Discourse on the All Embracing Net of Views: Brahmajala Sutta and Its Commentaries - Couverture rigide

Bodhi, Bhikkhu

 
9789552400520: Discourse on the All Embracing Net of Views: Brahmajala Sutta and Its Commentaries
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ISBN 10 : 955240052X ISBN 13 : 9789552400520
Editeur : Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka, 1998

Synopsis

The All-Embracing Net of Views (The Brahmajala Sutta), one of the Buddha's most important and profound discourses, weaves a net of sixty-two cases capturing all the speculative views on the self and the world. This book contains an accurate and readable translation of this discourse, as well as of its massive commentary and the subcommentary, allowing for a close in-depth study of the work. It also contains translations of three commentarial treatises that throw valuable sidelights on rarely known aspects of Theravada Buddhism. The long introduction by Bhkkhu Bodhi is itself a modern philosophical commentary on the sutta. It elucidates the key points of the discourse and explains the place f the Brahmajala in the overall structure of Buddhist thought. The Brhamajala is more than merely the first item in a collection of discourses. It is the gateway to the entire Teaching of the Buddha itself. Its central message must be grasped to ensure a correct understanding of the Teaching.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The All-Embracing Net of Views (The Brahmajala Sutta), one of the Buddha's most important and profound discourses, weaves a net of sixty-two cases capturing all the speculative views on the self and the world. This book contains an accurate and readable translation of this discourse, as well as of its massive commentary and the subcommentary, allowing for a close in-depth study of the work. It also contains translations of three commentarial treatises that throw valuable sidelights on rarely known aspects of Theravada Buddhism. The long introduction by Bhkkhu Bodhi is itself a modern philosophical commentary on the sutta. It elucidates the key points of the discourse and explains the place f the Brahmajala in the overall structure of Buddhist thought. The Brhamajala is more than merely the first item in a collection of discourses. It is the gateway to the entire Teaching of the Buddha itself. Its central message must be grasped to ensure a correct understanding of the Teaching.

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Éditeur
Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
955240052X
ISBN 13 
9789552400520
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
361
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Personne responsable
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