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sigalovada.pdfSigalovada Sutta - Illustrated2840 viewsVen. K. Dhammasiri
The Sigalovada in Pictures. A Pictorial presentation of the Buddha's advice to the layman, Sigala on the duties of the householder. Compiled by Venerable K. Dhammasiri. Artwork by K. W. Janaranjana. 
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04_anapanasati_sutta.pdfThe Anapanasati Sutta3752 viewsThe Anapanasati Sutta is not an easy read, although the language itself is quite simple. But its structure is complex and dense, and this complexity raises serious questions about interpretation. The complexity of the structure creates ambiguity. Even the orthodox commentary sees certain passages as capable of different but simultaneous readings, referring to either serenity or insight practice depending on what approach to the practice the practitioner is taking.
We can see how Thich Nhat Hanh can take liberties with the text, but he does so to make the practice explained within it more accessible to ordinary lay people. Are we to assume that this was not the intention of the original compilers? Or can we see the complexity of the sutta as evidence of an attempt to create a discourse that different communities of practitioners could, quite legitimately, read in different ways? In any event, if we are to make sense of this sutta, and extract from it what it has to offer in terms of guidance on the practice, we need to read the structure of the text. It is not just the surface words that convey meaning, but the underlying networks that link the words.
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06_seeing_&_understanding.pdf06 Dependent Arising: Applying to Insight Meditation2699 viewsApplying Dependent Arising to Insight meditation.
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06_satipatthana_sutta_02.pdf02 Satipatthana Sutta2244 viewsDuring this course we have looked at how different interpretative communities read the Nikayas. Among these are contemporary communities formed by the experience of modernity, practitioners who are attempting to apply the teachings found in the Nikayas to their daily lives in the contemporary world. Locating ourselves within such a community, we can see that our reading is a form of practitioner criticism. We have sought to make sense of this alien literature firstly by acknowledging that it is not a literature at all, but a collection of oral performances. We have examined how these performances are both made up of and linked by patterns of repetition lists of lists within lists. The lists function like tables in individual databases, and the teaching as a whole - the dhamma - functions as a relational database which exists, not within any given sutta, but as a network of relationships which underlies and unites all the suttas.
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lightasia.pdfThe Light of Asia (Text Only)1806 viewsIn the sumptuous Buddhist literature of the world, The Light of Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold, is without any doubt, a unique work. It is primarily because, this is the only original poem written in English on the Buddha, throughout the long history of Buddhism. This distinction is quite necessary to be established, because there are translations of original Pali works into English and other languages. Some of these are outstanding instances of spiritual poetry. Sir Edwin Arnold, the Author of this epic poem, was initially persuaded to compose this sacred work, as a result of his deep and abiding desire to aid in the better and mutual understanding between East and West.
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ShosaimyoKichijo.pdfSHO-SAI-MYO KICHIJO DARANI 消ç½å¦™å‰ç¥¥ç¥žå‘ª983 views[The]-Extinguishing-[of]-Disasters-[with]-Wonderful-Luck-[of]-Good-fortune-Goddess-(LakÅ›mÄ«)-Devotion (DharanÄ«), or DharanÄ« for Removing Disasters, and: JvÄla MahÄugra DhÄranÄ«
[The] Blazing Great-Reversing-[of]-Terrible-[Events] DhÄranÄ«
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Info-Meditation-Centers-Sri-Lanka2013.pdfInformation about Meditation Centers in Sri Lanka - 20131743 viewsThere are many monasteries and meditation centers in Sri Lanka, but only few of these are suitable for foreigners who are new to Sri Lanka and only stay for a short time. The following information is specifically intended for them. Both males and females can stay in all of these places, albeit separate.
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04_Hwaom_I_web.pdfVolume 4. Hwaom 1 The Mainstream Tradition1482 viewsA Collection of Korean Buddhism in English. It's translated and compiled by great Scholars including Robert Buswell.
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mahasati.pdfMaha Satipatthana Sutta2972 viewsVen. U Jotika and Ven. U Dhamminda
Practise in accordance with this Mahasatipatthana Sutta so that you can see why it is acknowledged as the most important Sutta that the Buddha taught. Try to practise all the different sections from time to time as they are all useful, but in the beginning start with something simple such as being mindful while walking, or the mindfulness of in and out breathing. Then as you practise these you will be able to practise the other sections contained within this Sutta and you will find that all the four satipatthanas can be practised concurrently. A Sutta should be read again and again as you will tend to forget its message. The message here in this Sutta is that you should be mindful of whatever is occurring in the body and mind, whether it be good or bad, and thus you will become aware that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory and not self.
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sartre_buddhism.pdfSartre's Existentialism and Early Buddhism : a comparative study of selflessness theories1902 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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