The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (The Teachings of the Buddha)

I'm a Chan practitioner and I don't know why more of us--Mahayanists or Theravadins--don't read the Pali Canon. These are Buddha's teachings as he gave them, or as close to as we're going to get. I've just finished the Middle Length Discourses and started the Long Discourses. Reading these feels like immersing one's mind in the Dharma.

Highly recommended to take advantage of this latest English translation.

I've now purchased and listened to, and read the Wisdom Publications, high quality, these volumes will last long, they are well bound, and on special long lasting paper.

I highly recommend studying these Pali translations into English, take advantage of these volumes.

I'm re-studying/listening to the "Middle Length Discourses" at present, and I've read a few pages of these "Long Discourses" which are equally excellently translated from the Pali texts.

Must read for all serious Dhamma students

The quality of the dust jacket, book cover, and pages is excellent. Before this I've read up what I could find on Buddhism online, but this book is still quite valuable. It has many stories, parables, and teachings that which can't be found online that reveals significantly more about Buddhism, some of which being extremely crucial. I have long said that only holy books can best represent a religion and show its true beauty and I stand affirmed reading this. There are some who say that reading the Majjhima first would be crucial since it explains a lot of the stuff you find briefly touched on in the Digha but from my reading, concepts introduced in the Digha are well-explained and by itself explain the fundamentals of Buddhism and much more. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who wants to seriously talk about Buddhism or know what Buddhism actually is about.

I love this super well-footnoted (there are over 1,000!) translation and the pages, cover, binding etc. are of high quality. Every rare once in a while there is a misprint but painstaking care with the work is what shines through on page after page. There are some beautiful illustrations including, my personal favorite, a likeness of Sariputta. The clarity of the rendering in modern English is making it possible for me to understand passages that were gobbledygook in the hands of past translators. I highly recommend this one if you are trying to work your way through the whole Canon.

Essential texts with essential topics of meditation, breaking the chain of suffering, the middle path of moderation, and the importance of self honesty and self reliance in the spiritual path. These are ancient texts of lectures and dialogs that may actually date from the time of the Buddha.

Repays endless study. I started reading this book 15 years ago, and I still pick it up and read formerly unread parts, as well as re-reading parts I've already read. It may not be for everyone, but I love it. The book consists of word-by-word accounts of lessons given by the Buddha himself. There are several thousand pages of these, in this book and others. For years I thought that Buddhism was something mysterious that you had to intuit the meaning of. I thought hardly anything was directly known of the man himself. I was wrong on both counts. This is a complex book, hundreds of pages long, but it is the first book in the series of books that traditional Buddhists consider their "Scriptures." For someone who wants increased knowledge about the Buddha and his ideas, this is a great starting place. But, I must admit, it takes patience and study - though they are amply rewarded over time.

While dense, this translation has an excellent introduction, profoundly useful notes and references throughout. As a beginner at understanding the concepts of buddhism, I found this honest and comprehensive translation of the Digha Nikaya of the Pali canon to be a very useful way to learn a lot more. While I still feel I don't understand a great deal about buddhism and the points made by the buddha, but it's only a quarter of the canon and I've only read through the text once so far.

Contains the long discourses of the Buddha.

This group of discourses, in my opinion, have some discourses for which I haven't found an equivalent in the MN or SN, couldn't say if that's bad or good, but in my case due to that I use the DN far less than the MN or SN.

One aspect I didn't like so much is the translation. I felt some the Maurice's commentaries kind of atypical.

But that's some aspect that caught my attention, I'm not an expert, just notice that.

Other than that great.

This is one of the important Nikaya Texts. Translated by Venerable Bhikku Bodhi. This text involves one the of most important discourses of Buddha such as Maha Satipattana Sutta, Parinibbana Sutta etc. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to study Dhamma

パーリのニカーヤの出版に関しては古くより様々な巨匠が取り組んできた。

片山先生や中村先生などが各々で出版しているが、いままで網羅できたのは南伝大蔵経だけであろう。

しかしながら本書は現時点ではクッダカニカーヤを除く4ニカーヤが出版を完了した。

本書は豊富な註もその魅力の一つであるが、４ニカーヤ全てを買ったとしても３万円に収まってしまうという値段が最大の魅力であると考える。

しかし難点をひとつ上げるとするならば、繰り返される表現は省略されており、パーリ原典に慣れ親しんでいないものにとっては片山訳などの省略の無い訳のほうが適切かもしれない。

しかし、入門者以上の者であれば、仏教を学ぶ上で多大な恩恵を受けることができるように思う。

I believe that there is much of great value in the philosophy, ethics and psychology of Buddhism. Here, these ideas are often placed in a vibrantly colourful setting; with glimpses of life in ancient India - and much legendary material. In his foreword, Ven. Sumedho (an eminent Buddhist Abbott) stresses that these '.. are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' which tell us what to believe'; and the translator (himself a devout Buddhist) has no hesitation in pointing out the variable quality, plausibility and authenticity.

Indeed, there's material here which feels as if it was inserted during transmission, e.g. in a pious attempt to make the Buddha appear superhuman. Sometimes there are statements which conflict with the general tenor of the teachings, while some suttas are like fairy tales (I liked the Buddha's response when a celestial minstrel gently roused him from meditation with, of all things, a mildly erotic love song!).

The translation is enjoyable to read, modern, without being too colloquial. The removal of many repetitions, though inevitably breaking the flow in places, has the compensation of making a single volume possible (and the occasional inferior sutta less time-consuming!).

Very easy access, it's really comforting being able to relax into life just listening to the Dhamma. Just for anyone that wants to be really happy, feel free, and share joy with any other! An entry point to a really special thing: irreversible happiness!