Mindfully Facing Disease and Death: Compassionate Advice From Early Buddhist Texts

"This unique anthology from the Buddha's early discourses focuses on guidance for facing disease and death, and has the overarching theme of anukampā: compassion as the underlying motivation in altruistic action. ... Taken together with Anālayo's practical commentary we gain a first-hand impression of what early Buddhism had to say about disease and death."--Back cover.