1st Edition

The Sutta-Nipata A New Translation from the Pali Canon

By H. Saddhatissa Copyright 1994
    148 Pages
    by Routledge

    148 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is one of the oldest collections of Buddhist discourses in the Pali canon; by far one of the most popular as well as the most important. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. A prime source work.

    Chapter 1 The Chapter of the Snake; Chapter 2 The Minor Chapter; Chapter 3 The Great Chapter; Chapter 4 The Chapter of the Eights; Chapter 5 The Chapter of the Way to the Beyond;

    Biography

    H. Saddhatissa


    "Those interested in reading the Sutta Nipata in prose and English will find here an alternative to
    other few published translations of these Buddhist scriptures, some with more traditional interpretations
    of the original Pali text."
    Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, The University of Oviedo