{"product_id":"2303","title":"Was the Buddha a Pessimist?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book (a translation and adaptation of the Hindi \u003cem\u003eKya Buddha Dukkhavadi The?\u003c\/em\u003e first published in Nepal in 2000) S.N. Goenka has explained the background of fundamental misunderstandings that have evolved about the Buddha and his teaching. These misconceptions arose when the Buddha's teachings were lost to India and most of the world. Goenkaji rebuts these wrong views about the Buddha and resolves the misunderstandings with lucid examples from the Pāli Canon.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003chl\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/hl\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWas the Buddha a Pessimist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFalse Criticism of Pessimism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes a Doctor Promote Disease?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpread of Falsehood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappiness and Welfare of Many\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispenser of Happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinition of Happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOveremphasis of Misery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWas the Buddha an Extreme Pessimist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Buddha's Two Main Meditation Techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Goenka, S.N.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101748695134,"sku":"142150","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/Was_20the_20Buddha_20a_20Pessimist_201.jpg?v=1760548036","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/2303","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}