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01_how_can_we_read.pdfReading the Suttas: How Can We Read?5495 viewsIntroduction. What is a sutta?

How would we read the Nikayas if we were academics?
How would we read the Nikayas if we were practitioners?

A study of the Kalama Sutta. This sutta is one of the most quoted in Western Buddhism, and the most quoted part of it is the section beginning:

“Kàlàmas, for you to doubt, to be uncertain; uncertainty has arisen in a doubtful matter. Do not rely upon what has been acquired by repeated tradition; nor upon lineage; nor upon rumour; nor upon what is handed down in the teachings; nor upon logic; nor upon inference; nor upon a consideration of reasons; nor upon a delight in speculation; nor upon appearances; nor upon respect for your teacher. Kàlàmas, when you know for yourselves: These things are unskilful; these things are blameable; these things are censured by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to harm and suffering,’ then abandon them”.
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knot05.jpgSacred Knot055484 viewsTibetan Buddhist Art Work: Sacred Knot05
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damachak.pdfDhammacakkappavattana Sutta5479 viewsVen. Mahasi Sayadaw

The First Discourse of the Buddha, namely the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, commonly known as the Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma. This is a series of discourses on the Dhammacakka Sutta by the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, a Questioner at the Sixth Buddhist Council in Myanmar, (Burma) 1954. Translated by U Ko Lay.
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03_seeing_the_elements.pdf03 Perceiving Impermanence5475 viewsPatrick Kearney

Perceiving impermanence. Discusses the centrality of the concept of impermanence (aniccata) to the Buddha's approach to insight, and explore the elements of earth, water, fire and air.
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surangama.pdfThe Surangama Sutra5461 viewsThe Suragama Sutra (Leng Yen Ching). Chinese Rendering by Master Paramiti of Central North India at Chih Chih Monastery, Canton, China, A.D. 705. Commentary (abridged) by Ch'an Master Han Shan (1546-1623). Translated by Upasaka Lu K'uan Yu (Charles Luk). The Suragama Sutra is the text used in the Cha'n school or meditation tradition in Chinese Buddhism.
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paligram.pdfA Grammar of the Pali Language5451 viewsMost introductory Pali grammar books consist of lessons that teach the elements of the language in stages, but because of that they are also very difficult to use as a reference when you need to look up a noun's declension, or a verb's conjugation. Because of its practical and comprehensive coverage of the elements of the Pali language in complete chapters, this book is a very useful reference. It was not written for linguistics experts, but for students with little experiences tudying Pali grammar.
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jtwebv1p.pdfBuddhist Tales for Young & Old (Vol. 1)5442 viewsThis is an illustrated version of Buddhist Tales for Young and Old (volume 1), with line drawings by John Patterson, which are suitable for colouring in.
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01homage_refuge_attributes.mp3Homage, Going for Refuge, Attributes of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha (Pali)5434 viewsHomage, Going for Refuge, Attributes of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha (Pali)
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abhistudy.pdfAbhidhamma Studies (Buddhist Psychology)5406 viewsThe content of these studies is rather varied: they include philosophical and psychological investigations, references to the practical application of the teachings concerned, pointers to neglected or unnoticed aspects of the Abhidhamma, textual research etc. This variety of contents serves to show that wherever we dig deep enough into that inexhaustible mine, the Abhidhamma literature, we shall meet with valuable contributions to the theoretical understanding and practical realization of Buddhist doctrine.
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buddha_life_13.jpgThe Enligntenment5329 viewsThe Enligntenment
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