Walpola Sri Rahula ; with a foreword by Paul Demiéville and a collection of illustrative texts translated from the original Pali
Second and enlarged edition
New York :
Grove Press,
1974
xvi, 151 page, 16 pages of plates :
illustrations ;
21 cm
Evergreen ;
E-641
"An Evergreen Book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141) and index
The Buddhist attitude of mind -- The first noble truth : dukkha -- The second noble truth : samudaya : "the arising of dukkha" -- The third noble truth : nirodha : "the cessation of dukkha" -- The fourth noble truth : magga : "the path" -- The doctrine of no-soul : anatta -- "Meditation" or mental culture : bhāvanā -- What the Buddha taught and the world today -- Selected texts. Setting in motion the wheel of truth -- The fire sermon -- Universal love -- Blessings -- Getting rid of all cares and troubles -- The parable of the piece of cloth -- The foundations of mindfulness -- Advice to Sigāla -- The words of truth -- The last words of the Buddha
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