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In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses From the Pali Canon

Bhikkhu Bodhi · 2005

A thematic anthology of suttas (discourses) selected from the four Nikāyas of the Pali Canon, organized progressively from elementary to profound teachings. Bhikkhu Bodhi presents the Buddha's wisdom on topics ranging from ethics and mental training to liberation, designed to provide both newcomers and experienced readers with a coherent framework for understanding early Buddhist doctrine.

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What this book knows

Liberation from suffering is possible through understanding impermanence, selflessness, and the conditioned nature of all experience.

Sex: Absent
Work: Absent
Learning: Present
Religion: Primary

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mortality

As long as ignorance and craving remain intact, the process will continue indefinitely — the defining crisis at the heart of the human condition.
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Because of not understanding the noble truth of suffering, you and I have roamed and wandered through this long course of saṃsāra.
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mind-and-cognition

'Empty is the world' — because it is empty of self and of what belongs to self.
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Through dispassion his mind is liberated. 'Destroyed is birth, the spiritual life has been lived, what had to be done has been done.'
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faith-and-doubt

Paying respect is most helpful for giving ear; giving ear is most helpful for hearing the Dhamma.
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Eternalism affirms an eternal self; annihilationism denies any survival beyond death. The Buddha rejects both as distorted views.
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Illuminates

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