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The Long Discourses of the Buddha : A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha)
by Maurice Walshe (Translator)
Hardcover, 648 pages
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Published by Wisdom Pubns
Publication date: January 1,1996
Dimensions (in inches): 8.83 x 5.76 x 1.83
ISBN: 0861711033
Availability: On Order; usually shipped within 1-2 weeks.
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Technical Notes
- Introduction
- Summary of the Thirty-Four Suttas
- 1. Brahmajala Sutta: The Supreme Net - What the Teaching Is Not
- 2. Samannaphala Sutta: The Fruits of the Homeless Life
- 3. Ambattha Sutta: About Ambattha - Pride Humbled
- 4. Sonadanda Sutta: About Sonadanda - The Qualities of a True Brahmin
- 5. Kutadanta Sutta: About Kutadanta - A Bloodless Sacrifice
- 6. Mahali Sutta: About Mahali - Heavenly Sights, Soul and Body
- 7. Jaliya Sutta: About Jaliya
- 8. Mahasihanada Sutta: The Great Lion's Roar
- 9. Potthapada Sutta: About Potthapada - States of Consciousness
- 10. Subha Sutta: About Subha - Morality, Concentration, Wisdom
- 11. Kevaddha Sutta: About Kevaddha - What Brahma Didn't Know
- 12. Lohicca Sutta: About Lohicca - Good and Bad Teachers
- 13. Tevijja Sutta: The Threefold Knowledge - The Way to Brahma
- 14. Mahapadana Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Lineage
- 15. Mahanidana Sutta: The Great Discourse on Origination
- 16. Mahaparinibbana Sutta: The Great Passing - The Buddha's Last Days
- 17. Mahasudassana Sutta: The Great Splendour - A King's Renunciation
- 18. Janavasabha Sutta: About Janavasabha - Brahma Addresses the Gods
- 19. Mahagovinda Sutta: The Great Steward - A Past Life of Gotama
- 20. Mahasamaya Sutta: The Mighty Gathering Devas Come to See the Buddha
- 21. Sakkapanha Sutta: Sakka's Questions - A God Consults the Buddha
- 22. Mahasatipatthana Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness
- 23. Payasi Sutta: About Payasi - Debate with a Sceptic
- 24. Patika Sutta: About Patikaputta - The Charlatan
- 25. Udumbarika-Sihanada Sutta: The Great Lion's Roar to the Udumbarikans
- 26. Cakkavatti-Sihanada Sutta: The Lion's Roar on the Turning of the Wheel
- 27. Agganna Sutta: On Knowledge of Beginnings
- 28. Sampasadaniya Sutta: Serene Faith
- 29. Pasadika Sutta: The Delightful Discourse
- 30. Lakkhana Sutta: The Marks of a Great Man
- 31. Sigalaka Sutta: To Sigalaka Advice to Lay People
- 32. Atanatiya Sutta: The Atanata Protective Verses
- 33. Sangiti Sutta: The Chanting Together
- 34. Dasuttara Sutta: Expanding Decades
- Bibliography
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
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