[Buddha-l] Re: question: nirvana in early Buddhism

[Barnaby Thieme]

Thank you for the recommendation. "Selfless Persons" is altogether 
excellent, so I'll look forward to reading this.

Regards,
Barnaby

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>From: "Dan Lusthaus" <vasubandhu at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] question: nirvana in early Buddhism
>Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:22:09 -0500
>
> > Please excuse my afflictive ignorance on this topic. I would like to get 
>a
> > sense of what is meant by "nirvana" and/or "final cessation" in early
> > Buddhism, as derrived from the Pali suttas.
>
>Steven Collins devoted a brilliant, detailed, and comprehensive book to
>exactly that question, titled:
>
>Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities.
>
>One of the best books on Buddhism to come out in the last fifteen years.
>
>Dan Lusthaus
>
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