Connected Discourses of the Buddha

Informationen zum Autor Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City, born in 1944. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School. After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973, both under the leading Sri Lankan scholar-monk, Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya (1896-1998). From 1984 to 2002 he was the editor for the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, where he lived for ten years with the senior German monk, Ven. Nyanaponika Thera (1901-1994), at the Forest Hermitage. He returned to the U.S. in 2002. He currently lives and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. Ven. Bodhi has many important publications to his credit, either as author, translator, or editor. These include The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha ( Majjhima Nikaya , 1995), The Connected Discourses of the Buddha ( Samyutta Nikaya , 2000), and The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha ( Anguttara Nikaya , 2012). In 2008, together with several of his students, Ven. Bodhi founded Buddhist Global Relief, a nonprofit supporting hunger relief, sustainable agriculture, and education in countries suffering from chronic poverty and malnutrition. Klappentext This is a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, containing all of the important suttas ("Discourses of the Buddha") on such key Buddhist concepts as the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. "The Connected Discourses of the Buddha" ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon. Bhikkhu Bodhi's distinguished and precise translation, his insightful introductory materials, and his extensive notes guide the reader through this vast collection of the Buddha's ancient teachings. This is the third title in Wisdom Publications' award-winning Teachings of the Buddha Series, following "The Long Discourses of the Buddha" and "The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha." Like its two predecessors, and 2005's anthology of "Discourses of the Buddha, " this volume belongs in the library of every student of Buddhism. ...

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This is a complete translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, containing all of the important suttas ("Discourses of the Buddha") on such key Buddhist concepts as the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the Noble Eightfold Path. "The Connected Discourses of the Buddha" ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon. Bhikkhu Bodhi's distinguished and precise translation, his insightful introductory materials, and his extensive notes guide the reader through this vast collection of the Buddha's ancient teachings. This is the third title in Wisdom Publications' award-winning Teachings of the Buddha Series, following "The Long Discourses of the Buddha" and "The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha." Like its two predecessors, and 2005's anthology of "Discourses of the Buddha, " this volume belongs in the library of every student of Buddhism.

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