This book contains an anthology of 154 selected discourses from the Pali canon. The original translation was by Nyanaponika Thera and was published in the BPS Wheel Series in three volumes. This translation has been revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi and contains his notes to the discourses.
The collection contains some of the most important and inspiring discouses of the Buddha such as the Kalama Sutta, and many discourses with practical advice for lay people.
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Handful of Leaves: An Anthology from the Sutta Pitaka
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