Sayings of the Buddha

Gethin, Rupert [Übers.]:
Sayings of the Buddha : new translations from the Pali Nikayas / translated by Rupert Gethin. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - liv, 307 S. : Kt. - (Oxford world's classics)
ISBN 978-0-19-283925-1 / 0-19-283925-X
£ 9,99

Beschreibung
Gotama the Buddha, who lived the life of a wandering ascetic in northern India during the fifth century BCE, is looked to as the founder of one of the world's major religions. One of the main sources for knowledge of his teachings is the four Pali Nikayas or 'collections' of his sayings. Written in Pali, an ancient Indian language closely related to Sanskrit, the Nikayas are among the oldest Buddhist texs and consist of more than one and a half million words. This new translation offers a selection of the Buddha's most important sayings reflecting the full variety of material contained in the Nikayas: the central themes of the Buddha's teaching (his biography, philosophical discourse, instruction on morality, meditation, and the spiritual life) and the range of literary style (myth, dialogue, narrative, short sayings, verse). [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Abbreviations. xi
Introduction. xiii
Note on the text and translation. xliv
Select bibliography. l
Note on the pronunciation of Pali and Sanskrit. liii
Map. lv
SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA
1. From the Collection of Long Sayings. 3
- The Fruits of the Ascetic Life (Sāmaññaphala-sutta). 5
- The Buddha's Final Nibbana (Mahāparinibbāna-sutta). 37
- King Mahāsudassana (Mahāsudassana-sutta). 98
- The Origin of Things (Aggañña-sutta). 116
- Advice to Sigāla (Sigālovāda-sutta). 129
2. From the Collection of Middle-length Sayings. 139
- Establishing Mindfulness (Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta). 141
- The Simile of the Snake (Alagaddūpama-sutta). 156
- The Short Dialogue with Māluṅkya (Cūḷa-Māluṅkya-sutta). 168
- The Dialogue with Prince Bodhi (Bodhirājakumāra-sutta). 173
- The Analysis of Acts (Mahā-Kammavibhaṅga-sutta). 195
3. From the Collection of Grouped Sayings. 205
- From the Chapter with Verses (Sagātha-vagga). 209
- From the Chapter on Causes (Nidāna-vagga). 210
- From the Chapter on the Aggregates (Khandha-vagga). 216
- From the Chapter on the Six Sense Spheres (Saḷāyatana-vagga). 222
- From the Great Chapter (Mahā-vagga). 226
4. From the Collection of Numbered Sayings. 247
- From the Section of Ones. 250
- From the Section of Twos. 251
- From the Section of Threes. 251
- From the Section of Fours. 256
- From the Section of Fives. 259
- From the Section of Sixes. 260
- From the Section of Sevens. 261
- From the Section of Eights. 263
- From the Section of Nines. 265
- From the Section of Tens. 266
- From the Section of Elevens. 268
Explanatory notes. 271
Index. 293

Übersetzer
RUPERT GETHIN, Reader in Buddhist Studies, University of Bristol. Profile page.

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