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The Udana (udāna) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. It is included there in the Sutta Pitaka's Khuddaka Nikaya. The title might be translated "inspired utterances". The book comprises 80 such utterances, most in verse, each preceded by a narrative giving the context in which the Buddha utters it. The famous story of the Blind men and an elephant appears in Udana, under ''Tittha Sutta'' (Ud. 6.4).〔See, for example, (Thanissaro (1994). )〕 ==Structure of the Udana== The Udana is composed of eight chapters (''vagga'') of ten discourses each. The chapter titles are: #''Bodhivagga'' (Awakening chapter) #''Mucalindavagga'' (King Mucalinda chapter) #''Nandavagga'' (Ven. Nanda chapter) #''Meghiyavagga'' (Ven. Meghiya chapter) #' (Lay Follower Sona chapter) #''Jaccandhavagga'' (Blind From Birth chapter) #''Cullavagga'' (Minor chapter) #' (Pataligamiya chapter) Each discourse includes a prose portion followed by a verse. At the end of each prose section, as prelude to the verse, the following formulaic text is included: ''Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:''〔Thanissaro's translation, e.g., in (Thanissaro (1994) ).〕 An alternate translation could be: ''Then, upon realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed this inspired utterance (udāna):'' '〔SLTP (n.d.).〕 It is from such "exclamations" (') that the collection derives its name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Udana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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