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Summary: a gem
Review: Excellent selection with a wonderful introduction. Words of wisdom that express some of the key ideas of the Master with a focus on advice for lay people and those who are undergoing the Training. A good primer for those who are preparing to tackle the major nikayas such as the Digha, Majjhima and Samyutta.
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Summary: Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
Review: I have found the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha very helpful.
It has the advantage of being in one volume over the Anguttara Nikaya's five volumes. The translation is in some ways an improvement over the older PTS version but I did find at least one sutta that had lost something in this translation. I am referring to VI, 44, which in this anthology is no. 123. The Anguttara Nikaya VI, 44 contained the words: .."he digs a pit for
himself who measures the measure of persons." In this anthology
these words are not used or anything resembling that analogy. Another sutta that is in the Anguttara Nikaya was either not included or if it was included it didn't mention an analogy that
the Buddha used regarding the worth of becoming. The words of the Buddha in that sutta were quite shocking and memorable having to do with excrement on the tip of a fingernail. The Buddha said that becoming is not even worth this much.
Rating:
Summary: Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
Review: I have found the Numerical Discourses of the Buddha very helpful.
It has the advantage of being in one volume over the Anguttara Nikaya's five volumes. The translation is in some ways an improvement over the older PTS version but I did find at least one sutta that had lost something in this translation. I am referring to VI, 44, which in this anthology is no. 123. The Anguttara Nikaya VI, 44 contained the words: .."he digs a pit for
himself who measures the measure of persons." In this anthology
these words are not used or anything resembling that analogy. Another sutta that is in the Anguttara Nikaya was either not included or if it was included it didn't mention an analogy that
the Buddha used regarding the worth of becoming. The words of the Buddha in that sutta were quite shocking and memorable having to do with excrement on the tip of a fingernail. The Buddha said that becoming is not even worth this much.
Rating:
Summary: Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
Review: This book is very good for all who want to know how to be a perfected one. There are many methods to practice and you can use them for your life. To me, I think it's great discourse.
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