Talks « Dharma Records

More Audio Files added to Godwin’s Archives

Posted by Anandajoti on Tuesday, 9th August, 2016

Publication of over 10 more hours of recordings of Godwin’s retreats, mainly in Germany and the Netherlands.

Unedited Archives of Acarya Godwin’s Retreat Talks

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 6th February, 2016

A new page for unedited transcripts and over 100 hours of recordings of Acarya Godwin Samararatne.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Establishment of Buddhism in Sri Lanka

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 18th July, 2015

An illustrated and annotated talk given at the June Full Moon describing the background to the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahats Mahinda and Sanghamitta.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Buddha makes Peace, not War

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 25th April, 2015

An annotated video recording of a talk about the Buddhist ideal of peacemaking in times of war.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Buddha returns to his Relatives

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 29th March, 2015

An illustrated recording of a talk I gave telling how the Buddha returned to his relatives one year after his Awakening and the events that followed.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Story of Arahat Sāriputta

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 21st February, 2015

An illustrated recording of a talk I gave detailing the Life of Arahat Sariputta

Early Buddhist Legends of Sri Lanka

Posted by Anandajoti on Monday, 26th January, 2015

An illustrated talk on the early Buddhist legends of Sri Lanka, covering the three journeys of Lord Buddha to the Island, the origin of the Sinhala peoples, and the significance of the legends.

The Background to the Buddha’s Teaching

Posted by Anandajoti on Monday, 12th January, 2015

An illustrated talk on the geographical, social, political and religious background to the Buddha’s teaching.

Bhante Anandajoti: Representing the Buddha

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 12th May, 2013

A video based on a talk about the scriptural and sculptural respresentations of the Buddha as they developed over the years, which is illustrated with relevant texts, maps and photographs.

Bhante Anandajoti on the Bodhisatta in the Theravada Tradition

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 7th April, 2013

The origin of the idea of the Bodhisatta in the Theravada Tradition, how the idea was developed until it became a central part of the teaching in the early medieval period, and a look at the influence the teaching had on the Theravada countries.

Bhante Anandajoti: Devolution and Evolution

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 3rd February, 2013

A video built around a talk which describes the various ways the universe comes to destruction, and how it re-evolves. It is illustrated with infographics describing the planes of existence and with photographs and complimentary text.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Planes of Existence

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 7th October, 2012

A video based on a talk I gave discussing the various levels of existence as they are envisioned in Buddhist cosmology.

Bhante Anandajoti: 4. The Spread of Buddhist Civilisation through Asia

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 2nd September, 2012

A video based on a talk looking at the spread of Buddhist Civilisation throughout Asia from the earliest times till around 1,200 years after its beginning.

Chief’s Last Dhamma Talk

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 31st August, 2012

The last Dhamma Talk by the late Most Ven K. Sri Dhammananda, Chief Priest of the Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, on the 7th July 2006 at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Kuala Lumpur entitled Human Life.

Bhante Anandajoti: 3. Asoka and the Missions

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 5th August, 2012

A video illustrating the growth of the Magadhan Empire and the Missions sent out by King Asoka with special reference to Sri Lanka.

Bhante Anandajoti: 2. The Last Year of the Buddha’s Life

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 1st July, 2012

A video giving an outline of the Buddha’s final walking tour,showing the main places the Buddha stayed, the main events that occurred, what his journeys were and discussing whom he met during that time.