The Buddha before Buddhism : wisdom from the early teachings
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Fronsdal, Gil, translator,
Published
Boulder : Shambhala, 2016.
ISBN
9781611803242, 1611803241
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Prairie State College - StacksBQ1419.5 .A8622 E5 2016On Shelf
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Published
Boulder : Shambhala, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 180 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781611803242, 1611803241
UPC
40026720999

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Includes bibliographical references.
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" ... A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings. One of the earliest of all Buddhist texts, the Atthakavagga, or Book of Eights, is a remarkable document, not only because it comes from the earliest strain of the literature--before the Buddha, as the title suggests, came to be thought of as a Buddhist --but also because its approach to awakening is so simple and free of adherence to any kind of ideology. Instead the Atthakavagga points to a direct and simple approach for attaining peace without requiring the adherence to doctrine. The value of the teachings it contains is not in the profundity of their philosophy or in their authority as scripture; rather, the value is found in the results they bring to those who live by them. Instead of doctrines to be believed, the Book of Eights describes means or practices for realizing peace. Gil Fronsdal's rigorous translation with commentary reveals the text to be of interest not only to Buddhists, but also to the ever-growing demographic of spiritual-but-not-religious, who seek a spiritual life outside the structures of religion." --,Provided by publisher.
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Translated from the Pali.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fronsdal, G. (2016). The Buddha before Buddhism: wisdom from the early teachings (First edition.). Shambhala.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fronsdal, Gil. 2016. The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom From the Early Teachings. Shambhala.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fronsdal, Gil. The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom From the Early Teachings Shambhala, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fronsdal, Gil. The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom From the Early Teachings First edition., Shambhala, 2016.

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