
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
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At the heart of the Buddha's teaching were the suttas (Sanskrit sutras), his discourses and dialogues. If we want to find out what the Buddha himself actually said, these are the most ancient sources available to us. The suttas were compiled into collections called "Nikayas," of which there are four, each organized according to a different principle. The Digha Nikaya consists of longer discourses; the Majjhima Nikaya of middle-length discourses; the Samyutta Nikaya of thematically connected discourses; and the Anguttara Nikaya of numerically patterned discourses.
The present volume, which continues Wisdom's famous Teachings of the Buddha series, contains a full translation of the Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara arranges the Buddha's discourses in accordance with a numerical scheme intended to promote retention and easy comprehension. In an age when writing was still in its infancy, this proved to be the most effective way to ensure that the disciples could grasp and replicate the structure of a teaching.
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- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Key to the Pronunciation of Pali
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Thematic Guide to the A?guttara Nikaya
- 1. The Book of the Ones
- 2. The Book of the Twos
- 3. The Book of the Threes
- 4. The Book of the Fours
- 5. The Book of the Fives
- 6. The Book of the Sixes
- 7. The Book of the Sevens
- 8. The Book of the Eights
- 9. The Book of the Nines
- 10. The Book of the Tens
- 11. The Book of the Elevens
- Notes
- Appendixes
- 1. Expanded Parallels in the A?guttara Nikaya
- 2. Composite Numerical Suttas in the A?guttara Nikaya
- Pali-English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Indexes
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- Of Similes and Parables
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