The chief aim of this book is to provide a collection of passages taken from the Buddhas early discourses that provide guidance for facing disease and death. The present anthology focuses on the theme of compassion, and is concerned withanukampacompassion as the underlying motivation in altruistic action. The author draws on his own translations from the ChineseAgamacollection, 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 Analayos practical commentary we gain a firsthand impression of what early Buddhism had to say about disease and death.

Binding: Paperback;322 pages; Publisher: Windhorse Publications; Classification: HREP; Weight: 602 g; Dimensions: 233 x 157 x 21

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