The events that are commemorated on the Full Moon Day in July according to the Theravāda tradition.
Buddha on the Nature of the Body
Buddhas and Chaitiyas at Borobudur
Additional photographs of the Buddha statues at Borobudur, illustrating the various poses (mudras) and the Buddhas they represent.
New Album: Modern Murals at Wat Pangla
Publication of photographs of modern murals from a Ubosot in Sadao showing the Life of the Buddha.
True, Factual, Beneficial and Timely
The Buddha explains what factors need to be considered if we are to benefit others with our speech.
Bhante Anandajoti on the Bodhisatta in the Theravada Tradition
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.
Theoretical Implications of the Aggañña Sutta
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 Buddha’s Declaration of Human Biological Unity
The Vāseṭṭha Sutta [Majjhima Nikāya 98] is an extraordinary discourse in which the Buddha demonstrates and affirms the biological unity of the human species.
Video of the Jayamangalagatha
Ajita questions the Buddha
A series of questions and answers in which the Buddha leads a young brāhmaṇa to awakening.
Thirty Things that Invariably Happen with the Buddhas
A list of the thirty things that invariably happen with all the Buddhas, which serves to elevate the events in the life of our Gotama Buddha to mythic status.
A Pigrim’s Companion – Review
A Review of a new book by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki designed to provide readings while on pilgrimage in India, but which is much more than that.
King Asoka sees the Buddha
King Asoka has the Nāga King Mahākāla brought and asks him to create an image of the Buddha for him to see
Bhante Anandajoti: 2. The Last Year of the Buddha’s Life
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.
Bhante Anandajoti: 1. The Early Life of the Buddha
A video made around a talk given about the period from the Bodhisatta’s renunciation, up to the Awakening, and the first year thereafter.
Siddhartha – A Musical Journey to Enlightenment
Extracts from a musical produced by the vibrant Fo Shang Guan community in the Philippines tracing the Life of Siddhartha until his Awakening and his return to his home town – a special for Vesak.
Buddhakhetta and Buddhāpadāna
Devadatta vs. the Buddha
I wrote the following to replace an inaccurate account on Wikipedia of Devadatta’s position in Theravāda Buddhism, which denied any canonical evidence for his standing, and blamed it on later, non-Canonical sources.
Why the Buddha Suffered
A new text and translation of a section of the Apadāna, together with its commentary, explaining why the Buddha suffered in his last life.
