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The Play in Full: A Translator's Perspective on the Life of the Buddha

By Catherine Dalton

Insights from translating The Play in Full, an extensive account of the life and deeds of the Buddha.

In celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and final passing of the Buddha during Saga Dawa this year, we have published “The Play In Full” in the online reading room. Watch this interview of Catherine Dalton, who worked on this text together with a team of translators from the Dharmachakra Translation Committee.

Click here to read the "The Play in Full."

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Chagdud Khadro explores how the Play in Full Sutra reveals the Buddha's life story as both vivid narrative and profound teaching on the connection between virtue and enlightenment.

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