I went to Penang last week to take some books to various centres on the Island, and at the last place I went to I noticed an incongruous life-sized Buddha Head sticking out of a cardboard box.
Bhikkhu Gavesako: Life as a Buddhist Monk in the West
Bhikkhu Gavesako describes the history of the Western Sangha, which originated with Ajahn Chah in north-east Thailand and then spread around the world starting with England in 1979.
Articles on Indian Art by Benoy K. Behl
Links to writings by Benoy K. Behl on all aspects of Indian art, including series on Buddhist art in its earliest and later stages, besides being a sensitive writer he is also a fine photographer also so that all the articles are richly illustrated.
Bhante Anandajoti: Developing the Perfections
I gave this talk to the devotees who attended the Candlelight Procession at Vivekavana Monastery on Vesakha Eve. It recounts the young man Sumedha’s aspiration to become a Buddha and the perfections that had to be fulfilled.
More Population Statistics
Various charts and tables showing population statistics according to overall growth rate, country size and male-female distribution.
Samples for the Metres in the Pali Canon
I have now recorded readings of the examples included in my Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon book, which illustrate primarily the metres in the various stages of their development, as well as such things as sarabhatti vowels.
Bhante Anandajoti: Keeping in Touch with the Dhamma
This talk is meant for those who find formal meditation too difficult in their home and would like to find some other way to stay in touch with the Dhamma.
New on Photo Dharma: Guest Photographers
After receiving some photographs from my good friend Ken Kawasaki, I asked if it would be possible to publish them on the Photo Dharma website, and he very kindly gave permission. I therefore decided to start a new section for Guest Photographers.
Paintings by Paw Oo Thett
Paw Oo Thett was one of the most famous Burmese painters in modern times, producing vibrant works in both watercolour on paper and oil paintings on canvas.
Publication of The Life of the Victorious Buddha
My simplified translation of the Pāḷi text Jinacarita has just been published in Singapore by Awaken Publishing & Design. The book is a retelling in simple and poetic language of the story of The Life of the Buddha.
Thant Myint-U: The River of Lost Footsteps
The River of Lost Footsteps, by Thant Myint-U provides a political history of Burma from the earliest times, and brings it up until the “Saffron Revolution” of 2007.
Vesakha Greetings
New Readings and a New Media Player
Over the past few weeks I have been working on my Ancient Buddhist Texts website at getting more texts read in in their original languages and updating their presentation.
Gobi by Boerte (Mongolian Music Video)
Imagine a full-scale music video of traditional Mongolian folk artists, beautifully photographed and edited, and that is somewhere near what we have here.
Photographs of Paintings from Wat Olak Madu
While I was in Wat Olak Madu I took numerous photographs of some of the modern artworks that are found in the Preaching Hall and Sima Hall, which has resulted in two new albums for the Photo Dharma website.
Dalai Lama: The Role of the Feminine
In this extract from a longer talk on Human Rights through Universal Resposibility H.H. The Dalai Lama discusses the evolution of gender roles through history and the need for a more feminine predominance in this day and age.
The Journey of Xuanzang: An Introduction
The Journey of Xuanzang is a lavishly illustrated 12-part biography of the great Chinese traveler and translator Xuanzang, based on Records of the Western World and A Biography of the Tripitaka Master.
Gary Snyder: Buddhist Anarchism
Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love and compassion; acting in natural response and mutual interdependence.
Sanitation for Villages in Bodhgaya
The Sukhasiddhi Foundation is a Tibetan group working to provide better water and sanitation facilities for people in the villages around Bodhgaya. They are also involved in providing education to the local people so they can eventually run their own projects.
