Like Jesus's apostles...the main disciples of the historic Buddha were transformed by his awe-inspiring spiritual force!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Priceless,
By Swing King (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (Paperback)
This is a really good resource for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge in addition to the prose of all the ancient Pali texts. As the title of this book suggests, what you are setting out to read here is ultimately an exploration into the careers and character of the Buddha's greatest disciples. He covers tough subjects such as their ambiguous and esoteric past lives and their aspirations towards enlightenment. Sometimes Nyanaponika, when possible, gives us an account as to the nature of the individual's death. For anyone who studies the Pali Cannon, or who wants to further their understanding of Buddhist theological history - this is your book. The lives depicted here demonstrate that indeed upholding spiritual ideals are apparently documented as having paid off. And not necessarily by means of having gained some "thing." Here are examples of people who struggled against their human existence as much as we all do. Only through faith in the Buddhist path and their practice, were they able to transverse the mundane realm of existence into the realm of the spiritually noble. What a wonderful book we have here. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Book. Brings a lot of hard to find material together.,
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This review is from: The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (Hardcover)
This book saves everybody a lot of searching around. It covers the main Disciples of the Buddha plus a number of Disciples not particularly well known in the Buddhist Lay Community, every Monastic I know who has read it, applauds it.
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Brilliant, Inspiring and Moving,
By Ahmed Siraj (New Mexico, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (Hardcover)
One has to read the work on Sariputta and Ananda to know that great virtues do live in the heart of mankinds. Especially at the reading of 'Last Debt Paid' concerning to last days of Sariputta, I cannot help but to be moved by the details of the event. Each reading, makes me feel the presence of the Great Disciples near me. So inspiring and motivating. A good read and re-read for the future. A must have!
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attained arahantship, great discipleship, alms meal, beginningless round, volitional formations, alms round, two chief disciples, four jhánas, meditative attainments, fruition attainment, thousand aeons, higher ordination, six sense faculties, rains retreat, form with the eye, rag robes, first jhána, volitional forces, noble disciple, venerable sir, meditative absorption, divine eye, great elder, five aggregates, homeless life Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blessed One, Venerable Sariputta, Venerable Sáriputta, Awakened One, King Pasenadi, Venerable Mahákaccána, Venerable Ananda, Venerable Anuruddha, Buddha Gotama, Venerable Mahákassapa, Bamboo Grove, Pali Canon, Exalted One, Four Noble Truths, Perfect One, Buddha Padumuttara, King Udena, Buddha's Dispensation, Venerable Mahakassapa, Sutta Pitaka, Triple Gem, Bhikkhuni Sangha, Elder Assaji, Five Precepts, Bhaddá Kapiláni New!
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attained arahantship, great discipleship, alms meal, beginningless round, volitional formations, alms round, two chief disciples, four jhánas, meditative attainments, fruition attainment, thousand aeons, higher ordination, six sense faculties, rains retreat, form with the eye, rag robes, first jhána, volitional forces, noble disciple, venerable sir, meditative absorption, divine eye, great elder, five aggregates, homeless life Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blessed One, Venerable Sariputta, Venerable Sáriputta, Awakened One, King Pasenadi, Venerable Mahákaccána, Venerable Ananda, Venerable Anuruddha, Buddha Gotama, Venerable Mahákassapa, Bamboo Grove, Pali Canon, Exalted One, Four Noble Truths, Perfect One, Buddha Padumuttara, King Udena, Buddha's Dispensation, Venerable Mahakassapa, Sutta Pitaka, Triple Gem, Bhikkhuni Sangha, Elder Assaji, Five Precepts, Bhaddá Kapiláni New!
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- Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Nyanaponika Thera in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- An Analysis of the Pali Canon by Russell Webb in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Book of the Discipline (Vinaya - Pitaka): Vol. IV (Mahavagga) (v. 4) by I.B. Horner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha) by Maurice Walshe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, 2 Vols. by Bhikkhu Bodhi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Love Dharma by Geri Larkin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- ¿Necesitas un Gurú? (Espiritualidad De Hoy) (Spanish Edition) by Mariana Caplan in Back Matter
- More Daily Wisdom: 365 Buddhist Inspirations by Josh Bartok in Back Matter
- Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience by Donald W. Mitchell on page 32
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