[Buddha-l] 'Sons of Brahma, sons of Buddha?'

["Kåre A. Lie"]

At 09:38 11.04.2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Stefan Detrez asked:
>
> > > Does this use extend to Buddhism?
>
>The compound "jinaputra" (sometimes translated as "son of the
>conqueror") is a fairly common epithet for bodhisattvas.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>R. Nance


There are lots of instances in the Pali Texts. A few samples:

Theriigaatha 46: orasaa dhiitaa buddhassa - The Buddha's own daughter
Theriigaatha 337: tuva.m buddho, tuva.m satthaa, tuyha.m dhiitaamhi - You 
are the Buddha, you are the Teacher, I am your daughter

Theragaatha 536: Buddhassa puttomhi - I am the son of the Buddha
Theragaatha, epilogue: buddhaputtaa - The sons of the Buddha

Yours,

Kåre A. Lie
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