This is followed by the Questions to be Answered by a Novice and the Thirty Two Parts of the Body which is really a type of meditation on the constituent parts of ones body. The fact that the book was meant for the novice is clear from the prefatory paragraphs that precede the discourses. The twenty four discourses are selected from the five Nikayas or the original Collections in Pali containing the Buddhas discourses. The idea was that those novices who are not capable of studying large portions of the Discourse Collection (sutta pitaka) should at least be conversant with the Book of Protection. SUMMARYAn ancient anthology of paritta (protection) suttas translated into English: discourses of the Buddha commonly recited for protection against fear, illness, and misfortune.Īn introductory essay explains the value of paritta recitation for physical and mental health.
Gabriel Jivasattha Bittar, with the kind permission of the Buddhist Publication Society. SOURCETranscribed from the print edition in 1999 by Dana Murty and Dr.
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