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Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī (佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經)
The Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī (佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經), also known as Usnisavijaya, is a Mahayana Buddhist incantation said to purify karma and prolong life, translated into Chinese in 683.
Vamsa Katha
Vamsa Katha (vaṃsa-kathā, "lineage story") is a genre of Buddhist historical writing in Pāli and Sinhala narrating lineages of Buddhas, kings, or relics, best known through Sri Lanka's Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa chronicles.
Vessantara Jataka
The Vessantara Jataka (เวสสันดรชาดก) is the last of the Buddha's 547 birth stories, telling of Prince Vessantara, who perfected giving by relinquishing his elephant, children, and wife.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka, meaning "Basket of the Discipline," is the Pali Canon division containing Theravada Buddhism's monastic law, centered on the Patimokkha's 227 rules for monks.
Visuddhimagga (विसुद्धिमग्ग)
The Visuddhimagga (विसुद्धिमग्ग), Pali for "Path of Purification," is a fifth-century treatise by Buddhaghosa summarizing the Tipitaka, the principal non-canonical authority of the Theravada tradition.
Zat-taw
Zat-taw (ဇာတ်တော်) is the Burmese term for the jataka, the stories of the Buddha's former existences, usually counted as 550, and the source of the name of Burmese dance-drama, zat pwe.