Reading the Buddha's Discourses in Pāli by Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Hardcover Book and eBook
- English and Pāli
- Author
- Bodhi, Bhikkhu
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Published
- December 2020
- Format
- Hardcover Book and eBook
- Language
- English and Pāli
- ISBN
- ISBN 9781614297000
Description
Description
Bhikkhu Bodhi s sophisticated and practical instructions on how to read the Pāli of the Buddha s discourses will provide students of early Buddhism and Pāli language an intimate acquaintance with the language and idiom of these sacred texts. Here the renowned English translator of the Pāli Canon opens a window onto key suttas from the Saṃyutta Nikāya, as he takes a sutta and gives a literal translation of each sentence followed by a more natural English rendering, after which he explains the meaning of each word and the grammatical forms involved. In doing so, students can determine the meaning of each word and phrase and gain familiarity with the distinctive idioms and style of expression in the Pāli suttas and thus gain an intimacy with the words, and world, of the earliest Buddhist writings.
Ven. Bodhi s meticulously selected anthology of suttas provides a systematic overview of the Buddha s teachings, mirroring the four noble truths, which is generally regarded as the most concise formulation of the Buddha s guide of liberation. Reading the Buddha s Discourses in Pāli shares with readers not only exceptional instruction in language acquisition and translation theory and practice but also a systematically nuanced study of the substance, style, and method of the major early Buddhist discourses.
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