Pārāyanavagga

The Chapter on the Way to the Beyond

This is perhaps the most sophisticated and moving poetic composition in early Buddhism. It begins with a brahmin, suffering an unwanted curse, who sends his students to seek the Buddha. At the end of a long journey they ask questions, the nature of which indicate their subtle philosophy and deep meditation. It concludes with an emotional declaration of faith and determination.

• Snp 5.1VatthugāthāIntroductory Verses
• Snp 5.2AjitamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Ajita
• Snp 5.3TissametteyyamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Tissametteyya
• Snp 5.4PuṇṇakamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Puṇṇaka
• Snp 5.5MettagūmāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Mettagū
• Snp 5.6DhotakamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Dhotaka
• Snp 5.7UpasīvamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Upasīva
• Snp 5.8NandamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Nanda
• Snp 5.9HemakamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Hemaka
• Snp 5.10TodeyyamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Todeyya
• Snp 5.11KappamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Kappa
• Snp 5.12JatukaṇṇimāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Jatukaṇṇī
• Snp 5.13BhadrāvudhamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Bhadrāvudha
• Snp 5.14UdayamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Udaya
• Snp 5.15PosālamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Posala
• Snp 5.16MogharājamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Mogharāja
• Snp 5.17PiṅgiyamāṇavapucchāThe Questions of the Student Piṅgiya
• Snp 5.18PārāyanatthutigāthāHomage to the Way to the Beyond
• Snp 5.19PārāyanānugītigāthāPreserving the Way to the Beyond