A text and translation of an exceptionally fine collection of early Dharma teachings published on Ancient Buddhist Texts.
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 Publication of a work summarising one of the most important works in the Early Buddhist tradition. Read More: A Summary of the Mahavastu Published  The story of the Buddha’s striving, Awakening, and the beginning of his teaching career in his own words, compiled from various discourses. Read More: From Buddha-to-be to Teacher published on Ancient Buddhist Texts  Leave a commentCategories: Notices, Texts Tags: Biography, Bodhisatta, Buddha, Buddhism, Texts, Tipitaka  Mike Cross’ readings of his translations of Buddhacarita and Saundarananda now published. Read More: Audio and Audiobook Recordings added to Asvaghosa’s Gold  A new website for translations of Ven Aśvaghoṣa’s Buddhacarita and Saudarananda by Mike Cross, together with his commentary on the texts. Read More: Mike Cross digs up Asvaghosa’s Gold Leave a commentCategories: Notices, Texts Tags: Biography, Bodhisattva, Buddha, Poetry, Sanskrit, Texts  A story from the Dhammapada Commentary retelling the Life of the Buddha and his Two Chief Disciples, and also past life aspirations of other disciples. Read More: The Life of the Buddha and his Disciples Leave a commentCategories: Audio, Notices, Texts Tags: Biography, Bodhisatta, Buddha, Reading, Theravada  An illustrated and annotated talk given by Bhante Anandajoti during the Vesak celebrations in the Bodhi Lankarama Temple, Taiping, Malaysia describing the Birth, Awakening and Passing Away of the Buddha. Read More: Bhante Anandajoti: The Birth, Awakening and Passing of the Buddha  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. Read More: Bhante Anandajoti: The Buddha returns to his Relatives  A short discourse explaining the factors involved when giving gifts, both for the donor and for the recipient. Read More: The Six Factors of Giving  The events that are commemorated on the Full Moon Day in July according to the Theravāda tradition. Read More: The Commemorations on the July Full Moon Day Leave a commentCategories: Texts Tags: Abhidhamma, Arahants, Awakening, Biography, Bodhisatta, Buddha, Dhamma, Gods  Two teachings on the nature of the body given to the nun Nandā by the Buddha. Read More: Buddha on the Nature of the Body  Additional photographs of the Buddha statues at Borobudur, illustrating the various poses (mudras) and the Buddhas they represent. Read More: Buddhas and Chaitiyas at Borobudur  Publication of photographs of modern murals from a Ubosot in Sadao showing the Life of the Buddha. Read More: New Album: Modern Murals at Wat Pangla  The Buddha explains what factors need to be considered if we are to benefit others with our speech. Read More: True, Factual, Beneficial and Timely  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. Read More: Bhante Anandajoti on the Bodhisatta in the Theravada Tradition  The Buddha was the first thinker in world history to formulate a theory of contractual power. The Aggañña Sutta is the earliest known discourse on politics where the source of state power is traced to popular consensus. The Vāseṭṭha Sutta [Majjhima Nikāya 98] is an extraordinary discourse in which the Buddha demonstrates and affirms the biological unity of the human species. Read More: The Buddha’s Declaration of Human Biological Unity  A series of questions and answers in which the Buddha leads a young brāhmaṇa to awakening. Read More: Ajita questions the Buddha |
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Burlingame’s Introduction to Buddhist Legends
Publication of Prof. Burlingame’s long and useful Introductory essay to his translation of the Dhammapada commentary.
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