The Buddhist Suttas: The Sacred Books of the East Part Eleven

by T.W. Rhys Davids (Translator)

The Buddhist The Sacred Books of the East V11 is a book translated by F. Max Muller that contains a collection of Buddhist texts known as Suttas. These texts are considered to be some of the most important and sacred writings in Buddhism. The book includes a variety of Suttas, including those that focus on the teachings of the Buddha, as well as those that explore topics such as meditation, ethics, and the nature of reality. The translations in this book are based on the original Pali language, which is the language in which many of the earliest Buddhist texts were written. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Buddhism, its teachings, and its history.1900. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Book of the Great Decease (Maha-Parinibbana Suttanta); The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness (Dhamma-Kakka-Ppavattana Sutta); On Knowledge of the Vedas (Tevigga Suttanta); If He Should Desire (Akankheyya Sutta); Barrenness and Bondage (Ketokhila Sutta); Legend of the Great King of Glory (Maha-Sudas-Sana Suttanta); and All the Asavas (Sabbasava Sutta). See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Buddhism

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1881

About the author

Thomas William Rhys Davids was a British scholar of the Pāli language, founder of the Pali Text Society, and Chair of Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester. He took an active part in founding the British Academy and London School for Oriental Studies.