OF RELATED INTEREST FROM THE BPS
  
  
  THE PRACTICE OF LOVING KINDNESS
  Texts translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
  
  This compact booklet contains a selection of suttas from the Pali 
  Canon explaining, in the Buddha's own words, the methods of practicing 
  loving kindness both in daily life and as a subject of meditation.
  
  WH 7; 1987, 28 pp. $1.00/Rs. 20
  
  
  
  METTA: THE PHILOSOPHY & PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL LOVE
  Acharya Buddharakkhita
  
  Short essays based on the famous Metta Sutta and other suttas 
  exploring metta in its relation to ethics and mental purification. 
  Contains a detailed explanation of the technique of metta bhavana, the 
  meditation on universal love.
  
  WH 365/366; 1989, 56 pp. $1.95/Rs. 30
  
  
  
  THE ROOTS OF GOOD AND EVIL
  Nyanaponika Thera
  
  A collection of texts on the wholesome and unwholesome mental roots, 
  interwoven with the compiler's own insightful comments and advice on 
  the purification of the mind.
  
  WH 251/253; 1986,112 pp.   $1.80/Rs. 18
  
  
  
  THE UDANA: INSPIRED UTTERANCES OF THE BUDDHA
  Translated by John D. Ireland
  
  The Udana is one of the loveliest and most uplifting texts in the Pali 
  Canon, a collection of eighty short but deeply impressive suttas. Each 
  sutta begins with a memorable incident that comes to the Buddha's 
  attention and elicits from him an "inspired utterance" expressing his 
  insight into the event's deeper significance. Opening at the foot of 
  the Bodhi Tree shortly after his Enlightenment, the Udana records some 
  of the best known incidents in the Master's life: his paeon of victory 
  over the forces of darkness; his instruction to Bahiya on "sudden 
  awakening"; the story of Nanda and the pink-footed nymphs; the parable 
  of the blind men and the elephant; the solemn Nibbana suttas; and much 
  more. This new translation combines precision with clarity and also 
  includes helpful explanatory notes drawn mostly from the Udana 
  Commentary.
  
  1990, 160 pp. 140 mm x 214 mm $8.50/Rs. 160 BP 214S
  
  
  
  THE ITIVUTTAKA: THE BUDDHA'S SAYINGS
  Translated by John D. Ireland
  
  The Itivuttaka is a collection of 112 short discourses of the Buddha 
  belonging to the Pali Canon. According to the commentarial tradition, 
  the suttas of the Itivuttaka were collected by the woman  lay-disciple 
  Khujjuttara from sermons given by the Buddha while he was staying at 
  Kosambi. Khujjuttara, a servant in the court of King Udena, was 
  declared by the Buddha his most learned woman lay follower. She had 
  become a stream-enterer after meeting the Buddha and afterwards 
  converted the women of the palace to the Dhamma. She used to go 
  regularly to listen to the Buddha preach and then later reported what 
  she heard to the other women. The compilation of these sayings became 
  known as the Itivuttaka. The suttas of the Itivuttaka -- in mixed 
  prose and verse -- are elevated and profound, and at times reach a 
  pitch of lofty spiritual exaltation. This new translation, while 
  scrupulously exact, captures and conveys the inspirational flavor of 
  the Pali original. The book also includes helpful explanatory notes 
  drawn mostly from the Itivuttaka Commentary.
  
  1991, 130 pp. 140 mm x 214 mm $7.50/Rs.150 BP 215S
  
  
  
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