Sayings of the Buddha : a selection of suttas from the Pali Nikayas / translated with an introduction and notes by Rupert Gethin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gethin, Rupert.

Series:

Oxford world's classics.

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Selections. English

Language:

English

Pali

Physical Description:

1 online resource (liv, 307 pages) : map.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

Translated from the Pali.

Summary:

This edition offers a new translation of a selection of the Buddha's most important sayings reflecting the full variety of material: biography of the Buddha, narrative, myth, short sayings, philosophical discourse, instruction on morality, meditation, and the spiritual life.

Contents:

Intro

PREFACE

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Note on the Text and Translation

Select Bibliography

Note on the Pronunciation of Pali and Sanskrit

Map: The Ganges Basin at the Time of the Buddha

SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA

FROM THE COLLECTION OF LONG SAYINGS

The Fruits of the Ascetic Life

The Buddha's Final Nibbana

King Mah&amp

#257

sudassana

The Origin of Things

Advice to Sig&amp

la

FROM THE COLLECTION OF MIDDLE-LENGTH SAYINGS

Establishing Mindfulness

The Stilling of Thoughts

The Simile of the Snake

The Short Dialogue with M&amp

lunkya

The Dialogue with Prince Bodhi

The Analysis of Acts

FROM THE COLLECTION OF GROUPED SAYINGS

From the Chapter with Verses

From the Chapter on Causes

From the Chapter on the Aggregates

From the Chapter on the Six Sense Spheres

From the Great Chapter

FROM THE COLLECTION OF NUMBERED SAYINGS

From the Section of Ones

From the Section of Twos

From the Section of Threes

From the Section of Fours

From the Section of Fives

From the Section of Sixes

From the Section of Sevens

From the Section of Eights

From the Section of Nines

From the Section of Tens

From the Section of Elevens

Explanatory Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-05347-7

9786612053474

0-19-153994-5

OCLC:

319510937