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Pañca-
ila
(Buddhist obligations):
ila(Buddhist obligations):
LAPañcatantra
.
.
A collection of stories and legends, in five (
pañca
) books (
tantra
), compiled by Vi
u
aram in the early cents. CE. The original is lost, but it continues in at least three different lineages, and in many adaptations or imitations, of which
Hitopade
a
is the best-known. The stories teach moral and pragmatic lessons for rulers, but they extend beyond that into the realms of entertainment. As a ‘story-book’, it passed into many other cultures and languages.
pañca
) books (
tantra
), compiled by Vi
uaram in the early cents. CE. The original is lost, but it continues in at least three different lineages, and in many adaptations or imitations, of whichHitopade
ais the best-known. The stories teach moral and pragmatic lessons for rulers, but they extend beyond that into the realms of entertainment. As a ‘story-book’, it passed into many other cultures and languages.
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