Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City, born in 1944. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School. After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973, both under the leading Sri Lankan scholar-monk, Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya (1896-1998). From 1984 to 2002 he was the editor for the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, where he lived for ten years with the senior German monk, Ven. Nyanaponika Thera (1901-1994), at the Forest Hermitage. He returned to the U.S. in 2002. He currently lives and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. Ven. Bodhi has many important publications to his credit, either as author, translator, or editor. These include The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya, 1995), The Connected Discourses of the Buddha (Samyutta Nikaya, 2000), and The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (Anguttara Nikaya, 2012). In 2008, together with several of his students, Ven. Bodhi founded Buddhist Global Relief, a nonprofit supporting hunger relief, sustainable agriculture, and education in countries suffering from chronic poverty and malnutrition.
"I am eagerly awaiting Bhikkhu Bodhi's new translation of the
Samyutta Nikaya, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha. His
brilliant, scholarly, and eminently readable version of The Middle
Length Discourses set a benchmark for translations of the Buddha's
words into English. This new work will make accessible even more of
the original teachings, offering guidance, instruction and
inspiration on the path of awakening. It is a priceless
gift."--Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation: The
Practice of Freedom
"This new translation of The Connected Discourses of the Buddha has
been well worth the wait. With painstaking care, the eminent
Buddhist scholar monk, Bhikkhu Bodhi, has translated the 2889
discourses of the Buddha. No one is better qualified. Collected
into their different themes, The Connected Discourses point the way
to enlightenment. This book serves as one of the finest resources
available for insight into the human condition. The Buddha
addresses issues such as body/mind, daily life realities, suffering
and joy, awareness and meditation. This book is rich in spiritual
teachings, suitable for daily reflection, study, a manual for
psychologists, a teaching guide at universities, and offering a
wealth of benefits to anyone interested in the true heart of the
Buddha's teachings. I regard it as an indispensable guide to an
awakened life. With 2080 pages, it is an extraordinary publishing
initiative. This book is worth every penny. Buy it. It is money
well spent."--Christopher Titmuss, author of Light on Enlightenment
and An Awakened Life
"To hold a copy of The Connected Discourses of the Buddha is like
holding treasure in your hands. Bhikkhu Bodhi has, once again,
given English readers all over the world another reason to rejoice
by making the ancient words of the Buddha come alive in our
contemporary lives. Timely and significant, highly readable, and
invaluable."-- "Eastern Horizon"
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