The 'Pali Canon' is believed to represent the words of Siddhartha Gautama, the 'Buddha', as first recorded in Pali, an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka, in the first century BC. The Buddha was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher, who flourished in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains during the sixth or fifth century BC. Buddhism ranks today as the fourth largest religion, with an estimated 400 million followers globally, representing about 6% of the world's population. The 'Pali Canon' is structured into 'three baskets' (Tipitaka), covering monastic discipline, Buddha discourses and higher philosophy, providing a guide for personal enlightenment. Delphi's Eastern Treasures Series provides eReaders with rare and precious texts of Asian literature, featuring prominent works of history, religion and philosophy, complemented with the original texts. This comprehensive eBook presents major texts from all three baskets of the 'Pali Canon', with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the Buddha s life and suttas* Features a wide range of Pali Canon texts from all three baskets, in both English translation and the original Pali (Roman script)* Concise introduction to the major texts* Multiple translations of The Dhammapada, the seminal Buddhist text* Excellent formatting of the texts* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables* Provides a special dual English and Pali text of The Dhammapada , allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph ideal for students* Features a bonus biography, Bigandet s landmark study discover Gautama s ancient worldCONTENTS:Vinaya Pi?aka (Discipline Basket)Vinaya Texts (T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg translation, 1881)Sutta Pi?aka (Sayings Basket)The Dhammapada (F. Max Muller translation, 1870 and F. L. Woodward translation, 1921)The Sutta Nipata (V. Fausboll translation, 1881)Buddhist Suttas (T. W. Rhys Davids translation, 1881)The Milindapanha (T. W. Rhys Davids translation, 1894)The Digha-Nikaya (T. W. Rhys Davids translation, 1899)The Udana (Dawsonne Melanchthon Strong translation, 1902)Abhidhamma Pi?aka (Basket of Higher Doctrine)Dhammasangani (C. A. F. Rhys Davids)The Original TextsSelected Pali TextsThe Dual TextThe Dhammapada (Pali and English text)The BiographyThe Life or Legend of Gaudama (1858) by Paul Ambroise Bigandet
