The dates for the holding of the Patimokkha, the Rains Retreat and the Pavarana for the year 2015, in both Sri Lankan, Thai and Myanmar traditions.
Publication of Three Discourses concerning Mahapajapati Gotami
I recently completed work on the translation of three discourses from the Anguttaranikāya along with a complete translation of their commentaries, which are now published on Ancient Buddhist Texts.
Arahat Dhammadinnā’s Dhamma Teaching
Publication of a major discourse (MN 44) in which Visakha questions his ex-wife the Arahat Nun Dhammadinna on Dhamma. Together with the commentarial introduction.
Nandaka’s Advice to 500 Nuns
A text and translation of an important discourse in which the Buddha asks one of his senior disciples to give a teaching to five-hundred nuns, at the conclusion of which they all attained at least the level of Stream-Entry. Together with translations of the commentaries related to the discourse.
Ven Nyanamoli’s list of Grammatical Terms Published
Publication of a comprehensive list of Pali grammatical terms, along with English equivalents and examples.
Uposatha Calendar 2014/2556
The dates for the holding of the Patimokkha, the Rains Retreat and the Pavarana for the year 2014.
Publication of Buddhist Wisdom Verses
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…
Ven Sumangalo, 03: The Law of Karma and Rebirth
Third part of a booklet by the American monk Ven. Sumangalo on how to be a practicing Buddhist, concerns the basic teachings of Buddhism.
Ven Sumangalo, 02: The 8 Positive Rules for a Happy Life
Second part of a booklet by the American monk Ven. Sumangalo on how to be a practicing Buddhist, concerns the 8-fold Noble Path.
Ven Sumangalo, 01: What is Practical Buddhism?
First part of a booklet by the American monk Ven. Sumangalo on how to be a practicing Buddhist, concerns the basic teachings of Buddhism.
My Spiritual Father (Ven. Nyanavimala)
Personal recollections of the great German monk Ven Nyanavimala by Mrs. Ayoma Wickramasinghe, one of his closest devotees.
Trip to the Barabar Caves in Bihar
A trip to see the Barabar cave complexes, north of Gaya in the Jehanabad district, and the nearby village of Kawa Dol, where a magnificent (but damaged) statue of Buddha is situated.
Nalin Swaris: Buddhism, Human Rights and Social Renewal
A new edition of this important work on the social ramifications of the Buddha’s teachings by Nalin Swaris
The Buddha Sangha’s Constitution
Membership in the Buddha’s Sangha was not determined by birth, but by free choice of an aspirant and literally by formal adoption into a new type of kinship group.
Selected Poems of Bhikkhu Moneyya
Uposatha Calendar 2013/2557
The Uposatha calendar for the recitation of the Pātimokkha from the beginning of Hemanta 2012 up and till the end of Hemanta in 2014.
Functioning Temples in Ayutthaya
Recital of the Great Jataka in Thai
A complete recording of a reading in Thai of the Vessantara Jataka by Phra Warat Gambhīrapañño Norasingha
Sankha’s Story or, Paccekabuddhas Teach Awakening
A Jataka story told by the Buddha that shows Paccekabuddhas do teach, and it is possible to attain Awakening with them.
