A Sinhala-language book on Buddhist meditation practice, written by S.R. Yasapala and issued by Godage Publishers in Colombo. The whole text is in Sinhala, including the title — there is no English translation here, so this is a book for readers who are comfortable reading Sinhala prose.
The title points to its subject: satipaṭṭhāna, the four foundations of mindfulness set out in the Pali canon, and vidarshana (vipassanā), insight meditation. Prathipadawa means the path or the way of practice. Books of this kind are written for people who meditate, or who intend to, rather than for the casual reader, and they sit within the long Sinhala tradition of practical instruction on the Buddha's teaching.
Godage is an established Colombo publishing house with a substantial Sinhala list, and Buddhist practice and doctrine form a steady part of what it prints.
It will suit Sinhala readers abroad who want devotional and practical Buddhist material in their own language, members of the Sri Lankan diaspora building a home library, and students of Theravada Buddhism who read Sinhala and prefer sources written for a Sri Lankan readership rather than translated ones.
- Author: S.R Yasapala
- Publisher: Godage Publishers
- Published: 2007
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 168
- ISBN: 9552089131
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