The Sutta-Nipata: A New Translation from the Pali Canon
The Sutta-Nipata: A New Translation from the Pali Canon By H. Saddhatissa
2013 | 148 Pages | ISBN: 0700701818 | EPUB | 1 MB
2013 | 148 Pages | ISBN: 0700701818 | EPUB | 1 MB
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. Translator The Ven. Prof. Hammalawa Saddhatissa Maha Thera (1914–1990) was an ordained Buddhist monk, missionary and author from Sri Lanka, educated in Varanasi, London, and Edinburgh.He was a contemporary of and in many ways equal to Walpola Rahula, also of Sri Lanka. (Wikipedia)