Non-violence – a study guide based on early Buddhist teachings
Non-violence – a study guide based on early Buddhist teachings takes the reader through Buddha’s original philosophy about non-violence as described in the Pāli-canon: The earliest extant canon of the Buddha’s teachings. The Buddha continuously describes his sense of dismay at the violence and conflict in the world, together with his important discovery: that the […]
Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns
Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns is a collection of poems composed by the arahant bhikkhunisor enlightened Buddhist nuns. Most of the poems in the book come from the Therigatha, a small section of the vast Pali Canon. The actual poems exhibit a wide range in tone and subject matter. They were almost all spoken after the […]
Into the Stream
Into the Stream – A Study Guide on the First Stage of Awakening by. The Pali Canon, the scripture of the Theravada Buddhist Tradition written 29 BCE, recognizes four levels of Awakening. The first of which is called stream entry. The name indicates a stream that will inevitably lead to enlightenment. This study guide on stream entry is divided […]
Guide through the Abhidhamma Pitaka
Guide Through the Abhidhamma Pitaka – A synopsis of the Philosophical Collection of the Buddhist Pali Canon Followed by an essay on Dependent Origination (Pratītyasamutpāda) by Nyanatiloka Mahathera was publised first in 1938. This is a reprint of the second revised edition from 1957. From the foreword: “The Abhidhamma is the third section of the […]
Itivuttaka – This Was Said by the Buddha
The Itivuttaka, meaning “as it was said” is a collection of 112 short discourses, from the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. The original writetn text is attributed to a laywoman named Khujjuttara, who worked in the palace of King Udena of Kosambi as a servant to one of his queens, Samavati. Because the Queen could not leave […]