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| Original Title: | Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha) |
| ISBN: | 0861713311 (ISBN13: 9780861713318) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Hardcover | Pages: 2080 pages Rating: 4.6 | 280 Users | 6 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya |
| Author | : | Bhikkhu Bodhi |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 2080 pages |
| Published | : | June 15th 2003 by Wisdom Publications (first published June 2000) |
| Categories | : | Religion. Buddhism. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Spirituality |
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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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Ratings: 4.6 From 280 Users | 6 ReviewsCritique Of Books The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
Outstanding , Bhikkhu Bodhi does a superb job at translating these Discourses .Basic reference, refer to it on a regular basis.
Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1944, he obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College (1966) and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School (1972).Drawn to Buddhism in his early 20s, after completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973,I think Bhikkhu Bodhi read and considered every criticism levelled at his previous offering, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, and determined to make darn sure he didn't have to hear those criticisms again. The result of his enterprise is an extremely detailed and careful treatment of the second largest collection in the Sutta Pitaka, the Samyutta Nikaya. For this review I'll first discuss briefly the place of the SN in Pali literature, and then give an overview of how BB has treated
The Samyutta NikayaThe Samyutta Nikaya -- Connected Discourses of the Buddha -- is an integral work of the Pali Canon of Buddhism, the Scripture of Theravada Buddhism. This work is also considered canonical by later schools of Buddhism. The Connected Discourses is a lengthy, difficult work which focuses on philosophical teachings and on meditation practice. It was probably written for advanced students unlike its companion volumes, the Mid-Length Discourses, (Majhima Nikaya) and the Long-Length
This is one of the four best books ever.The other three books are: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, and the Long Discourses of the Buddha. The Connected Discourses, Middle Length, and Numerical were all translated by Bhante Bhikkhu Bodhi. The Long Discourses was translated by Maurice Walshe. There are other translations of some or all of the contents of these books. Notable are the translations of Bhante Thanissaro Bhikkhu which are available in
Extremely well translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi this collection of texts is a gold mine for any Buddhist. As usual Bodhi footnotes everything so that one can be very clear on what technical terms are being used, get insights into the commetarial tradition regarding most texts, and be aware of difficult and alternate readings of passages.For a taste of some of the wonderfully varied material in the Saṃyutta you could read my write up of the "Anger Eating Yakkha".This is not a collection to read cover
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