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wheel273.pdfAnanda the Guardian of the Dhamma1206 viewsAnanda’s praise has been voiced on many occasions in the Páli Canon. The greatest recognition for a monk would surely have been when the Buddha asked him to substitute for him as a teacher and then later confirmed that he, himself, would not have presented the teachings in any other way. This praise was given by the Exalted One to Sáriputta (another famous disciple) and to Ãnanda.
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IMG0035.jpgTombstone of Nyanatiloka Maha Thera, Polgasduwa, Sri Lanka1204 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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File03_The_middle_way.mp3The Middle Way1202 viewsPatrick Kearney's Vipassana Retreat Talk at Bodhi Tree Monastery (2009)
Tonight we begin our examination of Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Turning the dharma wheel), the Buddha's first recorded teaching, delivered to his five ascetic companions. He has found a strategy to communicate the dharma, which he calls the "middle way" (majjhima pa?ipada). What is the middle way, and how does the Buddha communicate it? And what does "turning the wheel" refer to?
We also preview the four truths, how their basic structure reveals the Buddha’s dynamic vision of dependent arising (paticcasamuppada).
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heart_eleven.mp3The "Perfection of Wisdom" (Part Eleven)1200 viewsThe "Perfection of Wisdom" (Part Eleven)
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02_Matrimony.mp32. Day of Marriage (Songs)1199 views
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wheel271.pdfBag of Bones - A Miscellany on the Body1194 viewsThe body is thought to be most obviously “me,†what I regard as the most tangible part of myself. Around it therefore are constructed many views, all of them distorted to some extent, which prevent insight arising into the body as it really is. This book is a small anthology relating to the body in various ways, and presents material which, if contemplated by the earnest and sincere student of Dhamma, will eventually provide fruitful insight and, thereby, freedom from the many desires and fears centered on the body.
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gqga03.mp303Good Question, Good Answer1191 views(3) Answers to questions that people often ask about the Buddha's teachings, by Australian monk, Venerable S. Dhammika.
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01_Kamma_Aggacitta.mp31. Four Things One Should Not Conjecture About1189 viewsTo what extent do we believe in kamma? The fine line between fatalism and belief in kamma. An edited Dhamma discourse given by Ven. Ayasama Aggacitta.
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shapeofsuffering.pdfThe Shape of Suffering: A Study of Dependent Co-arising1186 viewsThe Buddha devoted his life, after his Awakening, to showing a reliable way to the end of stress. In summarizing the whole of his teaching, he said: “Both formerly & now, it is only stress that I describe, and the cessation of stress.†SN 22:86. These were the issues he taught for 45 years. In some cases, he would give a succinct explanation of stress and its cessation. In others, he would explain them in more detail. His most detailed explanation is called dependent co-arising—Paticca Samuppada. This detailed summary of the causal factors leading up to stress shows why the experience of suffering and stress can be so bewildering, for the interaction among these factors can be very complex. The body of this book is devoted to explaining these factors and their interactions, to show how they can provide focus to a path of practice leading to the ending of stress.
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IMG0013.jpgBhikkhus in Sri Lanka1185 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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