{"product_id":"great-disciples-of-the-buddha-their-lives-their-works-their-legacy-9780861713813","title":"Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works. Their Legacy","description":"A perennial favorite, \u003ci\u003eGreat Disciples of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e is now relaunched in our best-selling \u003ci\u003eTeachings of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. Drawn from a wide range of authentic Pali sources, the material in these stories has never before been assembled in a single volume. Through these engaging tales, we meet all manner of human beings - rich, poor, male, female, young, old - whose unique stories are told with an eye to the details of ordinary human concerns. When read with careful attention, these stories can sharpen our understanding of the Buddhist path by allowing us to contemplate the living portraits of the people who fulfilled the early Buddhist ideals of human perfection. The characters detailed include: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSariputta\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNanda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMahamoggallana\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMahakassapa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnanda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIsidasi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnuruddha\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMahakaccana\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAngulimala\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVisakha\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand many more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eConveniently annotated with the same system of sutta references used in each of the other series volumes, \u003ci\u003eGreat Disciples of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e allows the reader to easily place each student in the larger picture of Buddha's life. It is a volume that no serious student of Buddhism should miss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861713813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.24w x 1.15d","brand":"Nyanaponika, Hellmuth Hecker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645386780828,"sku":"9780861713813","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c9a66ebb-1368-4202-9e77-660eb13eaf4c.jpg?v=1603860988","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/great-disciples-of-the-buddha-their-lives-their-works-their-legacy-9780861713813","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}