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nutshell.pdfBuddhism in a Nutshell2810 viewsThe Story of the Buddha; The Teachings (Dhamma) is it a philosophy? Is Buddhism a religion? Is Buddhism as Ethical system? Some salient features of Buddhism. Karma or the Law of Moral Causation. Rebirth. Dependent Arising (Paticca Samuppada). Anatta or Soul-lessness. Nibanna and The Path to Nibbana.
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Ratana_Sutta-The_Three_Superb_Jewels.pdfRatana Sutta2748 viewsThe Buddha’s Discourse on The Three Superb Jewels and their intrinsic power, with an introduction, translation and explanations based on Pà li Sources by Bhikkhu Nà nadassana. Foreword by Most Ven. N. Ariyadhamma Mahà thera.
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FromGrasping.pdfFrom Grasping to Emptiness (2)2741 viewsExcursions into the Thought-world of the Pali Discourses
The present book is based on revised versions of entries originally published in the Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, Sri Lanka. It forms the second volume of my "Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pali discourses", complementing the previously published "From Craving to Liberation".
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sartre_buddhism.pdfSartre's Existentialism and Early Buddhism : a comparative study of selflessness theories2721 viewsVen. Phra Dharmakosajarn
The Present work is a revised version of Phra Dhrammakosajarn's doctoral thesis entitled A Comparative study of the Non-egological Treatments of Consciousness in Sartre's Philosophy and Early Buddhism, which was submitted at the University of Delhi, India, in September 1985. The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast Sartre's doctrine of non-egology with the theory of self-lessness (anatta) in Early (Theravada) Buddhism.
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Begin_Pali_Suttas.pdfBeginnings: The Pali Suttas2713 viewsExcept where otherwise noted, all factual information in this essay is garnered from the PÄḷi Suttas and their companion-piece, the Vinaya. In these texts we find accounts of the first months following the Buddha’s awakening (Khandhaka I, MahÄvagga, Vinaya), of the final months before his decease (Sutta 16, DÄ«gha NikÄya), of the events leading up to the First and Second Councils, together with an account of those Councils (Khandhakas XI and XIi, Cullavagga, Vinaya), and, scattered through the texts, incidental information and clues about the middle period of the Buddha’s ministry. Considerable additional information is available in texts of later date, such as the Classical Commentaries.
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Buddha_in_his_words.pdfThe Buddha’s Teaching In His Own Words 2711 viewsThe present Wheel booklet contains Chapter 12 of Bhikkhu Nanmoli’s classic compilation, The Life of the Buddha according to the Pali Canon. The purpose of that book, now in print for 27 years, had been to construct a biography of the Buddha by piecing together all the relevant material scattered throughout the Vinaya and the Sutta Pitakas. Since the Buddha’s life was in many respects inseparable from his teaching, Ven. Nanamoli had included, in the middle of the book, an anthology of texts dealing with the teaching, which he entitled “The Doctrineâ€.
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8_Precepts_Diacritials.pdfEight Precepts (Diacritials)2691 viewsAjivatthamaka Sila (Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth) In Theravada Buddhism there are two versions of the Eight Precepts: Atthangika Uposatha Sila (Eight Uposatha Precepts) and Ajivatthamaka Sila (Eight Precepts with Right Livelihood as the Eighth).
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patimokkha-german.pdfBhikkhu Pâtimokkha in German2666 viewsThe author is Ven. Nyanadassana is a Buddhist monk from Greece who has lived in Sri Lanka for the last 20 years. He is fluent in several languages (including Sinhala) and is the author of the book "Bhikkhu Pâtimokkha" in German(Pâtimokkha - Das Hauptgesetz der Bettelmönche).
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craft.pdfThe Craft of the Heart, by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo2658 viewsThis book, Ajaan Lee’s first, is like a catalog. In it, he gives the full range of his teachings on the practice of the Buddha’s craft, from the observance of the five precepts to the attainment of total liberation. Thus the different parts are written for different people at different stages in the practice, and the reader is advised to read, not judgmentally, but judiciously - taking whatever is useful for his or her own practice, and leaving the rest for others.
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bps-essay_39.pdfLifestyles and Spiritual Progress2655 viewsNew comers to Buddhism often ask whether a person’s lifestyle has any special bearing on their ability to progress along the Buddha’s path, and in particular whether the Buddha had a compelling reason for establishing a monastic order governed by guidelines quite different from those that hold sway over the lay Buddhist community. If we suspend concern for questions of status and superiority and simply consider the two modes of life in their ideal expression, the conclusion would have to follow that the monastic life, lived in the way envisioned by the Buddha, is the one that conduces more effectively to the final goal.
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