Sutta-Nipata Commentary BEING Paramatthajotika II Volume Vol. 3rd

About the book:-The Sutta Nipāta is a Buddhist scripture, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This landmark volume in the Teachings of the Buddha series translates the Suttanipata, a text that matches the Dhammapada in its concise power and its centrality to the Buddhist tradition. Celebrated translator Bhikkhu Bodhi illuminates this text and its classical commentaries with elegant renderings and authoritative annotations. The Suttanipata, or “Group of Discourses” is a collection of discourses ascribed to the Buddha that includes some of the most popular suttas of the Pali Canon, among them the Discourse on Loving-Kindness Sutta. The suttas are primarily in verse, though several are in mixed prose and verse. The Suttanipata contains discourses that extol the figure of the muni, the illumined sage, who wanders homeless completely detached from the world. Other suttas, such as the Discourse on Downfall and the Discourse on Blessings, establish the foundations of Buddhist lay ethics. The last two chapters—the Atthakavagga (Chapter of Octads) and the Parayanavagga (The Way to the Beyond)—are considered to be among the most ancient parts of the Pali Canon. The Atthakavagga advocates a critical attitude toward views and doctrines. The Parayanavagga is a beautiful poem in which sixteen spiritual seekers travel across India to meet the Buddha and ask him profound questions pertaining to the highest goal. The commentary, the Paramatthajotika, relates the background story to each sutta and explains each verse in detail. The volume includes numerous excerpts from the Niddesa, an ancient commentary already included in the Pali Canon, which offers detailed expositions of each verse in the Atthakavagga, the Parayanavagga, and the Rhinoceros Horn Sutta. About the Author :- (1882 – 1956) Helmer Smith was a Swedish Indologist. He studied from 1900 to 1904 in Uppsala, where he passed his examination as a Candidatus in Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, including Slavic and North Germanic languages. He continued his studies in Berlin from 1905-06 under Pischel and Geldner before he passed the examination in 1908 as Philosophiae Licentiatus. With his in-depth knowledge of the Pali manuscripts and his keen critical talent, he undoubtedly occupied the first place among contemporary Pali researchers. In 1921 he became a lecturer in Indology at Lund University. In 1927 he received an honorary doctorate there. From 1936 to 1947 he was professor of Sanskrit and comparative Indo-European language research at Uppsala University. The Title 'Sutta-Nipata Commentary BEING Paramatthajotika II written/authored/edited by HELMER SMITH', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121228510 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 281 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in PALI, ENGLISH. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 3rd