Description

Aus dem Nachlass von Dr. Dieter George (1935-1985), Gesch�sf�hrer der Deutschen Morgenl�ischen Gesellschaft (ab 1977), Direktor der Orientabteilung der Staatsbibliothek Preu�scher Kulturbesitz (ab 1972) und Herausgeber des "Verzeichnis Orientalischer Handschriften in Deutschland" (VOHD, ab 1982). Umschlag defekt. Papierbedingt leicht gebr�t. - The Digha Nikaya (dighanikaya; "Collection of Long Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of (Theravada) Buddhism. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the Digha Nikaya include the Maha-parinibbana Sutta (DN 16), which described the final days and death of the Buddha, the Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31) in which the Buddha discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the Sama�hala (DN 2), Brahmajala Sutta (DN 1) which describes and compares the point of view of Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and the Po?hapada (DN 9) Suttas, which describe the benefits and practice of samatha meditation.

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