This volume offers a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya,
"The Connected Discourses of the Buddha," the third of the four
great collections in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Canon. The
Samyutta Nikaya consists of fifty-six chapters, each governed by a
unifying theme that binds together the Buddha's suttas or
discourses. The chapters are organized into five major parts.
The first, The Book with Verses, is a compilation of suttas
composed largely in verse. This book ranks as one of the most
inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon, showing the Buddha in
his full grandeur as the peerless "teacher of gods and humans." The
other four books deal in depth with the philosophical principles
and meditative structures of early Buddhism. They combine into
orderly chapters all the important short discourses of the Buddha
on such major topics as dependent origination, the five aggregates,
the six sense bases, the seven factors of enlightenment, the Noble
Eightfold Path, and the Four Noble Truths.
Among the four large Nikayas belonging to the Pali Canon, the
Samyutta Nikaya serves as the repository for the many shorter
suttas of the Buddha where he discloses his radical insights into
the nature of reality and his unique path to spiritual
emancipation. This collection, it seems, was directed mainly at
those disciples who were capable of grasping the deepest dimensions
of wisdom and of clarifying them for others, and also provided
guidance to meditators intent on consummating their efforts with
the direct realization of the ultimate truth.
The present work begins with an insightful general introduction to
the Samyutta Nikaya as a whole. Each of the five parts is also
provided with its own introduction, intended to guide the reader
through this vast, ocean-like collection of suttas.
To further assist the reader, the translator has provided an
extensive body of notes clarifying various problems concerning both
the language and the meaning of the texts.
Distinguished by its lucidity and technical precision, this new
translation makes this ancient collection of the Buddha's
discourses accessible and comprehensible to the thoughtful reader
of today. Like its two predecessors in this series,
"The Connected Discourses of the Buddha" is sure to merit a place
of honour in the library of every serious student of Buddhism.
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Wed, 24 Oct 2018 | Review
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The essence of wisdom. Beautifully bound in hardcover, and weighing in at more than 2000 pages. Every page, every line, is wondrous and illuminating. Its impossible to be disappointed with this purchase. I am deeply grateful that it is available from Loot.
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