{"product_id":"abiding-in-emptiness-a-guide-for-meditative-practice-hardcover","title":"Abiding in Emptiness: A Guide for Meditative Practice - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBhikkhu Analayo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive look into the early Buddhist teachings on emptiness, and a manual for bringing those teachings into our everyday lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the growth of the Mahayana and the Perfection of Wisdom, the Buddha gave his own teachings, to his attendant Ananda, on the importance of emptiness (Pali \u003ci\u003esunnata\u003c\/i\u003e, Sanskrit \u003ci\u003esunyata\u003c\/i\u003e) in formal meditation and everyday practice. In this volume, renowned scholar-monk Bhikkhu Analayo explores these teachings and shows us how to integrate them into our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bhikkhu Analayo draws from instructions found in the Greater and the Smaller Discourses on Emptiness (the \u003ci\u003eMahasunnatasutta\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCulasunnatasutta\u003c\/i\u003e). In each chapter, he provides a translation of a pertinent excerpt from the discourses, follows this with clear and precise explanations of the text, and concludes by offering instructions for practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Step by step, beginning with daily life and concluding with Nirvana, Bhikkhu Analayo unpacks the Buddha's teachings on the foundational teaching of emptiness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBhikkhu Analayo is a scholar of early Buddhism and a meditation teacher. He completed his PhD research on the \u003ci\u003eSatipatthanasutta\u003c\/i\u003e at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2000 and his habilitation research with a comparative study of the Majjhima Nikaya in the light of its Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan parallels at the University of Marburg, Germany in 2007. His over five hundred publications are for the most part based on comparative studies, with a special interest in topics related to meditation and the role of women in Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733794840940,"sku":"9781614299172","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/297550401d151414dcc531ae3b717111.webp?v=1778341970","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/abiding-in-emptiness-a-guide-for-meditative-practice-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}