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  • Published: 15 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781590307649
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $55.00

Turning the Wheel of Truth

Commentary on the Buddha's First Teaching



An accessible, illuminating introduction to the Buddha's essential teachings from a Western Buddhist monk.

Buddhist teachings like the eightfold path, the four noble truths, and karma pervade Buddhist literature—but how often do we read what the Buddha himself had to say about these topics? Here is an accessible look at the Buddha’s First Discourse, which contains the foundation for all further Buddhist teaching.

Ajahn Sucitto offers a new translation of this revolutionary teaching, known as The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth. He then walks us through the text, offering engaging and practical point-by-point commentary that makes the Buddha’s words come alive and reveals how the text’s wisdom can inspire our own liberation.

  • Published: 15 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781590307649
  • Imprint: Shambhala
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $55.00

About the author

Ajahn Sucitto

Ajahn Sucitto is the abbot of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in England, a community in the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. He teaches in Europe and at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and Spirit Rock in the U.S. He is also the author of Rude Awakenings: Two Englishmen on Foot in Buddhism’s Holy Land.