The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya

2075 Pages·2003·5.34 MB·English

by  Bhikkhu Bodhi

throughthisvast,ocean-likecollectionofsuttas. THISVOLUMEOFFERSacompletetranslationofthe
TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA
Tofurtherassistthereader,thetranslatorhas Sam.yuttaNik-aya,TheConnectedDiscoursesof
providedanextensivebodyofnotesclarifying theBuddha,thethirdofthefourgreatcollections
The
variousproblemsconcerningboththelanguage intheSuttaPit.akaofthePa-liCanon.The
Connected
andthemeaningofthetexts. Discourses Sam.yuttaNika-yaconsistsoffifty-sixchapters
Distinguishedbyitslucidityandtechnicalpreci- The eachgovernedbyaunifyingthemethatbinds
ofthe
sion,thisnewtranslationmakesthisancientcollec- togethertheBuddha’ssuttasordiscourses.The
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Connected
tionoftheBuddha’sdiscoursesaccessible chaptersareorganizedintofivemajorparts.
andcomprehensibletothethoughtfulreaderof Thefirst,TheBookwithVerses,isacompilationof
Discourses
today.Likeitstwopredecessorsinthisseries, suttascomposedlargelyinverse.Thisbookranks
TheConnectedDiscoursesoftheBuddhaissureto asoneofthemostinspiringcompilationsinthe
meritaplaceofhonourinthelibraryofevery Buddhistcanon,showingtheBuddhainhisfull
seriousstudentofBuddhism. grandeurasthepeerless“teacherofgodsand
of the
humans.”Theotherfourbooksdealindepth
BHIKKHUBODHIisanAmericanBuddhistmonk A Translation of the Buddha withthephilosophicalprinciplesandmeditative
originallyfromNewYorkCity.OrdainedinSri structuresofearlyBuddhism.Theycombineinto
Sam. yutta Nika-ya
Lankain1972,hehasbeenformanyyearsthe orderlychaptersalltheimportantshortdis-
PresidentandEditoroftheBuddhistPublication coursesoftheBuddhaonsuchmajortopicsas
SocietyinKandy.Hispreviouspublicationsinclude dependentorigination,thefiveaggregates,thesix
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severalotherimportanttranslationsfromthePa-li sensebases,thesevenfactorsofenlightenment,
Canon,includingarevisedandannotatedversionof BhikkhuBodhi theNobleEightfoldPath,andtheFourNoble
BhikkhuÑa-n.amoli’stranslationoftheMajjhima Truths.
Nika-ya,TheMiddleLengthDiscoursesoftheBuddha. AmongthefourlargeNika-yasbelongingto
thePa-liCanon,theSam.yuttaNika-yaservesas
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THETEACHINGSOFTHEBUDDHA
The
Connected
Discourses
of the
Buddha
A Translation of the
Samyutta Nikaya
.
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Translated from the Pali
by
Bhikkhu Bodhi
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VenerableAbhidhajamah›ra˛˛haguru
BalangodafinandaMaitreyaMah›n›yakaThera
(1896–1998)
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memoriesofmy
chiefkaly›˚amittas
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(1914–1998)

General Contents
Preface 11
KeytothePronunciationofP›li 19
GeneralIntroduction 21
PARTI:TheBookwithVerses(Sag›th›vagga)
Contents 59
Introduction 69
1 Devat›sa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithDevat›s 89
2 Devaputtasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithYoung
Devas 139
3 Kosalasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswiththe
Kosalan 164
4 M›rasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithM›ra 195
5 Bhikkhunısa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Bhikkhunıs 221
6 Brahmasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Brahm›s 231
7 Br›hma˚asa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Brahmins 254
8 Vaºgısasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Vaºgısa 280
9 Vanasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesinthe
Woods 294
10 Yakkhasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Yakkhas 305
11 Sakkasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithSakka 317
Notes 341
7
8 TheSa˙yuttaNik›ya
PARTII:TheBookofCausation(Nid›navagga)
Contents 505
Introduction 515
12 Nid›nasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonCausation 533
13 Abhisamayasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
Breakthrough 621
14 Dh›tusa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonElements 627
15 Anamataggasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonWithout
DiscoverableBeginning 651
16 Kassapasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithKassapa 662
17 L›bhasakk›rasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonGainsand
Honour 682
18 R›hulasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithR›hula 694
19 Lakkha˚asa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Lakkha˚a 700
20 Opammasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithSimiles 706
21 Bhikkhusa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Bhikkhus 713
Notes 725
PARTIII:TheBookoftheAggregates(Khandhavagga)
Contents 827
Introduction 839
22 Khandhasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
Aggregates 853
23 R›dhasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithR›dha 984
24 Di˛˛hisa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonViews 991
25 Okkantisa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonEntering 1004
26 Upp›dasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonArising 1008
27 Kilesasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonDefilements 1012
28 S›riputtasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
S›riputta 1015
29 N›gasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonN›gas 1020
30 Supa˚˚asa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseson
Supa˚˚as 1023
31 Gandhabbasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseson
Gandhabbas 1025
TableofContents 9
32 Val›hakasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseson
CloudDevas 1028
33 Vacchagottasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Vacchagotta 1031
34 Jh›nasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonMeditation 1034
Notes 1043
PARTIV:TheBookoftheSixSenseBases(Sa˘›yatanavagga)
Contents 1109
Introduction 1121
35 Sa˘›yatanasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
SixSenseBases 1133
36 Vedan›sa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonFeeling 1260
37 M›tug›masa˙yuttaConnectedDiscoursesonWomen 1286
38 Jambukh›dakasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Jambukh›daka 1294
39 S›ma˚˜akasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
S›ma˚˜aka 1301
40 Moggall›nasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Moggall›na 1302
41 Cittasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswithCitta 1314
42 G›ma˚isa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscourseswith
Headmen 1332
43 Asaºkhatasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
Unconditioned 1372
44 Aby›katasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
Undeclared 1380
Notes 1397
PARTV:TheGreatBook(Mah›vagga)
Contents 1461
Introduction 1485
45 Maggasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthePath 1523
46 Bojjhaºgasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesontheFactorsof
Enlightenment 1567
47 Satipa˛˛h›nasa˙yutta:ConnectedDiscoursesonthe
EstablishmentsofMindfulness 1627