The Lalitavistara Sutra (English: Extensive Sport Sutra) is a Mahayana
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophy and practice. It was History of Buddhism in India.... Buddhist Vaipulya sutra
Sutra
Sutra , literally means a rope or thread that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism , or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual.... that describes the sport
Sport
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor... s (lila) of Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama was a Spirituality teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddhahood of our age.... . It is a compilation of various works by no single author and includes some material from the Sarvastivada
Sarvastivada
Sarvastivada is an early school of Buddhism that held to 'the existence of all dharmas in the past, present and future, the 'three times'. The Abhidharma , a later text, states:... school. The scholar P. L. Vaidya dates the finished Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India.... text to the third century.
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The Lalitavistara Sutra (English: Extensive Sport Sutra) is a Mahayana
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophy and practice. It was History of Buddhism in India.... Buddhist Vaipulya sutra
Sutra
Sutra , literally means a rope or thread that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism , or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual.... that describes the sport
Sport
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor... s (lila) of Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama was a Spirituality teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddhahood of our age.... . It is a compilation of various works by no single author and includes some material from the Sarvastivada
Sarvastivada
Sarvastivada is an early school of Buddhism that held to 'the existence of all dharmas in the past, present and future, the 'three times'. The Abhidharma , a later text, states:... school. The scholar P. L. Vaidya dates the finished Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India.... text to the third century.
