Sutta Nipata: The Group of Discourses
(eAudiobook)

Grouping Information

Hoopla Extract Information

stdClass Object
(
    [year] => 2024
    [artist] => K. R. Norman
    [fiction] => 
    [coverImageUrl] => https://cover.hoopladigital.com/wfh_9781004164141_270.jpeg
    [titleId] => 16750683
    [isbn] => 9781004164141
    [abridged] => 
    [language] => ENGLISH
    [profanity] => 
    [title] => Sutta Nipata
    [demo] => 
    [segments] => Array
        (
        )

    [duration] => 5h 41m 0s
    [children] => 
    [artists] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => K. R. Norman
                    [artistFormal] => Norman, K. R.
                    [relationship] => AUTHOR
                )

            [1] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => Jinananda Jinananda
                    [artistFormal] => Jinananda, Jinananda
                    [relationship] => READER
                )

        )

    [genres] => Array
        (
            [0] => Religious
        )

    [price] => 3.38
    [id] => 16750683
    [edited] => 
    [kind] => AUDIOBOOK
    [active] => 1
    [upc] => 
    [synopsis] => It is widely accepted that the Sutta Nipata contains the earliest recorded version of the Buddha's teaching. It is an anthology of poetry and prose - 70 titled suttas of varied instruction and temperament arranged in five chapters.

At the start are two of its most famous suttas: The Snake, in which the actions of the practising bhikkhu approaching liberation is likened to a snake that 'leaves its old, worn-out skin'; and The Rhinoceros Horn, which expounds the virtue of solitude for those with serious spiritual intent. But this anthology is full of character and characters: the Buddha condemns caste (which still blights Indian society); he engages with a varied host of questioners, from householders and brahmins to spiritual seekers, clarifying their confusions and exhorting them to pursue a path of wisdom and compassion.

Uncompromising and ancient in tone, it offers a flavour of the very early days of the Buddha's teaching and the India of his time. K. R. Norman's authoritative translation ensures clarity and immediacy of comprehension.
    [url] => https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16750683
    [pa] => 
    [subtitle] => The Group of Discourses
    [publisher] => Ukemi Audiobooks from W. F. Howes Ltd
    [purchaseModel] => INSTANT
)