SN 43.1-44: Various Suttas — The Thirty-three Synonyms for Nibbana

Taken together, this series of parallel suttas offers one of the most evocative descriptions of Nibbana to be found in the entire Canon.Listen to this sutta read by Joseph Goldstein (03'05" 1.1 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 at the Forest Refuge, Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2000 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org.