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Satipaṭṭhāna
Anālayo · 2003
84/100
👍 Worth It
Analayo's Satipatthana is one of those rare books that satisfies both the scholar and the meditator in the same sentence — it started as a doctoral dissertation yet reads with the warmth of someone who actually sits on the cushion. The coverage of the canonical text is comprehensive and the prose stays clear despite the depth. Not a book for beginners or for readers outside a Buddhist framework, but for its intended audience it's a landmark.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: Buddhist religious instruction — not suitable for readers seeking Christian or secular mindfulness content. We still scored it 84; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance92
craft80
originality84
accuracy90
hype78
age-fit82
human-eye83
Penny’s verdict84
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