Buddhas Ancient Path

Published by Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, Delhi, 2009

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Contents Preface. 1. The Buddha. 2. The Buddhist standpoint. 3. The Central conception of Buddhism (The four noble truths). The first noble truth Dukkha suffering. 4. The second noble truth Samudaya the arising of suffering. 5. The third noble truth Nirodha the cessation of suffering. 6. The threefold division of the noble eightfold path. 7. The fourth noble truth Magga the path right understanding (Samma ditthi). 8. Right thought (Samma samkappa). 9. Right speech (Samma vaca). 10. Right action (Samma kammanta). 11. Right livelihood (Samma ajiva). 12. Right effort (Samma vayama). 13. Right mindfulness (Samma sati). 14. Right concentration (Samma Samadhi). 15. Conclusion. Index. Many expositions of the Buddha's Teaching in English have appeared in recent year but a great number of them lack authenticity and do not represent the Buddha word correctly. The author have in all humility undertaken to set out as accurately as possible the Teaching of the Buddha as it is found in the Pali Canon the Tripitaka of the Theravada which has preserved of the oldest and most faithful tradition. This book therefore gives a comprehensive account of the central conception of Buddhism the Four Noble Truths With special emphasis on the Noble Eightfold Path which is Buddhism in practice. The author has named the book The Ancient Path (Puranamaggam) the very words used by the Buddha in reference to the Eightfold Path. As an introduction the first chapter gives a concise account of the life of the Buddha while the second sets out the correct standpoint of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are discussed at full length in the following chapters. A good deal space is devoted to Buddhist meditation as found in the suttas or discourses of the Buddha in Chapters 12 13 and 14. 264 pp.…

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Title
Buddhas Ancient Path
Author
Piyadassi Thera
Publisher
Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, Delhi
Publication year
2009
Condition
As New
Binding
Hardbound
Edition
Revised edition

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