Description
The chief aim of this book is to provide a collection of passages taken from the Buddha's early discourses that provide guidance for facing disease and death. The present anthology focuses on the theme of compassion, and is concerned with anukampa: compassion as the underlying motivation in altruistic action. The author draws on his own translations from the Chinese Agama collection, presented here for the first time, alongside their counterparts from the Pali texts, enabling readers to compare the parallel versions in English translation. Taken together with Analayo's practical commentary we gain a first-hand impression of what early Buddhism had to say about disease and death.
Author: Bhikkhu Analayo
Publisher: Windhorse Publications (UK)
Published: 02/14/2017
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781909314726
ISBN10: 1909314722
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
About the Author
Analayo is a professor of Buddhist Studies at the Sri Lanka International Academy in Pallekele. He teaches at the Center for Buddhist Studies of the University of Hamburg and researches at the Dharma Drum Buddhist College in Taiwan. Analayo's published works include Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization (2003), Perspectives on Satipatthana (2014) and Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation (2015).