{"product_id":"songs-of-the-sons-and-daughters-of-buddha-enlightenment-poems-from-the-theragatha-and-therigatha-9781611808223","title":"Songs of the Sons and Daughters of Buddha: Enlightenment Poems from the Theragatha and Therigatha","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lyrical translation of an inspired selection of verses from the earliest Buddhist monks and nuns\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than two thousand years ago, the earliest disciples of the Buddha put into verse their experiences on the spiritual journey--from their daily struggles to their spiritual realizations. Over time the verses were collected to form the \u003ci\u003eTheragatha\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTherigatha, \u003c\/i\u003e the \"Verses of Elder Monks\" and \"Verses of Elder Nuns\" respectively. In \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Sons and Daughters of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned poets Andrew Schelling and Anne Waldman have translated the most poignant poems in these collections, bringing forth the visceral, immediate qualities that are often lost in more scholarly renditions. These selections reveal the fears, loves, mishaps, expectations, and joys of the early monks and nuns, when, struck by wild insight, they cried out the anguish or solace they knew in their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611808223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrew Schelling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662003204252,"sku":"9781611808223","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7aeccd3a-266e-437f-91e6-8a24c389a190.jpg?v=1603900810","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/songs-of-the-sons-and-daughters-of-buddha-enlightenment-poems-from-the-theragatha-and-therigatha-9781611808223","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}