ThepresentbookcollectsresearchpapersbyBhikkhuAnālayowithtranslationsofSaṃyukta-āgamadiscoursesandcomparativestudiesoftheirPāliparallels,togetherwithtwoappendicesontherelationshipbetweencommentaryanddiscourseaswellasontheUdānacollection.Topicstakenupinthecourseofthestudiesarethefournobletruthsasadiagnosticscheme,concernforthewelfareofothers,thetransferofmerit,humour,Aṅgulimāla,teachingstolaity,attitudestowardsnuns,arahantsandsuicide,teachingandawakening,thegender-inclusivenessoftheaddress’monk’,theacrobatsimile,mindfulnessofbreathing,theBuddha’sfirstdiscourse,self-cremation,andtheBuddha’svisittohismotherintheHeavenoftheThirty-three.
