{"product_id":"4240","title":"Numerical Discourses of the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"\u003eNow Available!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Google Preview button to have a look inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/previewlib.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781614290445'); \u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis long awaited translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi, has just been published. It is the fourth volume in Wisdom Publications' famous  Teachings of the Buddha  series. It is a full translation of the \u003cem\u003eAnguttara Nikaya.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the Buddha s teaching were the \u003cem\u003esutras\u003c\/em\u003e (Sanskrit \u003cem\u003esutras\u003c\/em\u003e), 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 \u003cem\u003esutras\u003c\/em\u003e were compiled into collections called  Nikayas  of which there are five, each organized according to a different principle. The \u003cem\u003eDigha Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e consists of longer discourses; the \u003cem\u003eMajjhima Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e of middle-length discourses; the \u003cem\u003eSamyutta Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e of thematically connected discourses; the \u003cem\u003eAnguttara Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e of numerically patterned discourses; and the fifth, \u003cem\u003eKhuddhaka Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e, known as the minor collection.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe present volume, which continues Wisdom Publications' famous  Teachings of the Buddha  series, contains a full translation of the \u003cem\u003eAnguttara Nikaya\u003c\/em\u003e. It 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLike 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Bodhi, Bhikkhu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101753643102,"sku":"250407","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/25xxxx.jpg?v=1760548262","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/4240","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}