Some Notes on Maitrakanyaka: Divyāvadāna XXXVIII
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The story of Maitrakanyaka is unquestionably old, and has survived in a number of versions which vary considerably in detail. The main outline of the story in the Avadāna-śataka, which is closely related to the versions in the Divyavadāna, the Avadāna-kalpalatā of Kṣemendra, and the Bhadrakalpāvaādna, is as follows: A rich merchant, Mitra, for a long time has no children who survive childhood; and he is advised that if he gives a girl's name to the next son to be born to him, the child will live (yadi te putro jāyate, tasya dārikā-nāma sthāpayitavyam, evam asau cirajīvī bhaviṣyati). After the child's birth, the relatives say, ‘This boy is the son of Mitra (mitrasya putrah, as being equivalent to maitraḥ), and is a girl (kanyā ca); therefore let his name be Maitrakanyaka’.
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The popular tale of Maitrakanyaka, known in Southern Pali and Northern Sanskrit sources alike, recounts events which lead the protagonist to bear upon his head a blazing wheel of iron, a punishment undergone by sons who have struck their mothers.
“This popular tale, known in Southern Pa ¯li and Northern Sanskrit sources alike, recounts the events which lead the protagonist to bear upon his head a blazing wheel of iron, a punishment which, it turns out, is undergone by sons who have struck their mothers.”
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- Authors
- Brough, J.
- Corresponding author
- Brough, John
- Venue
- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1957-02
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-132
- ISSN
- 0041-977X (ISSN-L)
- 1474-0699
- OpenAlex
- W2047656113
- Cited by
- 2
- References
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- FWCI
- 0.00
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
- Keywords
- Divyāvadāna, Avadana literature, Buddhist narrative, Sanskrit literature, textual variants
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