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Publisher: Wisdom Publications (November 13, 2012)
Publication Date: November 13, 2012
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Which nikaya should you start with?Four of the five nikayas are now available in English in their entirety from Wisdom Publications: Digha, Majjhima, Samyutta, and Anguttara. Of these four, I own the last three. When I began researching which nikaya to buy, my goals were—and still are—to gain a deeper understanding of the teachings, and sharpen my practice. For the first goal, the Majjhima was the obvious choice. It's not as focused on proselytization as the Digha; it's arguably more accessible than the Samyutta; and it includes the principle suttas on Right View, restraining defilements (asavas), and meditation instruction.Unfortunately, the Majjhima has a heavy emphasis on the supramundane (renunciant) path, and doesn't include as much general life advice for a lay follower. This is where the Anguttara comes in. Through his research, scholar and translator John L. Kelly discovered that the Anguttara contains 161 suttas—more than any other nikaya—that either directly or indirectly address the needs of a lay follower. It covers a wide range of topics including cultivating a harmonious household, interpersonal relationships, and even business management.As with the other nikayas, the Anguttara is ripe with repetition as these texts were originally chanted before they were transcribed. I've found that reading them with a still mind, not allowing myself to get hung up on the phrasing, and calmly watching the text as it evolves over the course of a sutta can itself act as a meditation.So, which nikaya should you start with? I’d recommend the following order: Majjhima, Anguttara, Samyutta, and Digha. I also recommend using John L. Kelly's paper, 'The Buddha’s Teachings to Lay People', as a guide for finding relevant teachings on lay practice. The PDF can be found online.Good luck attaining stream-entry!
Thank you Bhikkhu Bodhi! I bought the hardcover version of the Anguttara Nikaya - but I have a very limited time to read the 2000+ page. I also commute about 3 hours a day where this would be ideal to listen too. My 91 YO mom also is interested in Buddhist literature - if you could get an audible version of this created I would be (even more) grateful. Thanks so much for the dedication for all the amazing books you have translated.
The Anguttara Nikaya is one of the five Nikayas (collections) that make up the Buddhist Pali canon. These discourses - almost all of which were spoken by the Buddha - have been carefully transmitted from generation to generation primarily by Buddhist monks. Buddhism is an oral tradition - like Hinduism - and one of the most important functions of the Buddhist monastic community was the memorization and transmission of the canonical literature. Indeed Buddhism - again like Hinduism - has a very systematic way of orchestrating the memorization of texts, somewhat akin to the way opera choruses learn their parts.Fortunately for us it is no longer necessary to enter an Asian monastery, learn the Pali language, and memorize the many thousands of pages of the Pali canon. We are blessed to have these translations - which were done mainly by Bhante (Bhikkhu) Bodhi - a remarkable Buddhist monk. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American who at a relatively young age went to Sri Lanka. He has a most remarkable mind, one that has an affinity for languages, but also a deep understanding of the teachings of the Buddha. It takes someone with both of these abilities to do justice to English translations.Having said that, of the Nikayas, if you are only going to read one of them I recommend the Majjhima Nikaya - the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. The Anguttara Nikaya should probably be read last. I would call it supplementary material to the main teachings as provided in the Middle Length Discourses. Still, I was somewhat surprised to find new material here, material that I had not read (to the best of my recollection) in the Long Discourses, the Middle Length Discourses, or the Connected Discourses. This gave me in some cases a rather different understanding of the Buddha's teaching, which - of course - is quite vast and extremely subtle.One thing that I particularly enjoy about this collection, however, is that we see the completely mature ability of Bikkhu Bodhi as a translator and scholar at work here. He includes, for examples, comments on differences between the Pali versions and the Chinese versions of some of the discourses. (Imagine for a moment what it takes to do this. Step 1, learn Pali. Step 2, learn Chinese. Step 3, read both canons. Rinse, repeat, compare. It's like trying to understand what Mozart did.) Bhikkhu Bodhi is also incredibly adept at pointing out obvious discrepancies, possible mis-translations and understandings, and so on. This is not like the Bible where it is often considered blasphemous to question literal translations. The aim in Buddhism - indeed the first step in the 8-fold path of Buddhism - is "right understanding", and Bhikkhu Bodhi is meticulous in his attempt to make our understanding as correct as possible. Also note that he is not afraid in the least to say he doesn't know, or to point out something that he thinks is false. He is never telling us what to think, only what the texts say and occasionally what his opinion of something might be.While admittedly reading the Pali canon is not for the faint of heart, I think it is a necessity for anyone who is a serious student of Buddhism, either as a scholar or a practitioner. My personal experience was that upon reading the Majjhima Nikaya, my entire view of what I had been taught as a meditator changed. In fact I would say that a great deal of what is taught as Buddhism is a misrepresentation of what the Buddha taught. That doesn't mean that you have to agree with it, only that you are doing yourself a disservice by not reading the original teachings.It is also worth mentioning that people in the Mahayana traditions often look down on the canonical literature, especially the Pali canon which comes from the Theravadan tradition. However, this is based on a historical misunderstanding. During the 1st millennium when India was a mainly Buddhist country, and when Buddhism was still largely based in India, monks and nuns from what later became all three major traditions - Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana - all studied, lived and practiced in the same monasteries. To be sure, this is a little less true of Vajrayana Buddhism, but nonetheless it is still true that they all studied the same basic texts. The differences came in their interpretations and understandings of these texts, not that they used different texts. Today the canonical literature survives in three sets, the Pali canon, the Chinese canon (the "Agamas"), and two partial Tibetan sets, the Kangyur and the Tengyur. Indeed the Dalai Lama himself ordered that the Pali canon be translated into Tibetan because of its importance. (Just as a minor note, in general the Pali canon is considered to be the oldest source, while the Chinese canon is generally considered to have somewhat more accurate translations from the original Sanskrit. The Sanskrit texts were largely destroyed when the Muslims invaded India at the end of the 1st millennium.)This literature has survived since the Buddha died around 2400 B.C.E. It is a remarkable treasure. We are very blessed to have it, and just as blessed to have these remarkable translations by Bhante Bodhi.
This is a good starting point. Of the Nikayas I have read, I found this one the most enjoyable. The Buddha's more bite sized discourses are often more accessible and applicable even without experience in more detailed and advanced Buddhist philosophy. I found the Middle Length Discourses quite difficult for a newcomer at the time. I recommend reading The Path of Individual Liberation by Chogyam Trungpa before reading other Nikayas as it gives some philosophical basics that are entirely unclear otherwise, leaving you perplexed after many discourses.
Bhikkhu Bodhi does a masterful job of bringing this tome to life in the English language. His indexing system is well thought out and flawlessly executed. The book itself is beautifully bound with a decent sized type face. The print stock is thin enough that the book will stay open to the selected page but not so thin as to be flimsy. The pages are headed in such a way that locating suttas is an easy task. I am very happy with this addition to my library.
Very insightful book! Bhikkhu Bodhi is a very talented translator and does a great job of bringing the Buddhas word to the western world. The way he presents the personal sections he writes are very scholarly in nature, but the translation (majority of the book and the books purpose) can be pondered upon by even the most modest of educated.
Sastisfied. The book received was in excellent state. I'm studying and learning very much from the original noble, precious teachings of the Buddha translated in English. Really appreciate the efforts of the translator.
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