{"product_id":"1739","title":"Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe poet Mātṛceṭa was born in India in about the first century A.D., and was converted from Hinduism to Buddhism by the great philosopher Āryadeva. He wrote about a dozen works, some of such beauty that he came to be regarded as one of India's greatest poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Śatapa�cāśatka literally means �  Hymn in a Hundred and Fifty Verses�  .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMātṛceṭa's hymn is an expression of a deep devotion to the Buddha and an admiration of his qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMātṛceṭa highlights the Buddha's gentleness, his non-retaliation, his patience and his other qualities, knowing that when we have a deep admiration for someone it is natural to try to emulate him. One feels that he used his poetic skills to the full in the hope that we would be inspired enough to make the Buddha our model and follow his example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh360\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView eBook versions for free on the BPS site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are a total of 447 Wheels published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS), with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/Wheel-Publications_c_386.html\"\u003e222 titles listed on our website\u003c\/a\u003e. However, many of these are currently out of stock. Please note that items which are out of stock will not be re-stocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an individual Wheel is out of stock, it can be found within the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/search.asp?keyword=collected%20wheel\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications (BPS edition)\u003c\/a\u003e. There are 29 Collected Wheel Publications (BPS edition), each containing 15 individual Wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePariyatti has also started publishing the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/collected-wheel-publications-bpe\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications (Pariyatti edition)\u003c\/a\u003e, which also include 15 individual Wheels each. We have completed Volumes 1 through 13 (available in both print and e-book versions), and the remaining volumes will be released in the coming years. Free PDF copies of the Collected Wheel Publication (Pariyatti edition) are also available on our website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, you can download free PDF copies of individual titles from the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library_wheels.php\"\u003eBPS website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dhammika, S.","offers":[{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108793618526,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108793651294,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108793684062,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108793716830,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108793749598,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108793782366,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108793815134,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108793847902,"sku":"BPS:403360","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403360.jpg?v=1760547822","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/1739","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}