The Buddha's Last Journey, Translated by Hajime Nakamura The life of the Buddha is hardly recorded in the original scriptures. However, his death must have been an event that his followers would never forget. In the Pali text "Mahaparinibbana Sutta," the death of the Buddha and the events surrounding it are recounted with lamentation. This book is based on the Pali text, and the Japanese translation was made by referring to the Sanskrit and Chinese versions. Detailed and thorough notes are included at the end of the book. Buddha's Dialogue with the Gods, Translated by Hajime Nakamura "Samyutta Nikaya" means "Collection of Teachings Organized by Subject" and consists of five collections. The first collection is named "Collection with Verses" and is a valuable original Buddhist scripture, along with "The Words of the Buddha (Sutta Nipata)." This book contains the first to third sections, which compile the chapters in which the Buddha's words with the gods are recorded in the form of poetry. Buddha's Dialogue with the Devil, Translated by Hajime Nakamura This book contains the fourth to eleventh sections of the first collection, "Collection with Verses," of the "Samyutta Nikaya." Through dialogues with the devil, nuns, Brahmins, and lay believers, the figure of the Buddha, who tirelessly walked among people crushed by the distant past, poverty, illness, death, war, and earthly desires, and saved them from their suffering, comes vividly to life. Confessions of Nuns, Translated by Hajime Nakamura Therigatha Both "Confessions of Buddhist Disciples" and "Confessions of Nuns" record their lives and beliefs. However, the nuns were women who were scorned as having "only a little wisdom, like two fingers." Therefore, their joy in attaining liberation through sincere practice after suffering from love and hate, being tormented by ugliness, old age, and loneliness, and taking refuge in the Buddha was all the greater. A collection of poems that poignantly conveys a state of peace. Buddhism, Oriental Thought There is discoloration due to aging on the spines of each volume. Confessions of Nuns - There is very slight discoloration due to the aging of the paper. Please check the photos above. Otherwise, the condition is good.