THE BUDDHA'S  ANCIENT PATH  

This is a book on basic Buddhism with a difference, for it is written by a monk who is a native of Sri Lanka, a scholar and a well-known preacher. He has the Pali Canon and the Commentaries at his fingertips, so that the book is full of apposite stories and quotations of what the Buddha said-many of them hard to find elsewhere in English.In recent years a number of expositions of the Buddha's teachings have been published in English, but many lack authenticity and do not represent what the Buddha taught correctly. Hence the need for this authentic and comprehensive book based on the Four Noble Truths, which are the central conception of Buddhism, and the Noble Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism in practice.   

"This book makes interesting and instructive reading, and the validity of the interpretations is not open to question. On the contrary, these interpretations, authoritative and unimpeachable, may be taken as a trustworthy guide."   


CONTENTS 

Preface 

The Buddha                                                                   
The Buddhist Standpoint                                                  
The Central Conception of Buddhism  the First Noble Truth-.bukkha: Suffering  
The Second Noble Truth-samudaya: The Arising of Suffering 
The Third Noble Truth-nirodh : The Cessation of     Suffering           
The Threefold Division of the Noble Eightfold Path               
The Fourth Noble Truth-Magga: The Path  Right Understanding (Samma-ditti)                           
Right Thought (Samma-sankappa)  
Right Speech (Samma-vaya)                                           
Right Action (Samma-kammanta)                                     
Right Livelihood (Samma-,ajeeva)                                    
Right Effort (Samma - vayama)                                      
Right Mindfulness (Samma-,sati)                                     
Right Concentration (Samma-samidhi