A Newly Identified Sanskrit Manuscript of the <i>Karmavibhaṅga</i>: A Nepalese Manuscript Preserved in the Cambridge University Library

Abstract

The Sanskrit Karmavibhaṅga [= KV] has two textual traditions: one is represented by what are termed manuscripts A and B, both found in Nepal, and the other by what is called Nepalese manuscript C, and seven fragments of the Schøyen Collection from Afghanistan. The former tradition contains a number of quotations from various Buddhist texts, while the latter does not. Furthermore, these two traditions reflect origins from different Buddhist schools: the former belongs to the Saṃmitīyas, the latter to the Sarvāstivādins.