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Second Edition of the Buddhist Wisdom Verses Published

Posted on October 1, 2016October 1, 2016 by Ānandajoti

An updated edition of the collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses, together with a new recording.

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Publication of Buddhist Wisdom Verses

Posted on September 29, 2013September 24, 2013 by Ānandajoti
Rerukane

Throughout 2009 and the early part of 2010 I worked on a text and translation of a collection of verses made by the Svejin Nikāya’s former Mahānāhimi, Ven. Rerukane Candavimala, who was one of the leading scholar monks in Sri Lanka in the 20th century. The Svejin Nikāya is my ordination sect, and Ven Rerukane…

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Video of the Second Chapter from Buddhist Wisdom Verses

Posted on September 23, 2012September 25, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Buddhist Wisdom Verses 2, Wickedness

A video made from a reading of the second chapter of my Buddhist Wisdom Verses, with pan and zoom effects of photographs of characters from the wall-murals at Borobudur as a backdrop and subtitles synchronised with the reading.

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Video of the First Chapter from Buddhist Wisdom Verses

Posted on August 26, 2012September 25, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Buddhist Wisdom Verses 1, Virtue

A video made from a reading of the first chapter of my Buddhist Wisdom Verses, with pan and zoom effects of photographs of characters from the wall-murals at Borobudur as a backdrop and subtitles synchronised with the reading.

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Buddhist Wisdom Verses: Eight things Leading to Prosperity

Posted on March 6, 2011May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti
Audio

To give a taste of what my new book Buddhist Wisdom Verses is like I include one of the 251 sections today. I include here also a reading of the text. These make for very good meditative reflections of the teaching, and you can see how they apply to yourself.

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New Book: Buddhist Wisdom Verses

Posted on March 5, 2011April 15, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Buddhist Wisdom Verses

The book is one of the most useful compiliations on the moral life of the layman that can be found. It is drawn mainly from the great verses collections in the Pāḷi Nikāyas and almost all aspects of the lay life have been covered.

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Contributions to Buddhist Studies

Posted on June 25, 2022June 29, 2025 by Ānandajoti

(This is a sticky post, see newer posts below). A selection of contributions I have made to Buddhist Studies

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Publication of Dhamma Verses, a translation of Dhammapada

Posted on July 28, 2016August 5, 2016 by Ānandajoti

Publication of a translation of the Dhammapada, along with synopses of the stories on Ancient Buddhist Texts

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BWV 014: Four Well-Said Verses

Posted on February 4, 2012May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

Some verses that were taught to the Bodhisatta by a brāhman who had heard them from the Buddha Kassapa. He is rewarded with a thousand coins for each of the verses.

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E-books page on Ancient Buddhist Texts

Posted on December 4, 2011April 13, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Buddhist Wisdom Verses in mobi format

New E-books page for Ancient Buddhist Texts, where the whole English section is now available in epub and mobi format complete with attractive covers.

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Flip-books on Ancient Buddhist Texts

Posted on November 27, 2011November 15, 2011 by Ānandajoti
Buddhist Wisdom Verses

English texts are now uploaded to a new and rather good-looking platform for the publication of pdfs, which automatically converts the files to flip-books, which are quick to load and present nicely in the browser.

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Two Chanting Books now in Hard Copy for free Distribution

Posted on June 29, 2014May 5, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Two-Chanting-Books

Safeguard Recitals and Daily Chanting books now published in hard copy for free distribution.

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Safeguard Recitals, Revised and Enlarged 3rd Edition

Posted on April 6, 2014March 23, 2014 by Ānandajoti
Safeguard Recitals

Publication of a new and enlarged version of my popular chanting book Safeguard Recitals on the Ancient Buddhist Texts website.

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BWV 071: The Consequences of Listening to Slander

Posted on April 6, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

A jackal using slander sets two friends fighting, a bull and a lion, and eventually they kill each other. The jackal then eats their flesh. The King of men (the Bodhisatta) reflects on it in these verses addressed to his charioteer.

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BWV 070: Deeds not Words Measure a Friend

Posted on March 30, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

A King of the geese is invited by the King of men to stay with him, but he declines with these words.

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BWV 069: True Friends

Posted on March 23, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

The Bodhisatta is an ascetic who is invited by the King to stay in his park. After some time the King plots to kill him, and he decides to leave. When questioned why he is going this is his reply.

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BWV 068: Friendship is more Valuable than Wealth

Posted on March 16, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

A rich man gives half his wealth to one fallen on hard times; but when he is in need himself the other offers him only rice gruel. He accepts it so as not to rebuff the obligations of friendship. Later the King hears about it and restores his wealth.

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BWV 067: Reconciliation and Responsibility

Posted on March 9, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

A father and a younger brother argue along the road, and the Bodhisatta reproves them with these words.

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BWV 066: Not Listening to Divisive Speech

Posted on March 2, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

A jackal tries to divide a lion and a tiger by sowing dissension so he can eat their flesh. They remain friends and the jackal flees.

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BWV 065: Overstaying One’s Welcome

Posted on February 23, 2013May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti

The Bodhisatta is an ascetic who is invited by the King to stay in his park. After some time the King plots to kill him, and he decides to leave.

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