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The Buddha before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings

By Gil Fronsdal

Book information

Publisher
Shambhala
Year
2016
ISBN
1611803241, 9781611803242
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1172164 bytes)
Pages
192\0
Time added
2017-03-17 10:55:43
Fitness & Dieting;Sacred Writings;Buddhism;ReligioMeditation;Alternative Medicine;Health

Description

A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings.The Aṭṭhakavagga, or “Book of Eights,” is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it we find the Buddha’s teaching pared down to its most uncomplicated essence. Gil Fronsdal’s translation and commentary reveals the text’s central concern to be the joy that comes from recognizing and letting go of attachment to the illusory views that create suffering. It’s simple medicine that works for us today as well as it did for the Buddha’s first listeners.

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