Apadana. Volume 1. Stories of the Buddhas, Paccekabuddhas, and the Senior Monks of Buddha Gotama

"Apadana" — one of the books of the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Pali Canon. This is a canonical collection of autobiographical poems of the theras (senior monks) and theris (senior nuns) who attained liberation during the time of Buddha Gotama. In these stories, the senior members of the Sangha of Buddha Gotama narrate from their own perspective their encounters with the numerous Buddhas of the past, speaking about the good and unwholesome deeds that directed them towards liberation or hindered it. Three stories are narrated by Buddha Gotama himself. In this edition, the Apadana is divided into two volumes. The first volume includes the stories told by Buddha Gotama himself and the first part of the stories of the senior monks. Translation from Pali: P. Yezhak