How to See the Buddha. The Nine Qualities of the Buddha According to the Pali Canon

«He who sees the Dhamma sees me. He who sees me sees the Dhamma». These words of the Buddha are one of the keys to understanding his teaching and the basis for the correct spiritual practice of monks and laypeople.

In this book, the Venerable Rakvane Nyanasih Thero, the abbot of the Chittaviveka Monastery in Sri Lanka, explains the nine qualities of the Buddha that help to gain a correct view of him. The lively sermon is accompanied by excerpts from the Pali Canon — the oldest records of the words of the Blessed One and his disciples.

The book conveys to the Russian-speaking reader an authentic understanding of who the Buddha is, preserved by the monks of Theravada, the earliest and most orthodox tradition of Buddhism that has survived to this day.

For a Buddhist of any school, this work can become a bedside book and a support on the path to liberation from suffering.