{"product_id":"the-suttanipata-an-ancient-collection-of-the-buddhas-discourses-together-with-its-commentaries-hardcover","title":"The Suttanipata: An Ancient Collection of the Buddha's Discourses Together with Its Commentaries - Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis landmark volume in the\u003ci\u003e Teachings of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e series translates the \u003ci\u003eSuttanipata, \u003c\/i\u003ea text that matches the \u003ci\u003eDhammapada\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSuttanipata\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"Group of Discourses\" is a collection of discourses ascribed to the Buddha that includes some of the most popular suttas of the Pali Canon, among them the\u003ci\u003e Discourse on \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoving-Kindness Sutta\u003c\/i\u003e. The suttas are primarily in verse, though several are in mixed prose and verse. The \u003ci\u003eSuttanipata\u003c\/i\u003e contains discourses that extol the figure of the \u003ci\u003emuni\u003c\/i\u003e, the illumined sage, who wanders homeless completely detached from the world. Other suttas, such as the \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Downfall \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e, establish the foundations of Buddhist lay ethics. The last two chapters--the Atthakavagga (Chapter of Octads) and the Parayanavagga (The Way to the Beyond)--are considered to be among the most ancient parts of the Pali Canon. The Atthakavagga advocates a critical attitude toward views and doctrines. The Parayanavagga is a beautiful poem in which sixteen spiritual seekers travel across India to meet the Buddha and ask him profound questions pertaining to the highest goal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The commentary, the \u003ci\u003eParamatthajotik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003e, relates the background story to each sutta and explains each verse in detail. The volume includes numerous excerpts from the \u003ci\u003eNiddesa\u003c\/i\u003e, an ancient commentary already included in the Pali Canon, which offers detailed expositions of each verse in the Atthakavagga, the Parayanavagga, and the \u003ci\u003eRhinoceros Horn Sutta\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Translator Bhikkhu Bodhi provides an insightful, in-depth introduction, a guide to the individual suttas, extensive notes, a list of parallels to the discourses of the \u003ci\u003eSuttanipata\u003c\/i\u003e, and a list of the numerical sets mentioned in the commentaries.","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695122985177,"sku":"9781614294290","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9781614294290.jpg?v=1778572537","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/the-suttanipata-an-ancient-collection-of-the-buddhas-discourses-together-with-its-commentaries-hardcover","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}