{"product_id":"1860","title":"Vangisa:  An Early Buddhist Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 36-page booklet offers a translation of poems from the Pāli texts in the \u003cstrong\u003eTheragāthā\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eSaṃyutta Nikāya\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eSuttanipāta\u003c\/strong\u003e by Venerable Vaṅgisa. Ven. Vaṅgisa was designated by the Buddha as his foremost disciple in the composition of spontaneous verse. The book's introduction gives a portrait of Vaṅgisa and sets his poems in their historical and literary context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author and translator, John D. Ireland, has been a student of Pāli and Buddhist canonical literature for more than 35 years. His translations of the \u003cstrong\u003eUdāna\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eItivuttaka\u003c\/strong\u003e are published by BPS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis booklet is an excellent and succinct resource for students of Pāli, or anyone interested in Pāli literature, as well as practitioners of meditation. In this tiny volume, well-edited and lucidly rendered, are both the Pāli passages and the English translations of these inspiring verses from the Pāli Canon. These short verses elucidate a spectrum of topics of great relevance to the seeker or to one practicing the Dhamma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThese verses came to the Venerable Vaṅgisa while he was listening to a talk delivered by the Buddha on the 'well-spoken word.' Having received permission from the Teacher, he then recited this poem in his presence\u003c\/em\u003e: ….1230 \u003cem\u003eyaṃ buddho bhāsati vācaṃ khemaṃ nibbānapattiyādukkhass'antakiriyāya sā ve vācānaṃ uttama\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1230 The sure word the Awakened One speaks for the attainment of nibbana, for making an end of suffering, is truly the best of words.\" (p. 16)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh417\" 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":"Ireland, John D.","offers":[{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108808593502,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108808626270,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108808659038,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108808691806,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108808724574,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108808757342,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108808790110,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108808822878,"sku":"BPS:403417","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403417.jpg?v=1760547897","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/1860","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}