Songs of the Sons and Daughters of the Buddha: Versions from the Theragatha and Therigatha

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Like the writings of many religious traditions, the poems and stories of the Buddhist tradition circulated orally for generations before they were finally collected and written down in the first century B.C. The oldest writings in Buddhism are the theragatahas (songs of men) and the therigathas (songs of women) recited by the earliest disciples of Buddha. These songs celebrate the accounts of personal struggle for enlightenment experienced by these men and women as they attempt to practice the teachings of the Buddha. For example, Jambuka describes the folly of his ascetic practice ("I practiced terrible yogas/ stood for days on one leg/ slept on rock") as a means of enlightenment and his subsequent transformation ("I took refuge in the Buddha"). Most importantly, however, this collection recovers the voices of early women followers of Buddha in the "Songs of the Buddhist Nuns" and provides a glimpse into the differences between the spiritual concerns of these women and those of the Buddha's earliest male disciples. Addhakasi, a prostitute, for instance, contrasts the pricelessness of her physical body to men to the pricelessness of her newly born Buddhist spiritual body. Schelling and Waldman's rich and fertile translations of these poems reveal the beauty and depth of the spiritual transformations of Buddha's closest followers. (July)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781570621727
  • Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/1/1996
  • Edition description: 1st ed
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 128
  • Product dimensions: 4.97 (w) x 7.20 (h) x 2.22 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Mahakala Speaks 3
Gangatiriya Speaks 4
Jambuka 5
Matangaputta Speaks 7
Bhaddaji 8
Kottitha 9
Mahanama 10
Nandaka Meets His Wife 11
Belatthani Observes 13
Candana Speaks 14
The Monk Gotama 15
Sundara-Samudda Resists 16
Ratthapala Rebukes the Women and Instructs a King 18
The Monk Kulla 24
Nagasamala 26
Sirivaddha 27
Songs of the Little Hut 28
Sivaka Speaks 30
The Monk Cittaka 31
Khandasumana Remembers 32
Anupama 33
Rajadatta, the Merchant 34
Kassapa the Great 37
Usabha 39
Bharata Speaks 40
Sona Potiriyaputta 41
Kankha-Revata 42
Citta Speaks 45
Addhakasi 46
Uppalavanna 47
Mutta Speaks 49
Another Mutta 50
Sumangala's Mother 51
Vimala, the Former Courtesan 52
Ambapali Speaks 54
Patacara Speaks 58
Sangha Speaks 60
Tissa 61
Punnika, the Slave 62
Ubbiri's Lament 64
Siha 66
Vasitthi 67
Kisa-Gotami and the Mustard Seed 68
Nanduttara 71
Subha Speaks 72
Sukka 77
The Ballad of Isidasi 79
An Anonymous Sister Speaks 89
Dantika (Little Tamed Woman) 90
Bhadda Kundalakesa 91
Sisupacala Speaks with Mara 95
Afterword 97
Glossary 108
Bibliography 111
About the Translators and the Artist 112
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