Annotated Translation of the Samayabhedaparacanacakra into Thai : หน้า 4/49

An Annotated Translation of the Samayabhedaparacanacakra into Thai (2) Maythee PIATAKEERDHAM Abstract The Samayabhedaparacanacakra, composed by the Sarvāstivādin elder Vasumitra, exists today in three Chinese and one Tibetan translations. This text reports important traditions on the date of the Buddha's Parinirvāṇa, the date of the first schism and its causes, the different Buddhist sects and their doctrinal principles. If the Dipavaṃsa and Kathāvattu-āṭṭhakathā represent the historical tradition of Southern Buddhism, the Samayabhedaparacanacakra, certainly, represents a similar tradition within Northern Buddhism. Buddhist Studies in Thailand lacks primary sources preserved in Tibetan, Chinese and Sanskrit translation. The present article is the second part of a Thai translation of the Samayabhedaparacanacakra, based primarily on the Tibetan version but also in conjunction with a careful comparison of the three Chinese translations. Annotated footnotes are