{"product_id":"basic-teachings-of-the-buddha-a-new-translation-and-compilation-with-a-guide-to-reading-the-texts-paperback","title":"Basic Teachings of the Buddha: A New Translation and Compilation, with a Guide to Reading the Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBuddha\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBasic Teachings of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e, Glenn Wallis selects sixteen essential dialogues drawn from more than five thousand Pali-dialect suttas of the Buddhist canon. The result is a vibrant introductory guide to studying Buddhist thought, applying its principles to everyday life, and gaining a deeper understanding of Buddhist themes in modern literature. Focusing on the most crucial topics for today's readers, Wallis presents writings that address modern psychological, religious, ethical, and philosophical concerns. This practical, inspiring, and engaging volume provides an overview of the history of Buddhism and an illuminating analysis of the core writings that personalizes the suttas for each reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Glenn Wallis brings wisdom and compassion to this work of scholarship. Everyone should read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Christopher Queen, Harvard University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A valuable sourcebook with a good selection of the fundamental suttas enhanced by an eloquent introduction and comprehensive notes-altogether a very useful text.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Peter Matthiessen (Roshi), author of \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNine-Headed Dragon River\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Glenn Wallis's new and accessible translations of some of the Buddha's lectures to his original students, along with Wallis's elegant guide to the texts, gives twenty-first-century readers in the modern West a fresh chance to learn from this teacher.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Charles Hallisey, University of Wisconsin-Madison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiddhartha Gautama (Pali: Siddhatta Gotama) (ca. 480-400 B.C.E.), widely known as \"the Buddha\" (\"the awakened one\"), was an Indian mendicant whose lucid instructions on the overcoming of human unease form the basis of Buddhism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGlenn Wallis has a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard. He is an associate professor of religion at the University of Georgia and teaches applied meditation at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, near Philadelphia. Wallis is the author of \u003ci\u003eMediating the Power of Buddhas \u003c\/i\u003eand the translator and editor of the Modern Library edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Dhammapada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.96 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52754851201331,"sku":"9780812975239","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wUwq9rqhE_9780812975239.webp?v=1764374288","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/basic-teachings-of-the-buddha-a-new-translation-and-compilation-with-a-guide-to-reading-the-texts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}