim Parenthetical Pali title based on SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10653 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Parenthetical Pali title based on SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10655 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Parenthetical Pali title based on SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10660 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Parenthetical Pali title based on SLTP text retrieved 08 19 2008 from Bodhgaya News at http www bodhgayanews net tipitaka php title amp record 10661 Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Cp III 15 9 Having inquired of the learned panna having engaged in supreme energy viriya having gone to the perfection of patience khanti I attained supreme Self Awakening Horner 2000 p 49 See Horner 2000 p 49 n 5 Horner 2000 p vi Indeed they wisdom energy and patience are implicit in the collection Wisdom as implied by the term pandita in the titles of Cp I 10 III 5 6 8 Energy in II 2 3 II 10 2 when the Bodhisatta resolutely determined on the four factors of energy that great instrument for Awakening since without it nothing can be achieved and Patience is recognizable in the story of Wise Temiya III 6 and in others Regarding the four factors of energy Horner 2000 p 19 n 11 identifies them in this canonical passage gladly would I be reduced to skin sinews bone and let my body s flesh and blood dry up A i 50 S ii 28 M i 481 identified as fourfold energy in MA iii 194 Sources EditBarua B M 1945 Ceylon Lectures Calcutta Cited in Horner 2000 p iii n 5 Hinuber Oskar von 2000 A Handbook of Pali Literature Berlin Walter de Gruyter ISBN 3 11 016738 7 Horner I B trans 1975 reprinted 2000 The Minor Anthologies of the Pali Canon Part III Chronicle of Buddhas Buddhavamsa and Basket of Conduct Cariyapitaka Oxford Pali Text Society ISBN 0 86013 072 X All references in this article to Horner 2000 use page numbers associated with this volume s Cariyapitaka not the Buddhavamsa Rhys Davids T W amp William Stede eds 1921 5 The Pali Text Society s Pali English Dictionary Chipstead Pali Text Society A general on line search engine for the PED is available at http dsal uchicago edu dictionaries pali Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cariyapiṭaka amp oldid 1101472116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
