| Description |
648 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Teachings of the Buddha |
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Teachings of the Buddha.
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| Contents |
Summary of the Thirty-Four Suttas -- 1. Brahmajala Sutta: The Supreme Net - What the Teaching Is Not -- 2. Samannaphala Sutta: The Fruits of the Homeless Life -- 3. Ambattha Sutta: About Ambattha - Pride Humbled -- 4. Sonadanda Sutta: About Sonadanda - The Qualities of a True Brahmin -- 5. Kutadanta Sutta: About Kutadanta - A Bloodless Sacrifice -- 6. Mahali Sutta: About Mahali - Heavenly Sights, Soul and Body -- 7. Jaliya Sutta: About Jaliya -- 8. Mahasihanada Sutta: The Great Lion's Roar -- 9. Potthapada Sutta: About Potthapada - States of Consciousness -- 10. Subha Sutta: About Subha - Morality, Concentration, Wisdom -- 11. Kevaddha Sutta: About Kevaddha - What Brahma Didn't Know -- 12. Lohicca Sutta: About Lohicca - Good and Bad Teachers -- 13. Tevijja Sutta: The Threefold Knowledge - The Way to Brahma -- 14. Mahapadana Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Lineage -- 15. Mahanidana Sutta: The Great Discourse on Origination -- 16. Mahaparinibbana Sutta: The Great Passing - The Buddha's Last Days -- 17. Mahasudassana Sutta: The Great Splendour - A King's Renunciation -- 18. Janavasabha Sutta: About Janavasabha - Brahma Addresses the Gods -- 19. Mahagovinda Sutta: The Great Steward - A Past Life of Gotama -- 20. Mahasamaya Sutta: The Mighty Gathering Devas Come to See the Buddha -- 21. Sakkapanha Sutta: Sakka's Questions - A God Consults the Buddha -- 22. Mahasatipatthana Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness -- 23. Payasi Sutta: About Payasi - Debate with a Sceptic -- 24. Patika Sutta: About Patikaputta - The Charlatan -- 25. Udumbarika-Sihanada Sutta: The Great Lion's Roar to the Udumbarikans -- 26. Cakkavatti-Sihanada Sutta: The Lion's Roar on the Turning of the Wheel -- 27. Agganna Sutta: On Knowledge of Beginnings -- 28. Sampasadaniya Sutta: Serene Faith -- 29. Pasadika Sutta: The Delightful Discourse -- 30. Lakkhana Sutta: The Marks of a Great Man -- 31. Sigalaka Sutta: To Sigalaka Advice to Lay People -- 32. Atanatiya Sutta: The Atanata Protective Verses -- 33. Sangiti Sutta: The Chanting Together -- 34. Dasuttara Sutta: Expanding Decades |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-529) and index |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Sacred books.
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Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- Sutta-Digha Nikaya
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| Author |
Walshe, Maurice O'C. (Maurice O'Connell), translator
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| LC no. |
95011288 |
| ISBN |
0861711033 (alk. paper) |
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