Why Read the Sutta Nipata?

Published: April 23, 2011, 5 a.m.

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Free Buddhist AudioToday\\u2019s FBA Podcast, \\u201cWhy Read the Sutta Nipata?\\u201d, by Suriyavamsa, is a thorough and engaging exploration of the why and what of suttas, how they were traditionally passed on through the ages and Kukai\\u2019s description of how a sutta works on the rational, imaginative and cosmic-mythological levels. Includes beautiful readings on the themes of: skillful speech, grief and fearing death, humility, pleasure, avoiding arguments and worldly desire, finishing with the much loved \\u2018Pingiya\\u2019s Praises of the Way to the Beyond.\\u2019

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