The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha

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Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2012-10-16
ISBN 10	: 9781614290407
Pages	: 1936 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 1936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-anticipated volume contains a full translation from the Pali of the Anguttara Nikaya, the fourth collection of the canonical discourses of the Buddha. The primary focus of the Anguttara Nikaya is practice, which it treats from a wide-angle perspective, advancing from basic ethical observances, through the pillars of mind training, to the highest meditative attainments. The Anguttara is also distinguished among the Nikayas by its interest in types of persons, which it describes in detail and with memorable similes. The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha continues Wisdom's Teachings of the Buddha series, which has been praised by scholars and practitioners alike for its beautifully presented, highest quality, annotated translations of the words of the Buddha.

The Connected Discourses of the Buddha

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Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2000
ISBN 10	: 9780861713318
Pages	: 2082 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (617 users)

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Download or read book The Connected Discourses of the Buddha written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 2082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, containing all of the important suttas (Discourses of the Buddha) on such key Buddhist concepts as the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon. Bhikkhu Bodhi's distinguished and precise translation, his insightful introductory materials, and his extensive notes guide the reader through this vast collection of the Buddha's ancient teachings. This is the third title in Wisdom Publications' award-winning Teachings of the Buddha Series, following The Long Discourses of the Buddha and The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. Like its two predecessors, and 2005's anthology of Discourses of the Buddha, this volume belongs in the library of every student of Buddhism.

Reading the Buddha s Discourses in Pali

Author	: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2020-12-08
ISBN 10	: 9781614296973
Pages	: 548 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book Reading the Buddha s Discourses in Pali written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned scholar-monk and bestselling translator Bhikkhu Bodhi’s definitive, practical guide on how to read ancient Buddhist texts in the original language. Bhikkhu Bodhi’s sophisticated and practical instructions on how to read the Pali of the Buddha’s discourses will acquaint students of Early Buddhism with the language and idiom of these sacred texts. Here the renowned English translator of the Pali Canon opens a window into key suttas from the Sa?yutta Nikaya, giving a literal translation of each sentence followed by a more natural English rendering, then explaining the grammatical forms involved. In this way, students can determine the meaning of each word and phrase and gain an intimate familiarity with the distinctive style of the Pali suttas—with the words, and world, of the earliest Buddhist texts. Ven. Bodhi’s meticulously selected anthology of suttas provides a systematic overview of the Buddha’s teachings, mirroring the four noble truths, the most concise formulation of the Buddha’s guide to liberation. Reading the Buddha’s Discourses in Pali shares with readers not only exceptional language instruction but also a nuanced study of the substance, style, and method of the early Buddhist discourses.

Anguttara Nikaya

Author	: Buddha Gotama
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2012-08-01
ISBN 10	: 1479112003
Pages	: 730 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (12 users)

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Download or read book Anguttara Nikaya written by Buddha Gotama and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anguttara Nikaya (literally "Increased by One Collection", also translated "Gradual Collection" or "Numerical Discourses") is the fourth of the five Nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka. This Nikaya consists of several thousand discourses ascribed to the Buddha and his chief disciples arranged in eleven books, according to the number of dhamma items referenced in them. The segments are short and easy to read, yet poignant in their messages. It contains many straightforward examples and even some inspiring words from the Buddha to his disciples.

The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha

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Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2012-11-13
ISBN 10	: 9781614290445
Pages	: 1944 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 1944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught in India during the fifth century B.C.E. To ensure that his legacy would survive the ravages of time, his direct disciples compiled records of the Buddha's teachings soon after his passing. In the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which prevails in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, these records are regarded as the definitive "word of the Buddha." Preserved in Pali, an ancient Indian language closely related to the language that the Buddha spoke, this full compilation of texts is known as the Pali Canon. At the heart of the Buddha's teaching were the suttas (Sanskrit sutras), his discourses and dialogues. If we want to find out what the Buddha himself actually said, these are the most ancient sources available to us. The suttas were compiled into collections called "Nikayas," of which there are four, each organized according to a different principle. The Digha Nikaya consists of longer discourses; the Majjhima Nikaya of middle-length discourses; the Samyutta Nikaya of thematically connected discourses; and the Anguttara Nikaya of numerically patterned discourses. The present volume, which continues Wisdom's famous Teachings of the Buddha series, contains a full translation of the Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara arranges the Buddha's discourses in accordance with a numerical scheme intended to promote retention and easy comprehension. In an age when writing was still in its infancy, this proved to be the most effective way to ensure that the disciples could grasp and replicate the structure of a teaching.

A guttara Nik ya

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Release Date	: 1999
ISBN 10	: UVA:X004397118
Pages	: 362 pages
Rating	: 4.X/5 (4 users)

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Download or read book A guttara Nik ya written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from the Anguttara Nikaya, Numerical Discourses of the Buddha brings together teachings of the Buddha ranging from basic ethical observances recommended to the busy man or woman of the world, to the more rigorous instructions on mental training prescribed for the monks and nuns. The Anguttara Nikaya is a part of the Pali Canon, the authorized recension of the Buddha's Word for followers of Theravada Buddhism, the form of Buddhism prevailing in the Buddhist countries of southern Asia.

Noble Truths Noble Path

Author	: Bodhi
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2023-02-14
ISBN 10	: 9781614298243
Pages	: 193 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book Noble Truths Noble Path written by Bodhi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliantly translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, this anthology of suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya takes us straight to the heart of the Buddha’s teaching on liberation through the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path—the two mainstays of Buddhist doctrine that illuminate the nature of things by generating direct insight into the teachings. These suttas all pertain to the ultimate good, the attainment of nibbana, or liberation. They illuminate the Buddha’s radical diagnosis of the human condition—and more broadly, the condition of all sentient existence—in light of the four noble truths. They underscore the pervasive flaws inherent in the round of rebirths, trace our existential predicament to its deepest roots, and lay out the path to unraveling our bondage and winning irreversible release. Ven. Bodhi arranged the chapters, each with its own introduction, to provide an overview of the Dhamma that mirrors the four noble truths, thus enabling students of Early Buddhism to see into the heart of the Buddha’s teachings as directly and clearly as possible.

Noble Truths Noble Path

Author	: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2023-02-14
ISBN 10	: 9781614297987
Pages	: 203 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book Noble Truths Noble Path written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned translator Bhikkhu Bodhi has crafted this anthology of suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya to enable students of Early Buddhism to penetrate into the heart of the Buddha’s teachings on the four noble truths and the eightfold path as directly and clearly as possible. The aim is to attain direct insight into foundational Buddhist teachings on liberation. Brilliantly translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, this anthology of suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya takes us straight to the heart of the Buddha’s teaching on liberation through the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path—the two mainstays of Buddhist doctrine that illuminate the nature of things by generating direct insight into the teachings. These suttas all pertain to the ultimate good, the attainment of nibbana, or liberation. They illuminate the Buddha’s radical diagnosis of the human condition—and more broadly, the condition of all sentient existence—in light of the four noble truths. They underscore the pervasive flaws inherent in the round of rebirths, trace our existential predicament to its deepest roots, and lay out the path to unraveling our bondage and winning irreversible release. Ven. Bodhi arranged the chapters, each with its own introduction, to provide an overview of the Dhamma that mirrors the four noble truths, thus enabling students of Early Buddhism to see into the heart of the Buddha’s teachings as directly and clearly as possible.

The Suttanipata

Author	: Bodhi
Publisher	: Wisdom Publications
Release Date	: 2017-09-26
ISBN 10	: 1614294291
Pages	: 1616 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (942 users)

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Download or read book The Suttanipata written by Bodhi and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 1616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark volume in the Teachings of the Buddha series translates the Suttanipata, a text that matches the Dhammapada in its concise power and its centrality to the Buddhist tradition. Celebrated translator Bhikkhu Bodhi illuminates this text and its classical commentaries with elegant renderings and authoritative annotations. The Suttanipata, or “Group of Discourses” is a collection of discourses ascribed to the Buddha that includes some of the most popular suttas of the Pali Canon, among them the Discourse on Loving-Kindness Sutta. The suttas are primarily in verse, though several are in mixed prose and verse. The Suttanipata contains discourses that extol the figure of the muni, the illumined sage, who wanders homeless completely detached from the world. Other suttas, such as the Discourse on Downfall and the Discourse on Blessings, establish the foundations of Buddhist lay ethics. The last two chapters—the Atthakavagga (Chapter of Octads) and the Parayanavagga (The Way to the Beyond)—are considered to be among the most ancient parts of the Pali Canon. The Atthakavagga advocates a critical attitude toward views and doctrines. The Parayanavagga is a beautiful poem in which sixteen spiritual seekers travel across India to meet the Buddha and ask him profound questions pertaining to the highest goal. The commentary, the Paramatthajotika, relates the background story to each sutta and explains each verse in detail. The volume includes numerous excerpts from the Niddesa, an ancient commentary already included in the Pali Canon, which offers detailed expositions of each verse in the Atthakavagga, the Parayanavagga, and the Rhinoceros Horn Sutta. Translator Bhikkhu Bodhi provides an insightful, in-depth introduction, a guide to the individual suttas, extensive notes, a list of parallels to the discourses of the Suttanipata, and a list of the numerical sets mentioned in the commentaries.

Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma

Author	: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher	: Pariyatti Publishing
Release Date	: 2012-11-06
ISBN 10	: 9781938754241
Pages	: 400 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (387 users)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Pariyatti Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who approach Buddhism as a system of mental development, this book is a reliable and accessible guide to understanding the significance of themes from the Pali discourses. Themes include grasping, right view, craving, passion, contemplation of feeling, happiness, and liberation. A rare combination of scholarly rigor and extensive meditation experience from the author provides veracity to these studies and explorations.

Buddhist Suttas for Recitation

Author	: Bhante Gunaratana
Publisher	: Wisdom Publications
Release Date	: 2019-09-24
ISBN 10	: 1614294895
Pages	: 250 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (948 users)

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Download or read book Buddhist Suttas for Recitation written by Bhante Gunaratana and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly produced book featuring carefully chosen selections from the Buddha’s teachings for use in recitation and reflection. Buddhist Suttas for Recitation provides everything you need to begin and maintain a practice of contemplative recitation and reflection. These practices will deepen your connection to Buddhism, strengthen your faith in the teachings, and nurture your intellectual understanding of the Dharma. This unique volume includes carefully chosen discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon—presented in inspiring and accessible English with accompanying Pali—that convey the essence of the Dharma. The introductory material explains the relationship between meditation and devotional practice, offers instructions on setting up an altar, and gives advice on how to use these texts to enhance one’s spiritual development.

Gautama Buddha

Author	: Zane M. Diamond
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Release Date	: 2021-04-30
ISBN 10	: 9789811617652
Pages	: 116 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (116 users)

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Download or read book Gautama Buddha written by Zane M. Diamond and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines some of the key elements of Buddhist education theory, in particular about educating for wisdom, the ultimate goal of Buddhist education. The teachings of Gautama Buddha have endured for thousands of years carried into the present era in schools, universities, temples, personal development courses, martial arts academies and an array of Buddhist philosophical societies across the globe. Philosophically, the ideas of the Buddha have held appeal across many cultures, but less is known about the underlying educational theories and practices that shape teaching and learning within Buddhist-inspired educational contexts. The chapters outline the development of the Buddha’s teachings, his broad approach to education and their relevance in the 21st century. Subsequently, the book reviews the history of the evolution of the various schools of Buddhist thought, their teaching and learning styles and the dissemination among Asia and later also the Western countries. The book discusses education theories and devices embedded within the Buddhist teachings, examining the works found in the Tipitaka, the Buddhist canon.

The Noble Eightfold Path

Author	: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher	: Pariyatti
Release Date	: 2000
ISBN 10	: 192870607X
Pages	: 131 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (6 users)

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Download or read book The Noble Eightfold Path written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Pariyatti. This book was released on 2000 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a clear, concise account of the Eightfold Path prescribed to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying cause of suffering--ignorance. Each step of the path is believed to cultivate wisdom through mental training, and includes an enlightened and peaceful middle path that avoids extremes. The theoretical as well as practical angles of each of the paths--right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration--are illustrated through examples from contemporary life. The work's final chapter addresses the Buddhist path and its culmination in enlightenment.

The Word of the Buddha 10

Author	: Tomas Morales y Duran
Publisher	: Independently Published
Release Date	: 2022-11-07
ISBN 10	: 9798362588151
Pages	: 0 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (625 users)

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Download or read book The Word of the Buddha 10 written by Tomas Morales y Duran and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Numbered" or "Numerical" Discourses are generally known as Aṅguttara Nikāya in Pāli, abbreviated AN. However, the Pāli tradition is also known as Ekottara ("one up" or "incremental"), i.e., the Incremental Collection, and this is the form generally found in northern collections. These collections arrange the texts in numbered sets, from one to eleven. Compared to the other nikāyas, they are more oriented to the lay community. The Ekottarikāgama (EA) in Chinese is a very unusual text, presenting a variety of variations in itself even when it comes to basic doctrines. It has much less in common with the Aṅguttara in Pāli than the other collections have with their counterparts. In addition, there is a partial Ekottarikāgama in Chinese, as well as a variety of individual discourses and fragments in Chinese and Sanskrit. In the first two books, the Ones and the Twos, we have a very interesting feature. Not in very readable material, as it was never intended to be read as a readable book. We do not find with lists called Mātikās, or watercourses, that is, figuratively speaking, channels along which oral teaching would flow; that is, headings for speech. These would probably have been written on thin metal plates long before attempts were made to write the speeches themselves. Such writing material, plates, or also letters carved in rocks, lent itself poorly to expansion. The second book, that of the Doses maintains the matrix structure of Mātikās of the previous book, serving as a mnemonic base of headings to be remembered, so it is not very readable and, therefore, its interest is very scarce. We can highlight AN 2.61, on the permanent female dissatisfaction as a very curious original contribution.

Eternal Legacy Wisdom Beyond Words

Author	: Sangharakshita
Publisher	: Windhorse Publications
Release Date	: 2020-04-07
ISBN 10	: 9781911407546
Pages	: 728 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (114 users)

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Download or read book Eternal Legacy Wisdom Beyond Words written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes The Eternal Legacy, an introduction to the canonical literature of Buddhism, and Wisdom Beyond Words, a commentary on several Perfection of Wisdom texts.

The Buddha s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

Author	: Bodhi
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Release Date	: 2016-12-13
ISBN 10	: 9781614293552
Pages	: 241 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (142 users)

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Download or read book The Buddha s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony written by Bodhi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An anthology of the writings of the Buddha on the subject of harmony selected and translated from the original Pali"--

The Poesis of Peace

Author	: Klaus-Gerd Giesen
Publisher	: Taylor & Francis
Release Date	: 2017-03-27
ISBN 10	: 9781317021162
Pages	: 220 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (17 users)

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Download or read book The Poesis of Peace written by Klaus-Gerd Giesen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the relations between the concepts of peace and violence with aesthetics, nature, the body, and environmental issues, The Poesis of Peace applies a multidisciplinary approach to case studies in both Western and non-Western contexts including Islam, Chinese philosophy, Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Established and renowned theologians and philosophers, such as Kevin Hart, Eduardo Mendieta, and Clemens Sedmak, as well as upcoming and talented young academics look at peace and non-violence through the lens of recent scholarly advances on the subject achieved in the fields of theology, philosophy, political theory, and environmentalism.