Giuliano GiustariniMahidol UniversityFondazione Maitreya2022-08-042022-08-042021-12-01Journal of Indian Philosophy. Vol.49, No.5 (2021), 895-91215730395002217912-s2.0-85114366027https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/75821The Indakasutta, its commentary (aṭṭhakathā), and sub-commentary (purāṇa-ṭīkā) describe and discuss the phases of intrauterine development. By adopting a terminology remarkably comparable to that of other Buddhist and non-Buddhist texts, they illustrate fundamental Buddhist teachings like the non-self (anattā) view and the dependent arising (paṭiccasamuppāda). I here offer a translation of these three texts, preceded by an introductory outline of their contents.Mahidol UniversityArts and HumanitiesSocial SciencesArticleSCOPUS10.1007/s10781-021-09484-z