The Debate of King Milinda: An Abridgement of The Milinda Panha [Hardcover]

Bhikkhu Pesala (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1998

It presents Buddhist doctrine in a very attractive and memorable form as a dialogue between a Bactrian Greek king, Milinda, who plays the 'Devil's Advocate' and a Buddhist sage, Nagasena. The topics covered include most of those questions commonly asked by Westerners such as "If there is no soul, what is it that is reborn?" and "If there is no soul, who is talking to you now?"

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Text: English

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Bhikkhu Pesala is an English monk trained in Vipassana Meditation and ordained in 1979 by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. In 1995, he founded the Association for Insight Meditation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 134 pages
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass; 1st edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120808932
• ISBN-13: 978-8120808935
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Jewel of post-canonical Pali Buddhist literature, November 28, 2007

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This review is from: The Debate of King Milinda: An Abridgement of The Milinda Panha (Hardcover)

This book is wonderful, after the Visudhimmaga this book is by far the most important and useful post canonical Pali commentary. it is a philosophical debate between the venerable Nagasenna and the bactrian greek king king Melinda. truely insightful.