The Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta / Translation from Pali, Preambular Part and Commentaries by M. Barkovskyi

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https://doi.org/10.15407/orientw2025.03.201

  Mykyta Barkovskyi

PhD student, H. S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, NAS of Ukraine, Tryokhsviatytelska St., 4, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6070-2985

Abstract

The reader is offered a Ukrainian translation of the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta, one of the most significant texts in the early Buddhist canon. This sutta, traditionally regarded as the first discourse delivered by the Buddha after his enlightenment, marks the foundation of his teaching.

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this text for the study of the origins of Buddhist thought and practice. The Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta sets forth the fundamental structure of Buddhist doctrine, introducing the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, which became the basis of all Buddhist traditions. Leading Buddhist scholars and commentators (both in ancient times, such as Buddhaghosa, and in modern academia) have analyzed, interpreted, and debated the textual variations and doctrinal implications of this sutta.

The publication seeks to revive and advance Ukrainian academic engagement with early Buddhist texts, an intellectual tradition disrupted during the Soviet era, by providing the first complete translation of the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta into Ukrainian.

By re-examining this seminal Buddhist text through a modern scholarly lens, we aim to deepen its accessibility to Ukrainian readers while contributing to the global study of Buddhist philosophy, textual transmission, and historical continuity.

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Barkovskyi, M. (2025). The Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta / Translation from Pali, Preambular Part and Commentaries by M. Barkovskyi. The World of the Orient, (3 (128), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.15407/orientw2025.03.201
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Keywords

Buddhism; Buddhist terminology & cosmology; Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta; Pali Text Society; Saṃyutta-Nikāya; Theravada

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No. 3 (128) (2025): The World of the Orient
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