Buddhism, in Its Connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in Its Contrast with Christianity

Note 23 — LECTURE III. The Law (Dharma) and Sacred Scriptures of Buddhism.

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Professor Oldenberg, in his preface to his edition of the Mahā-vagga, shows that in early times there were only two divisions of the Piṭaka, one called Vinaya and the other Dharma (Dhamma), which were often contrasted.

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