{"product_id":"1724","title":"Lion's Roar :  Sihanada Suttas","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Pāli Canon, the Buddha describes his proclamation of the Dhamma as his \"lion's roar,\" a designation that the commentaries say implies the qualities of supremacy, fearlessness, and unchallengability. This 42-page booklet is an English translation of two suttas originally translated by the eminent English scholar monk Bhikkhu Ñ  amoli, which have been edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi, who has also provided introductions and notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first sutta (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shorter Discourse on the Lion's Roar\u003c\/strong\u003e, MN11) deals with the delicate question of whether different spiritual paths all lead to the same ultimate goal. The second sutta (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Discourse on the Lion's Roar\u003c\/strong\u003e, MN12) is a text of great scope and power in which the Buddha discloses the loftiness of his spiritual endowments. Spoken as a rebuttal to the charges of a renegade disciple, the sutta has had such a powerful impact that in ancient times it was also known as \"The Hair-Raising Discourse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"50. I would plunge into some awe-inspiring grove and dwell there a grove so awe-inspiring that normally it would make a man's hair stand up if he were not free from lust. When those cold wintry nights came I would dwell by night in the open and by day in the grove. In the last month of the hot season I would dwell by day in the open and by night in the grove. And there came to me spontaneously this stanza never heard before:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Chilled by night and scorched by day, Alone in awe-inspiring groves, Naked, no fire to sit beside, The sage yet pursues his quest.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"51. I would make my bed in a charnel ground with the bones of the dead for a pillow. And cowherd boys came up and spat on me, urinated on me, threw dirt at me, and poked sticks in my ears. Yet I do not recall that I ever aroused an evil mind (of hate) against them. Such was my abiding equanimity.\" (pp. 35-36)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can find a PDF eBook of this title for free \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\"\u003eon the BPS site\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBetween 1958 and 2002, a total of 334 individual physical Wheel Publication booklets were published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Those 334 booklets included 468 essays, tracts, and monographs; many were published as double or triple volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese classic Wheel booklets are not being reprinted; many are no longer available as single issues. We have the last print run in stock—the last existing physical booklets! If this specific Wheel No. is out of stock, please note that it won’t be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collected-wheels\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications series (BPE)—Pariyatti Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (Free PDF available per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFree PDF copies of individual booklets are available from the BPS website; some are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisted\u003c\/a\u003e, while others can be found via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle search feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nanamoli, Bhikkhu","offers":[{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108791324766,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108791357534,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108791390302,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108791423070,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108791455838,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108791488606,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108791521374,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108791554142,"sku":"BPS:403390","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/wheel_20390-391_20the_20lions_20roar.png?v=1760547812","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/1724","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}