What the Buddha taught / Walpola Rahula ; with a foreword by Paul Demiéville and a collection of illustrative texts translated from the original Pali.
Series: An Evergreen bookPublication details: New York : Grove Press : Distributed by Random House, 1974.Edition: revised and expanded editionDescription: xvi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0802100562
- 9780802100566
- 0394178270
- 9780394178271
- 0802130313
- 9780802130310
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BSOP Library | GC | BQ4132 R12 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0047593 |
With texts from Suttas and Dhammapada
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141)
Buddhist attitude of mind -- First noble truth : dukkha -- Second noble truth : samudaya : "the arising of dukkha" -- Third noble truth : nirodha : "the cessation of dukkha" -- Fourth noble truth : magga : "the path" -- Doctrine of no-soul : anatta -- "Meditation" or mental culture : bhāvanā -- What the Buddha taught and the world today -- Selected texts. Setting in motion the wheel of truth ; Fire sermon ; Universal love ; Blessings ; Getting rid of all cares and troubles ; Parable of the piece of cloth ; Foundations of mindfulness ; Advice to Sigāla ; Words of truth ; Last words of the Buddha.
Clarifies the fundamental principles of Buddhist doctrine by explicating the original Pali text of the Tipitaka.
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