Buddha S Word

Author : Bodhi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780861714919

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In the Buddha's Words by Bodhi Pdf

"This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings in his own words. The American scholar monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight. A concise informative introduction precedes each chapter, guiding the reader toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow." "In the Buddha's Words allows even readers unacquainted with Buddhism to grasp the significance of the Buddha's contributions to our world heritage. Taken as a whole, these texts bear eloquent testimony to the breadth and intelligence of the Buddha's teachings, and point the way to an ancient yet ever vital path. Students and seekers alike will find this systematic presentation indispensable."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Bodhi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861719969

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In the Buddha's Words by Bodhi Pdf

This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight. A concise, informative introduction precedes each chapter, guiding the reader toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow. In the Buddha's Words allows even readers unacquainted with Buddhism to grasp the significance of the Buddha's contributions to our world heritage. Taken as a whole, these texts bear eloquent testimony to the breadth and intelligence of the Buddha's teachings, and point the way to an ancient yet ever-vital path. Students and seekers alike will find this systematic presentation indispensable.

Author : James W. Gair,W. S. Karunatillake
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9788120814400

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A New Course in Reading Pali by James W. Gair,W. S. Karunatillake Pdf

This book is intended and serve as an introduction to the reading of Pali texts. For that purpose, it uses authentic readings especially compiled for the purpose drawn largely from Theravada canonical works, both prose and poetry. The reading are in Roman script, and carefully graded for difficulty, but they have also been selected so that each of them is a meaningful and complete reading in itself, so as to introduce some basic concepts and ways of thought of Theravada Buddhism. This book thus offers and opportunity to become acquainted with the ways in which the teachings of the Buddha are embodied in the language, a sense that it impossible to determine from English translations. The book contains 12 lessons. Each of them has three parts: (1) a set of basic readings and an accompanying glossary, (2) grammatical notes on the forms in the less, and (3) a set of further readings with its own glossary. The further readings introduce no new grammatical points, but reinforce ones already presented and give further practice in them. The work concludes, fittingly, with the Buddhaês first sermon, The Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. A cumulative glossary and index to the grammar is also provided. The text has been used successfully in its preliminary form at several universities, but it may also be used for self-study.

Author : BHIKKHU. NYANATILOKA
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033018244

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WORD OF THE BUDDHA by BHIKKHU. NYANATILOKA Pdf

Author : Bodhi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614293736

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The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony by Bodhi Pdf

In a world of conflict and strife, how can we be advocates of peace and justice? In this volume acclaimed scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi has collected and translated the Buddha’s teachings on conflict resolution, interpersonal and social problem-solving, and the forging of harmonious relationships. The selections, all drawn from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of the Buddha’s discourses, are organized into ten thematic chapters. The chapters deal with such topics as the quelling of anger, good friendship, intentional communities, the settlement of disputes, and the establishing of an equitable society. Each chapter begins with a concise and informative introduction by the translator that guides us toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow. In times of social conflict, intolerance, and war, the Buddha’s approach to creating and sustaining peace takes on a new and urgent significance. Even readers unacquainted with Buddhism will appreciate these ancient teachings, always clear, practical, undogmatic, and so contemporary in flavor. The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony will prove to be essential reading for anyone seeking to bring peace into their communities and into the wider world.

Author : Bhikkhu Nyanatiloka
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781473351196

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The Word Of The Buddha; An Outline Of The Ethico-Philosophical System Of The Buddha In The Words Of The Pali Canon, Together With Explanatory Notes by Bhikkhu Nyanatiloka Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : LCCN:sa64007535

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The Word of the Buddha by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maria Heim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190906672

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Voice of the Buddha by Maria Heim Pdf

What would a Buddhist theory of texts look like through the lens of the 5th-century thinker Buddhaghosa? In Voice of the Buddha, Maria Heim reads from the principal commentator, editor, and translator of the Theravada intellectual tradition, yielding fresh insight into all three collections of the early Pali texts: Vinaya, the Suttas, and the Abhidhamma. Buddhaghosa considered the Buddha to be omniscient, the Buddha's words to be "oceanic." Every word, passage, book--indeed the corpus as a whole--is taken to be "endless and immeasurable" in Buddhaghosa's view. Commentarial practice thus requires disciplined methods of expansion, drawing out the endless possibilities for meaning and application. Heim considers Buddhaghosa's theories of texts, and follows his practices of exegesis to discover how he explored scripture's infinity. By examining the significance of the immeasurability of scripture in commentarial practice and as a general principle, this book offers new tools to understand the huge scriptural and commentarial literature of the Pali tradition. And by taking seriously a traditional commentator's theory of texts, it beckons us to learn from commentaries themselves how we might read and interpret them and the texts on which they comment.

Author : George Doherty Bond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Hinayana Buddhism
ISBN : UVA:X002549314

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The Word of the Buddha by George Doherty Bond Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9552401933

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The Buddha's Teaching in His Own Words by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nyanaponika (Thera),Hellmuth Hecker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780861713813

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Great Disciples of the Buddha by Nyanaponika (Thera),Hellmuth Hecker Pdf

This book is a compilation of twenty-four life stories of the closest and most eminent of the Buddha's personal disciples.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1936 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614290445

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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha by Anonim Pdf

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.

Author : Hooper, Richard
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781571746801

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Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, and Lao Tzu by Hooper, Richard Pdf

Draws parallels between different religious faiths by presenting side-by-side comparisons of four leaders' teachings on topics such as knowledge, suffering, death, and liberation, along with commentaries for each topic.

Author : Damien Keown
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191579172

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A Dictionary of Buddhism by Damien Keown Pdf

This new dictionary, now available in paperback as part of the best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series, covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism, and includes all Buddhist schools and cultures. Over 2,000 broad-ranging entries cover beliefs, doctrines, major teachers and scholars, place names, and artefacts, in a clear and concise style. The text is illustrated with line drawings of religious structures, iconographic forms and gestures, and ritual objects. Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for difficult names and terms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861719792

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The Long Discourses of the Buddha by Anonim Pdf

This book offers a complete translation of the Digha Nikaya, the long discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This collection--among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings, given in India two and a half thousand years ago--consists of thirty-four longer-length suttas, or discourses, distinguished as such from the middle-length and shorter suttas of the other collections. These suttas reveal the gentleness, compassion, power, and penetrating wisdom of the Buddha. Included are teachings on mindfulness (Mahasatipatthana Sutta); on morality, concentration, and wisdom (Subha Sutta); on dependent origination (Mahanidrana Sutta); on the roots and causes of wrong views (Brahmajala Sutta); and a long description of the Buddha's last days and passing away (Mahaparinibbana Sutta); along with a wealth of practical advice and insight for all those travelling along the spiritual path. Venerable Sumedho Thera writes in his foreword: "[These suttas] are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience, with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words." Introduced with a vivid account of the Buddha's life and times and a short survey of his teachings, The Long Discourses of the Buddha brings us closer in every way to the wise and compassionate presence of Gotama Buddha and his path of truth.