Buddhist Suttas (Sacred Books of the East)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: September 21, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780700715497
Subjects: Buddhism; Sacred texts; Social Science; Religion - World Religions; Sociology; Buddhism - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Ethnic Studies - General
First sentence: ON being asked to contribute a volume of translations from the Pali Suttas to the important series of which this work forms a part, the contributor has to face the difficulty of choosing from the stores of a nearly unknown literature- a difficulty arising from the embarrassment, not of poverty, but of wealth.