The Suttanipata, 9781614294290
Hardcover
Buddha’s timeless wisdom: concise, powerful discourses for spiritual seekers.

The Suttanipata

an ancient collection of buddha's discourses

$190.53

  • Hardcover

    1568 pages

  • Release Date

    26 September 2017

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Summary

The Suttanipata: Ancient Wisdom of the Buddha

This landmark volume in the Teachings of the Buddha series translates the Suttanipata, a text that matches the Dhammapada in its concise power and its centrality to the Buddhist tradition. Celebrated translator Bhikkhu Bodhi illuminates this text and its classical commentaries with elegant renderings and authoritative annotations.

The Suttanipata, or “Group of Discourses” is a …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781614294290
ISBN-10:1614294291
Series:The Teachings of the Buddha
Author:Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publisher:Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Imprint:Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:1568
Release Date:26 September 2017
Weight:1.44kg
Dimensions:216mm x 137mm
About The Author

Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk originally from New York City. Ordained in 1972 in Sri Lanka, where he lived for over twenty years, he was the long-time president and chief editor for the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy. He currently resides at Chuang Yen Monastery in upstate New York. Renowned for his systematic and elegant translations of Buddhist texts, Venerable Bodhi has many important publications to his credit, including The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony, and In the Buddha’s Words.

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