This editions contains the entire Vinaya Pitaka ("Basket of Guidance") in one volume.
The first of the three baskets (pitaka) contains rules and organizational matter
of the Buddhist monastic order as well as stories and background information on
the cultural and social life at the time of the Buddha.
The Majjhima Nikaya, or "Middle Length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the second of the five Nikayas (collections) of the Sutta Pitaka.
This Nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the Buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching concerning all aspects of the Buddha's teachings.
The Samyutta Nikaya or "Connected Discourses" of the Buddha is the third great
collection of the Buddha's discourses preserved in the Pali Canon -containing
all of the important short suttas on such major topics as the Four Noble Truths,
dependent origination, the five groups of grasping, the six sense faculties, the
seven factors of awakening, and the Noble Eightfold Path. This complete study
edition contains the unabridged Pali text in Roman characters. The Samyutta
Nikaya ranks as one of the most inspiring compilations in the Buddhist canon and
is now more accessible than ever through this one volume paperback edition.
The Anguttara Nikaya (literally "Increased by One Collection", also translated
"Gradual Collection" or "Numerical Discourses") is the fourth of the five
Nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka. This Nikaya consists of several
thousand discourses ascribed to the Buddha and his chief disciples arranged in
eleven books, according to the number of dhamma items referenced in them. The
segments are short and easy to read, yet poignant in their messages. It contains
many straightforward examples and even some inspiring words from the Buddha to
his disciples. e Majjhima Nikaya, or "Middle Length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the second of the five Nikayas (collections) of the Sutta Pitaka.
This Nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the Buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching concerning all aspects of the Buddha's teachings. />
Complete study edition in one single volume.
One of Buddhism's foundational texts, the Visuddhimagga is a systematic
examination and condensation of Buddhist doctrine and meditation technique. The
various teachings of the Buddha found throughout the Pali canon are organized in
a clear, comprehensive path leading to the final goal of nibbana, the state of
complete purification. Originally composed in the fifth century by scholar monk
and commentator Buddhaghosa this great compendium of Buddhist practice according
to the ancient commentarial tradition will give astonishing insights into
Buddhist practice. In the course of this treatise full and detailed instructions
are given on 40 subjects of meditation aimed at concentration, an elaborate
account of Buddhist Abhidhamma philosophy, and explicit descriptions of the
stages of insight culminating in final liberation. The Visuddhimagga played a
crucial part in all revival efforts of Buddhist meditation practice during the
last one hundred years and inspired Jhana as well as Vipassana practitioners
around the globe.
