Elders’ Verses – prose: Vol II

£31.00

Translation of Therīgāthā

Tr. K.R. Norman

Vol. II (1971, 1992, 1995, 2nd ed. 2007, 2015)

Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā

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ISBN: 978-0-86013-436-7 SKU: PTS-978-0-86013-436-7 Categories: ,

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Translation of Therīgāthā

The ninth text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, these are collections of poems ascribed to elder nuns (therīs).

Many of the verses are accounts of religious experiences, some of which also achieve a high poetic standard.

Tr. K.R. Norman

Vol. II (1971, 1992, 1995, 2nd ed. 2007, 2015)

Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā

Other translations (in English unless otherwise specified): Psalms of the Early Buddhists; Stances des Therī ( French translation); Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns (paperback).

Additional information

Dimensions 22.2 × 14.3 cm