Impermanent Beauty
Haiku and Free Verse from Ambapālī Therī
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- Paperback
84 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2026
Summary
Impermanent Beauty: Haiku and Free Verse from Ambapālī Therī offers a carefully considered, verse-by-verse adaptation of the Therīgāthā, the canonical collection of poems composed by early Buddhist nuns. This volume focuses on verses 252-270, attributed to Ambapālī Therī, one of the most renowned figures in early Buddhism. Her poetry engages deeply with the body as a site of insight, enumerating features of physical form—hair, eyes, teeth, limbs—through the interrelated lenses of agi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798233773006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Udaya R. Tennakoon |
| Publisher: | Udaya R. Tennakoon |
| Imprint: | Udaya R. Tennakoon |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 84 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 91g |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 127mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Therigatha Haiku and Verse |
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Udaya R. Tennakoon
As a Diaspora Poet, he lives in Zürich, Switzerland, but his home country is Sri Lanka, where he was born in 1970. Being a political refugee, he sees the world in many perspectives and engages with writing, theater, and research.
Tennakoon graduated from the University of Colombo and the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He studied ‘History’ for his bachelor’s degree, and ‘Drama and Theater’ and ‘Peace and Conflict Transformation’ for his master’s studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
As a writer, he has published several books in Sinhala and has created theater works. He contributes articles to various publications and, as a social activist, has been involved in numerous voluntary projects in Switzerland and Europe, as well as in Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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