The Udana: The Solemn Utterances of the Buddha (Bilingual Edition)

by Gautama Buddha and Buddha Gotama

The Udana, the third book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, offers a rich collection of short suttas, each of which culminates in a short verse uttered by the Buddha. Altogether there are eighty suttas, arranged in eight vaggas, or chapters. The Udana contains important Suttas dealing with the concept of Nibbana and Insight Meditation. It is also from here that the famous simile of the blind men and an elephant found its way into world literature. This unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517013437
• ISBN13: 9781517013431
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"