Basic Teachings of the Buddha (Modern Library Classics)

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In Basic Teachings of the Buddha, Glenn Wallis selects sixteen essential dialogues drawn from more than five thousand Pali-dialect suttas of the Buddhist canon. The result is a vibrant introductory guide to studying Buddhist thought, applying its principles to everyday life, and gaining a deeper understanding of Buddhist themes in modern literature. Focusing on the most crucial topics for todayx2019;s readers, Wallis presents writings that address modern psychological, religious, ethical, and philosophical concerns. This practical, inspiring, and engaging volume provides an overview of the history of Buddhism and an illuminating analysis of the core writings that personalizes the suttas for each reader. x201C;Glenn Wallis brings wisdom and compassion to this work of scholarship. Everyone should read this book.x201D;x2013;Christopher Queen, Harvard Universityx201C;A valuable sourcebook with a good selection of the fundamental suttas enhanced by an eloquent introduction and comprehensive notesx2013;altogether a very useful text.x201D; x2013;Peter Matthiessen (Roshi), author of The Snow Leopard and Nine-Headed Dragon Riverx201C;Glenn Wallisx2019;s new and accessible translations of some of the Buddhax2019;s lectures to his original students, along with Wallisx2019;s elegant guide to the texts, gives twenty-first-century readers in the modern West a fresh chance to learn from this teacher.x201D;x2013;Charles Hallisey, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Siddhartha Gautama (Pali: Siddhatta Gotama) (ca. 480-400 B.C.E.), widely known as x201C;the Buddhax201D; (x201C;the awakened onex201D;), was an Indian mendicant whose lucid instructions on the overcoming of human unease form the basis of Buddhism. Glenn Wallis has a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard. He is an associate professor of religion at the University of Georgia and teaches applied meditation at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, near Philadelphia. Wallis is the author of Mediating the Power of Buddhas and the translator and editor of the Modern Library edition of The Dhammapada.