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THE ART OF LISTENING - SARAH SHAW KARTONIERT (TB)

An accessible introduction to the teachings of the Buddha told through the oral tradition of
the D ghanik ya--the preeminent text of the Pali canon. The D ghanik ya or Long Discourses of
the Buddha is one of the four major collections of teachings from the early period of Buddhism.
Its thirty-four suttas (in Sanskrit  sutras) demonstrate remarkable breadth in both content and
style  forming a comprehensive collection. The Art of Listening gives an introduction to the D
ghanik ya and demonstrates the historical  cultural  and spiritual insights that emerge when we
view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature. Each sutta of the D ghanik ya is a paced  rhythmic
composition that evolved and passed intergenerationally through chanting. For hundreds of years
these timeless teachings were never written down. Examining twelve suttas of the D ghanik ya 
scholar Sarah Shaw combines a literary approach and a personal one  based on her experiences
carefully studying  hearing  and chanting the texts. At once sophisticated and companionable 
The Art of Listening will introduce you to the diversity and beauty of the early Buddhist
suttas.

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