New Guide to the Tipitaka: A Complete Reference to the Pali Buddhist Canon

"Reading the Tipitaka is a spiritual adventure; a spiritual quest; a form of prayer; a type of meditation; a chance to sit at the very foot of the Living Buddha. Reading the Tipitaka often leads to a sense of awe and wonder, and to feelings of transcendence and profound compassion." — Matthew Meghaprasara

INTERESTING TO READ, EASY TO CONSULT, HARD TO PUT DOWN.

New Guide to the Tipitaka is a handbook for everyday readers, students or seekers who want a better understanding of the entire Tipitaka—a more than 2,500 year old collection of the Buddha's Teachings. This 440 page guide from Matthew Meghaprasara, author, and practicing Buddhist, presents both a bird’s eye view of the whole Tipitaka and its individual components, along with detailed summaries of thousands of suttas and hundreds of the Buddha’s parables—all in one useful and memorable volume.

INCLUDES: detailed overview of the entire Pali Buddhist Canon, thousands of suttas summarized, hundreds of the Buddha's parables explained, and four helpful, extensive and convenient indexes.

New Guide to the Tipitaka is a reference work that helps readers navigate the Tipitaka, understand the breathtaking scope of the Pali Buddhist Canon, understand the spectacular wisdom contained in the Buddha’s Teachings, and understand the Buddha’s prescription for the elimination of suffering, ill-will, ignorance and greed.

Anyone with even a passing interest in the Buddha’s Teachings will find New Guide to the Tipitaka fascinating reading and a convenient reference. Whether you are casually browsing, on a reading program, or following a planned course of study you will find New Guide to the Tipitaka informative, inspiring, and indispensable.

MATTHEW MEGHAPRASARA is a practicing Buddhist, runs NewGuide.org, and is the author, editor or translator of a number of books, including:

• New Guide to the Tipitaka: A Complete Reference to the Pali Buddhist Canon
• Buddhism by the Numbers: An Introduction to the Ancient and Ever-Vital Teachings of the Buddha
• The Parallel Dhammapada: Original Pali Text & Four Translations
• The Pali Dhammapada: The Words and Wisdom of the Buddha in Roman Pali
• The American Dhammapada: A Twenty-First Century Translation of the Buddha's Dhammapada