Niddesa

Kitab Niddesa (disingkat Nidd atau Nd; Mnd untuk Mahāniddesa; Cnd untuk Cūḷaniddesa) adalah sebuah kitab suci Buddhisme aliran Theravāda sebagai bagian dari Khuddaka Nikāya dalam Sutta Piṭaka. Kitab ini berperan sebagai kitab komentar (tafsir) untuk beberapa bagian kitab Suttanipāta. Tradisi menganggapnya sebagai karya murid Sang Buddha, yaitu Sāriputta. Kitab ini dibagi menjadi dua bagian:

Mahā Niddesa (disingkat Mnd, Nidd I, atau Nd1), mengomentari (menjelaskan tafsiran) bagian Aṭṭhakavagga dari kitab Suttanipāta (Snp 4);
Cūḷa Niddesa (disingkat Cnd, Nidd II, atau Nd2), mengomentari (menjelaskan tafsiran) bagian Pārāyanavagga dari kitab Suttanipāta (Snp 5) dan Khaggavisana Sutta (Snp 1.3).

Kitab ini diyakini kemungkinan besar ditulis paling lambat pada abad ke-1 SM.^[1]

Referensi

^ Hinüber (2000), hal. 59, para. 118, menulis:
The age of Nidd has been discussed at great length by S.Lévi 1925, who arrives at a date in the 2nd century AD, arguing from the geographical horizon of the text. This date has been disputed recently by Norman 1983: 84,86, who argues in favour of a much earlier date at the time of Aśoka. The question needs reexamination. It is, however, certain that Nidd does not belong to the old canonical texts and that also a date after Aśoka does not seem likely.Dalam footnote terkait (n. 204), Hinüber menulis:

But "cannot be later than the date of the fixing of the canon", Norman:Sn-trsl II, hal. XXVI: This means not later than the 1st century BC.

Daftar pustaka

Hinüber, Oskar von (2000). A Handbook of Pāli Literature. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-016738-7.
De la Vallee Poussin, L., Thomas, E.J., ed. (1916), "Niddesa I, Mahaniddesa", Vol. 1, The Pali Text Society, London, Oxford University Press. (Edisi Pali)
De la Vallee Poussin, L., Thomas, E.J., ed. (1917), "Niddesa I, Mahaniddesa", Vol. 2, The Pali Text Society, London, Oxford University Press. (Edisi Pali)
De la Vallee Poussin, L., Thomas, E.J., ed. (1916), "Niddesa II, Cullaniddesa", Vol. 3, The Pali Text Society, London, Oxford University Press. (Edisi Pali)

Pranala luar

Pranala ke kutipan singkat dari kitab Niddesa yang telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris: [1]
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[1] Hinüber (2000), hal. 59, para. 118, menulis:
The age of Nidd has been discussed at great length by S.Lévi 1925, who arrives at a date in the 2nd century AD, arguing from the geographical horizon of the text. This date has been disputed recently by Norman 1983: 84,86, who argues in favour of a much earlier date at the time of Aśoka. The question needs reexamination. It is, however, certain that Nidd does not belong to the old canonical texts and that also a date after Aśoka does not seem likely.Dalam footnote terkait (n. 204), Hinüber menulis:

But "cannot be later than the date of the fixing of the canon", Norman:Sn-trsl II, hal. XXVI: This means not later than the 1st century BC.

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