{"product_id":"the-art-of-listening-a-guide-to-the-early-teachings-of-buddhism-by-sarah-shaw","title":"The Art of Listening: A Guide to the Early Teachings of Buddhism by Sarah Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eShambhala, 2021. Trade paperback. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn accessible introduction to the teachings of the Buddha told through the oral tradition of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDīghanikāya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e--the preeminent text of the Pali canon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDīghanikāya\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLong Discourses of the Buddha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the four major collections of teachings from the early period of Buddhism. Its thirty-four suttas (in Sanskrit, sutras) demonstrate remarkable breadth in both content and style, forming a comprehensive collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art of Listening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives an introduction to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDīghanikāya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and demonstrates the historical, cultural, and spiritual insights that emerge when we view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach sutta of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDīghanikāya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a paced, rhythmic composition that evolved and passed intergenerationally through chanting. For hundreds of years, these timeless teachings were never written down. Examining twelve suttas of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDīghanikāya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, scholar Sarah Shaw combines a literary approach and a personal one, based on her experiences carefully studying, hearing, and chanting the texts. At once sophisticated and companionable, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art of Listening\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill introduce you to the diversity and beauty of the early Buddhist suttas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56318174625958,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/artoflistening.webp?v=1774295686","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-listening-a-guide-to-the-early-teachings-of-buddhism-by-sarah-shaw","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}