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Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V by : Various
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V written by Various and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains thirty two numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaves series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 122: To Light a Fire—Webu Sayadaw 123: Radical Therapy—Lily de Silva 124: Nothing Higher to Live For—Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano 125: Prisoners of Karma—Suvimalee Karunaratna 126: Painting the Buddha’s Eyes—Douglas Bullis 127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective—Louis van Loon 128: The Short Analysis of Kamma—Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma 129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada—Bhikkhu Bodhi 130: The Blessed One’s City of Dhamma—I.B. Horner 131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots—Petr Karel Ontl 132: Ministering to the Sick and the Terminally Ill—Lily de Silva 133: A Taste of the Holy Life—Susan Elbaum Jootla 134: A Journey into Buddhism—Elizabeth J. A. Harris 136: A Good Dose of Dhamma—Tan Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang 137: The Benefits of Walking Meditation—Sayadaw U Silananda 139: Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist—Robert Bogoda 140: The Healing of the Bull—Suvimalee Karunaratna 141: Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism—Elizabeth J. A. Harris 143: Discourses of the Ancient Nuns—Bhikkhu Bodhi 145: Transmitting the Dhamma—Susan Elbaum Jootla 146: Globalisation from a Buddhist Perspective—Pracha Hutanuwatr and Jane Rasbash 147: The Struggle of Letting Go—Suvimalee Karunaratna 148: Buddhism in a Value-changing Society—P. D. Premasiri 149: In the Presence of Nibbana—Ajahn Brahmavamso 150: Five Visions of a Dying Man—Ven. Rastrapal Mahathera 151: Parents and Children—Ven. Medagama Vajiranana Nayaka Thera 152: The Joy Hidden in Sorrow—Ayya Medhananda 153: The Ending of Things—Ajahn Brahmavamso 154: The Good, The Beautiful, and The True—Bhikkhu Bodhi 155: Right Knowledge—P. D. Premasiri 156: How Free is Freedom of Thought—Sanath Nanayakkara 157: The Bodhisattva Concept—A.G.S. Kariyawasam
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Pariyatti hardback edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V.
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V: Numbers 122 to 157 by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume V: Numbers 122 to 157 written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume V (includes Bodhi Leaves 122-157) This book contains 32 of the Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching.122: To Light a Fire Venerable Webu Sayadaw123: Rdical Therapy Lily de Silva124: Nothing Higher to Live For Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano125: Prisoners of Karma Suvimalee Karunaratna126: Painting the Buddha's Eyes Douglas Bullis127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective Louis van Loon128: The Short Analysis of Kamma Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada Bhikkhu Bodhi130: The Blessed One's City of Dhamma I.B. Horner131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots Petr Karel Ontl132: Ministering to the Sick and the Terminally Ill Lily de Silva133: A Taste of the Holy Life Susan Elbaum Jootla134: A Journey into Buddhism Elizabeth J. A. Harris136: A Good Dose of Dhamma Tan Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang137: The Benefits of Walking Meditation Sayadaw U Silananda139: Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist Robert Bogoda140: The Healing of the Bull Suvimalee Karunaratna141: Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism Elizabeth J. A. Harris143: Discourses of the Ancient Nuns Bhikkhu Bodhi145: Transmitting the Dhamma Susan Elbaum Jootla146: Globalisation from a Buddhist Perspective Pracha Hutanuwatr and Jane Rasbash147: The Struggle of Letting Go Suvimalee Karunaratna149: In the Presence of Nibbana Ajahn Brahmavamso150: Five Visions of a Dying Man Ven. Rastrapal Mahathera151: Parents and Children Ven. Medagama Vajiranana Nayaka Thera152: The Joy Hidden in Sorrow Ayya Medhananda153: The Ending of Things Ajahn Brahmavamso154: The Good, The Beautiful, and The True Bhikkhu Bodhi155: Right Knowledge P. D. Premasiri156: How Free is Freedom of Thought Sanath Nanayakkara157: The Bodhisattva Concept A.G.S. Kariyawasam" (Note: This title was previously published under ISBN 9781681720883. Due to technical issues a new ISBN had to be assigned. Rest assured that both versions of this title are exactly the same.)
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications - Volume V by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications - Volume V written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by Pariyatti Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume V (includes Bodhi Leaves 122-157) The Bodhi Leaves Publication series deals with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. BL 122: To Light a Fire by Venerable Webu Sayadaw BL 123: Rdical Therapy by Lily de Silva BL 124: Nothing Higher to Live For by Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano BL 125: Prisoners of Karma by Suvimalee Karunaratna BL 126: Painting the Buddha's Eyes by Douglas Bullis BL 127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective by Louis van Loon BL 128: The Short Analysis of Kamma by Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma BL 129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada by Bhikkhu Bodhi BL 130: The Blessed One's City of Dhamma by I.B. Horner BL 131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots by Petr Karel Ontl BL 132: Ministering to the Sick and the Terminally Ill by Lily de Silva BL 133: A Taste of the Holy Life by Susan Elbaum Jootla BL 134: A Journey into Buddhism by Elizabeth J. A. Harris BL 136: A Good Dose of Dhamma by Tan Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang BL 137: The Benefits of Walking Meditation by Sayadaw U Silananda BL 139: Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist by Robert Bogoda BL 140: The Healing of the Bull by Suvimalee Karunaratna BL 141: Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism by Elizabeth J. A. Harris BL 143: Discourses of the Ancient Nuns by Bhikkhu Bodhi BL 145: Transmitting the Dhamma by Susan Elbaum Jootla BL 146: Globalisation from a Buddhist Perspective by Pracha Hutanuwatr and Jane Rasbash BL 147: The Struggle of Letting Go by Suvimalee Karunaratna BL 149: In the Presence of Nibbana by Ajahn Brahmavamso BL 150: Five Visions of a Dying Man by Ven. Rastrapal Mahathera BL 151: Parents and Children by Ven. Medagama Vajiranana Nayaka Thera BL 152: The Joy Hidden in Sorrow by Ayya Medhananda BL 153: The Ending of Things by Ajahn Brahmavamso BL 154: The Good, The Beautiful, and The True by Bhikkhu Bodhi BL 155: Right Knowledge by P. D. Premasiri BL 156: How Free is Freedom of Thought by Sanath Nanayakkara BL 157: The Bodhisattva Concept by A.G.S. Kariyawasam
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume II by : P. M. Rao
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume II written by P. M. Rao and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains thirty numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 31 Meditation—First Steps to Control of the Senses—P. M. Rao 32 The Threefold Division of the Noble Eightfold Path—Piyadassi Thera 33 Extinction Without Remainder—Buddhadasa Bhikkhu 34 Protection Through Satipatthana—Nyanaponika Thera 35 The Four Cankers (Asava)—T. H. Perera 36 Renunciation—T. Prince 37 The Preparatory Path—John D. Ireland 38 The Advantages of Merit—Bhikkhu Khantipalo 39 The Supreme Conqueror—Francis Story 40 Right Understanding—Bhikkhu Silabhadra 41 Applications of Dhamma—Siri Buddhasukh 42 Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training—Leonard Bullen 43 The Relevance of Buddhism in the Modern World—Princess Poon Pismai Diskul 44 Three Mental Faculties and Guarding the Doors of the Senses—Dr. Elizabeth Ashby 45 This Self Business and Other Essays—M. O’C. Walshe/Natasha Jackson/Dr. Elizabeth Ashby 46 The Way to Happiness—H. L. B. Ellegala 47 Women in Ancient India—C. D. Weerasinghe 48 Buddhist Observances and Practices—Piyadassi Thera 49 Saísara and The Way of Dispassion—Francis Story 50 Buddhist Ideas in English Poetry—Cyril Moore 51 Meditation: The Inward Journey—John Andrew Storey 52 Mindfulness: An All-Time Necessity—C. F. Knight and Reg McAuliffe 53 Why Buddhism? Why Theravada? Theravada, Mahayana, Hinayana—M. O'C. Walshe 54 Rebirth—John Andrew Storey 55 The Scientific Approach to Buddhism and The Appeal of Buddhism—Francis Story 56 Three Buddhist Tales—Various Authors 57 The Story of the Mahinda, Sanghamitta and the Sri Maha-Bodhi—Piyadassi Thera 58 An Actual Religion—Bhikkhu Silacara 59 Buddhist Lay Ethics—Francis Story 60 Mindfulness and Awareness—Nyanavira Thera
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume IV by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume IV written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Pariyatti hardback edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume IV.
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume IV: Numbers 91 to 121 by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume IV: Numbers 91 to 121 written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume IV (includes Bodhi Leaves 91-121) This book contains 30 of the Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching.91: Buddha-Bush Bhikkhu Khantipalo92: Radical Buddhism and Other Essays Leonard Price93: The Heart Awakened Eileen Siriwardhana94: The Rebirth of Katsugoro Lafcadio Hearn95: Meditating on No-Self Ayya Khema96: To The Cemetery and Back Leonard Price97: Sayings and Parables Various Authors98: Heedfulness Bhikkhu Khantipalo99: The Middle Way and other essays M. O C. Walshe100: The Doctrine of Rebirth in Eastern and Western Thought Karel Werner101: Mind Training in Buddhism Natasha Jackson and Hilda M. Edwards102: Bhikkhu Tissa Dispels Some Doubts Leonard Price103: Religious Convention and Sila Practice Ajahn Sumedho104: Walking Dhutanga in Britain Bowing to conventions Bhikkhu Sucitto105: An Exhortation Self-image or Self-knowledge? Ayya Khema106: The Ups and Downs of Rebirth Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw107: The Training of the Heart Ajahn Chah108: Aggression, War, and Conflict Bhikkhu Khantipalo109: Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good Acharya Buddha-rakkhita110: The Buddha and Catch-22 Samanera Bodhesako111: Our Real Home Ajahn Chah112: The Problem of Fear in Time of Grief Nina Van Gorkom113: The Walking Meditation Suvimalee Karunaratna114: Going Into Homelessness Georg Grimm115: Anapanasati: Meditation on Breathing Ven. Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera116: Essential Advice of the Kadampa Masters Geshe Wangyal117: A Buddhist View of Abortion Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano118: On Pilgrimage Susan Elbaum Jootla119: Dhamma Discourse III Venerable Webu Sayadaw120: The Self Made Private Prison Lily de Silva121: Why the Buddha Did Not Preach to a Hungry Man Louis van Loon" (Note: This title was previously published under ISBN 9781681720845. Due to technical issues a new ISBN had to be assigned. Rest assured that both versions of this title are exactly the same.)
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume I by : Soma Thera
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume I written by Soma Thera and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Pariyatti hard cover edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume I.
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume II by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume II written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Pariyatti hardback edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume II.
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume I by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume I written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume I (includes Bodhi Leaves 1-30) This book contains 30 of the Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. BL 01: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, translated by Soma Thera BL 02: The Simpler Side of of the Buddhist Doctrine Kassapa Thera BL 03: Earnestness Vappo Thera BL 04 Of Gods and Men Francis Story BL 05: The Lesser Discourse of the Buddha on the Elephant-footprint Simile, translated by Soma Thera BL 06: Buddhist Aids to Daily Conduct Edward Greenly BL 07: One's Own Good - And Another's David Maurice BL 08: The Four Sacred Shrines Piyadassi Thera BL 09: How to Teach Buddhism to Children Dr. H. KlarBLW 10: Rabindranath Tagore adn Buddhist Culture S. Bimal Barua BL 11: Buddhist Ideals of Government G. Vitanage BL 12: Attitudes to Life Ruth Walshe BL 13: An Old Debate on Self Soma Thera BL 14: Price and Conceit Dr. E. Ashby and B. Fawcett BL 15: Buddhist Meditation Francis Story BL 16: Comments on teh Buddha Word J.D. Ireland BL 17: Buddhism and Democracy K. Leidecker & B.P. Kirthisinghe BL 18: Buddhist Therapy Ruth Walshe BL 19: The Dhamma Bhikkhu Khema BL 20: Guide Posts for Buddhists Sita Paulickpulle-Renfrew BL 21: Aspects of Buddhism Piyadassi Thera BL 22: Great Saying of Anagarika Dharmapala Bhikshu Sangharakshita BL 23: The Place of Animals Francis Story BL 24: The Three Roots of Ill and Our Daily Life Karel Werner BL 25: The Buddha Practical Teaching John D. Ireland BL 26: Our Reactions to Dukkha Dr. Elizabeth Ashby BL 27: Treasures of the Noble Soma Thera BL 28: Escapism and the Escape and Buddhism and Mysticism Y. M. Rao BL 29: A larger Rationalism Francis Story BL30: Detachment T.H. Perera (Note: This title was previously published under ISBN 9781681720722. Due to technical issues a new ISBN had to be assigned. Rest assured that both versions of this title are exactly the same.)
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III: Numbers 61 to 90 by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III: Numbers 61 to 90 written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume II (includes Bodhi Leaves 61-90) This book contains 30 of the Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. BL61: The Law of Karma and Mindfulness by Dr. Karel Werner.BL62: Drugs or Meditation? by Lama GovindaBL63: The Buddha a Unique Teacher by Francis StoryBL64: Arahantship by Jacqueline DunningtonBL65: When the Ego Meets Buddhism by Carlo GragnaniBL66: The Twin Pillars and Other Essays by John Andrew Storey BL67: The Buddha's Teachings by Soma TheraBL68: The Elimination of Anger by K. Piyatissa TheraBL69: The Search For Buddhist Economics by Padmasiri De SilvaBL70: The Buddhist Code of Discipline by Soma TheraBL71: The Taste of Freedom by Bhikkhu BodhiBL72: The Development of the Will by Wladyslaw Misiewicz and Perfection of Energy by ShantidevaBL73: Emancipation from the World by Buddhadasa BhikkhuBL74: What Meditation Implies by Acariya BuddharakkhitaBL75: Perfections of Buddhahood by Nina van GorkomBL76: The Population Crisis and Conservation in Buddhist Perspective by Dr. Douglas M. BurnsBL77: Coming to Terms With One's Shadow by Ruth WalsheBL78: The Concept of Peace as the Central Notion of Buddhist Social Philosophy by O. H. de A. WijesekeraBL79: Words Leading to Disenchantment and Sa?sara by Soma TheraBL80: Two Buddhist Essays by J. F. McKechnie (Bhikkhu Silacara)BL81: The Path to Purity by M. B. WerapitiyaBL82: A New Age? A Buddhist View and Relating Religions by Bhikkhu KhantipaloBL83: Heredity Beyond Materiality and Causality and Moral Responsibility by D. D. P. NanayakkaraBL84: Insight Meditation in the Forest by Ron OhayvBL85: Beginning Insight Meditation by Dorothy FigenBL86: Buddhism in Daily Life by M. O' C. WalsheBL87: Buddhism as a Practical Teaching by H. L. SeneviratneBL88: Buddhist Tales from Sanskrit Sources retold by Ratna HandurukandeBL89: A" (Note: This title was previously published under ISBN 9781681720807. Due to technical issues a new ISBN had to be assigned. Rest assured that both versions of this title are exactly the same.)
Book Synopsis Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III by : Pariyatti Publishing
Download or read book Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III written by Pariyatti Publishing and published by BPS Pariyatti Editions. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Pariyatti hardback edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III.
Book Synopsis In the Spirit of the Buddha by : Paul R. Fleischman
Download or read book In the Spirit of the Buddha written by Paul R. Fleischman and published by Pariyatti. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of prose poems is based upon the teaching of the Buddha. The selections have been chosen for inspiration, rather than representing the full span of the teaching. We have previously presented them as slides, or read them aloud to friends, on various occasions, such as after workshops, following assistant teacher meetings, around fireplaces in national parks, or after evening metta. They have consistently been received with appreciation, and have evoked multiple requests for their publication. All of these compositions combine the Buddha’s thoughts with contemporary phrasing. They cannot be considered direct quotes from the Pali Canon, because we have worked only with English language translations, and because we have combined similar passages, or modified the language for readability. But at the same time, we can’t claim that these words are original to us, because they are in the spirit of the Buddha. They are brief, poetic, re-speaking of some of the Buddha’s most important ideas. They are sparks from the campfire that continue to glow in the dark. Our intention is that these slides, or pages, will inspire meditators and nonmeditators alike. They are written from the authentic experience of the troubling human condition, and they speak from the standpoint of suffering and the Path out of suffering. They are insights that have crossed the bridge of time from ancient India to today. We hope you will find wisdom flowing through time on the river of words that originates in the ancient spring of the Pali Canon. —Paul R. and Susan K. Fleischman
Book Synopsis Dimensions of Buddhist Thought by : Francis Story
Download or read book Dimensions of Buddhist Thought written by Francis Story and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises Francis Story’s contributions to the two serial publications The Wheel and Bodhi Leaves, which belong to his best and most mature writing. With its rich and variegated contents, this book may well serve as an introduction to the Buddha's teachings. The Buddha once said that his Teaching has only one taste, that of liberation. Yet, being a Teaching of Actuality, Buddhism has also dimensions extending to wide fields of human life and thought. Some of them are mirrored in the essays of this volume. These wide-ranging and penetrative writings offer, therefore, many stimulating approaches to Buddhist thought and its application to problems of our time. Contents 1 Hymn for Vaishakha 2 The Buddha—a Unique Teacher 3 The Supreme Conqueror 4 The Appeal of Buddhism 5 The Uniqueness of Buddhism 6 The Four Noble Truths 7 Dialogues on the Dhamma 8 The Scientific Approach to Buddhism 9 The Buddhist World View in the Age of Science 10 A Larger Rationalism 11 Of Gods and Men 12 Prayer and Worship 13 Gods and their Place in Buddhism 14 Cosmological Thought in Buddhism and Modern Science 15 Expanding Universe and Steady-States Universe 16 The Magic Mountain 17 Is there a Beginning? 18 Buddhism and the Origin of Life 19 Divine Creation or Lawful Genesis? 20 Buddhist Meditation 21 Buddhist Mental Therapy 22 Buddhist Lay Ethics 23 The Place of Animals in Buddhism 24 Action 25 Kamma and Causality 26 Kamma and Freedom 27 Collective Karma 28 Beauty and the Buddhist 29 Omniscience and the Buddha 31 Samsara 32 The Way of Dispassion 33 Nibbana
Book Synopsis Investigating the Dhamma by : Bhikkhu Bodhi
Download or read book Investigating the Dhamma written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Pariyatti Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Pariyatti Edition brings together eight essays of Bhikkhu Bodhi, five of which were earlier published in academic journals and volumes, and three not published before. Most of the essays are critical responses to various modern interpretations of the Dhamma that the author considers to be at odds with the Buddha’s teachings, in particular as transmitted and interpreted by the Theravāda school of Buddhism. The other essays are in depth discussions of important Buddhist doctrinal terms.
Book Synopsis The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha by :
Download or read book The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 1936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the River Ganges flowing down from the Himalayas, the entire Buddhist tradition flows down to us from the teachings and deeds of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught in India during the fifth century B.C.E. To ensure that his legacy would survive the ravages of time, his direct disciples compiled records of the Buddha's teachings soon after his passing. In the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which prevails in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, these records are regarded as the definitive "word of the Buddha." Preserved in Pali, an ancient Indian language closely related to the language that the Buddha spoke, this full compilation of texts is known as the Pali Canon. At the heart of the Buddha's teaching were the suttas (Sanskrit sutras), his discourses and dialogues. If we want to find out what the Buddha himself actually said, these are the most ancient sources available to us. The suttas were compiled into collections called "Nikayas," of which there are four, each organized according to a different principle. The Digha Nikaya consists of longer discourses; the Majjhima Nikaya of middle-length discourses; the Samyutta Nikaya of thematically connected discourses; and the Anguttara Nikaya of numerically patterned discourses. The present volume, which continues Wisdom's famous Teachings of the Buddha series, contains a full translation of the Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara arranges the Buddha's discourses in accordance with a numerical scheme intended to promote retention and easy comprehension. In an age when writing was still in its infancy, this proved to be the most effective way to ensure that the disciples could grasp and replicate the structure of a teaching.
Download or read book Food for the Heart written by Chah and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-06-10 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers, and helped shape the American Vipassana community. This collection brings together for the first time Ajahn Chah's most powerful teachings, including those on meditation, liberation from suffering, calming the mind, enlightenment and the 'living dhamma'. Most of these talks have previously only been available in limited, private editions and the publication of Food for the Heart therefore represents a momentous occasion: the hugely increased accessibility of his words and wisdom. Western teachers such as Ram Dass and Jack Kornfield have extolled Chah's teachings for years and now readers can experience them directly in this book.
