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Anthologies and Scholastic Dialogues
Pali anthologies, Theravada verse collections, and scholastic dialogue texts such as the Milindapanha.
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Texts
Psalms of the Sisters — Caroline A.F. Rhys DavidsTranslations of the Therigatha, the poems of the earliest Buddhist women—nuns who attained enlightenment and expressed their realization in verse. Translated from the Pali with extensive commentary by Caroline A.F. Rhys Davids.The Questions of King Milinda, Part I — T.W. Rhys DavidsThe Milindapanha, a celebrated dialogue between the Greek king Menander (Milinda) and the Buddhist monk Nagasena, exploring fundamental questions of Buddhist philosophy through Socratic debate. Part I. Volume XXXV of the Sacred Books of the East.The Questions of King Milinda, Part II — T.W. Rhys DavidsThe concluding books of the Milindapanha, the celebrated dialogue between King Milinda (Menander) and the monk Nagasena on Buddhist philosophy. Part II. Volume XXXVI of the Sacred Books of the East.