Non-canonical Buddhist literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713 Non-canonical Buddhist literature in Pali includes the Milindapanha which consists of a dialogue on various philosophical issues between king Milinda\u2014 the Indo-Greek Menander and the monk Nagasena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The Nettigandha or Nettipakarana belongs to the same period and gives a connected account of the teaching of the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Commentaries on the Tipitaka include a 5th century work by Buddhaghosha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The first connected life story of the Buddha occurs in the Nidanakatha (1st century).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The Pali or Sri Lankan chronicles\u2014the Dipavamsa (4th\u20135th centuries) and the Mahavamsa (5th century)\u2014contain a historical-cum-mythical account of the Buddha\u2019s life, the Buddhist councils, the Maurya emperor Ashoka, the kings of Sri Lanka, and the arrival of Buddhism on that island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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