abstract:The Lalitavistara Sutra (Sanskrit; ) is a Buddhist sutra of the Mahayana tradition that describes the life story of Gautama Buddha. The title Lalitavistara has been translated as "The Play in Full" or "Extensive Play," referring to the Mahayana view that the Buddha’s last incarnation was a "display" or "performance" given for the benefit of the beings in this world.
Ezra: Georges Ifrah tells a tale about the Buddha that comes from an ancient text known as the "LalitavistaraSutra" (basically a collectionof "did youhearabout the timehe...?