Disease and death are undeniably integral parts of human life. Yet when they manifest we are easily caught unprepared. To prepare for these, we need to learn how to skilfully face illness and passing away. A source of practical wisdom can be found in the early discourses that record the teachings given by the Buddha and his disciples. The author draws on his own translations from the Chinese Āgama collection, presented here for the first time, alongside their counterparts from the Pāli texts, enabling readers to compare the parallel versions in English translation. Taken together with Anālayo’s practical commentary we gain a first-hand impression of what early Buddhism had to say about disease and death.
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The review shown here is from Tricycle magazine, the Spring 2017 edition.
