The Path of Purification
Visuddhimagga
By Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa; Bhikkhu Nanamoli (Translator)
(Pariyatti Publishing, Paperback, 9781928706014, 950pp.)
Publication Date: September 2003
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Buddhism - General
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One of Buddhism’s foundational texts, the Visuddhimagga is a systematic examination and condensation of Buddhist doctrine and meditation technique. The various teachings of the Buddha found throughout the Pali canon are organized in a clear, comprehensive path leading to the final goal of nibbana, the state of complete purification. Originally composed in the fifth century, this new translation provides English speakers insights into this foundational text. In the course of this treatise full and detailed instructions are given on 40 subjects of meditation aimed at concentration, an elaborate account of Buddhist Abhidhamma philosophy, and explicit descriptions of the stages of insight culminating in final liberation. This replaces 9552400236.
Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa composed the Visuddhimagga in the early part of the fifth century. Bhikkhu Ñanamoli was ordained as a monk in Sri Lanka, where he spent 11 years translating the texts of the Theravada Buddhism. He was the author of The Discourse on Right View, Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, and The Life of the Buddha.
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