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July 10, 2022, 8:34pm
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Hi @Pranshu ,
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There are thousands of discourses by the Buddha, but only a few that are well known and cherished in the Buddhist traditions. These discourses are chanted, studied, and put into practice, while the rest are often overlooked.
There’s a reason why these discourses are so popular: they are beautiful, powerful, deep texts, with moving and relevant teachings. But there are plenty of equally valuable teachings! In this article I’ll give a list of what I consider to be the Top Ten most popular suttas …
Note: This post is reproduced from Dhamma Wheel .
This post gives links to freely-available versions of the suttas included in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s book. More details of this excellent book, and the Introduction for each chapter, are available at Wisdom Publications . You can read some of it at Amazon and Google Books .
Note that there are talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi, based on this book, here (you will need to scroll down to find them).
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Dear community,
I am a beginner who is just getting started on the path of dhamma.
I very much enjoy listening to talks on YouTube especially by Bhante Sujato.
First of all I would like to offer my gratitude and sincere thanks to him and all others who have started this.
Every time I listen to Bhante, I feel like I have discovered a treasure, like a kid in a candy store.
Since I’m not too familiar with the Suttas , I find it a little bit hard to read and get engaged in
them, and I’m at a l…
I have a rather basic question. Is there some sort of “Buddhism for Dummies” here or somewhere on the internet? I am of absolute beginner status. I don’t know all these multisyllabic terms, or the terms that seem to refer to the suttas. Is there a glossary somewhere that is dependable and accurate that I could use to look things up, term by term? There seems to be so much information that I’m not familiar with, and having no prior experience, I feel a little lost when I try to read the forums.
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Which books would comprise a well-rounded personal library on Buddhism and the Dhamma? Which book or books do you most often go to for reference?
What are the must read books on Vipassana , samatha meditation for beginners
There is a whole category of reading guides. This includes, for example:
https://suttacentral.net/terminology
This list is based on a file prepared by John Kelly for Ven Bodhi’s translations. The terms listed here are not exhaustive, nor are they 100% consistent. The glossary is used as a starting point to create a consistent translation, but a readable idiomatic rendering in context in always preferred.
Pāli
Bodhi: AN Translation
Sujato
akālika
immediate
immediately effective
akiñcana
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akiriyavāda
doctrine of inactivity
[doctrine of] inaction
akuppa
unshakable
unshakable
akusala
unwh…
As we get further into a ‘Digital Age’ the Sangha full of it’s skillful beings have started to find footing in the world of ones and zeros. All over the internet Theravada temples, monasteries, and hermitages are plugging into the network. This has bloomed into many beautiful projects and has really helped strengthen the Sangha and bring the Dhamma to so many. A big way that this is taking place is through online videos of various aspects of Sangha life around the world. Be it either by Dhamma d…
Continuing the discussion from Some issues with the Chinese texts :
Here’s a very nice essay on the Chinese canons by user @llt . The original is on his website, Lapis Lazuli texts .
Chinese Buddhist Canons
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Of the major Buddhist traditions, the Chinese Buddhist canon historically represented the largest collection of Buddhist texts, spanning from early Buddhist texts all the way up to late era decline of Buddhism in India. While Indic texts mainly deteriorated due to materials and sto…
I had some questions from several people lately about titles and how to address monastics properly. Well, there is no hard and fast rule about this but just to give you an overview:
Ajahn Thai word meaning “teacher”. In some traditions used for monastics who have at least 10 vassa in seniority.
Amma Meaning “mother” and is sometimes used by nuns.
Ayya Genderless term meaning “Venerable” and can be used for all monastics, including novices.
Bhante Term used for monks and novices, but sometim…
https://wiswo.org/
https://canon.dharmapearls.net/
https://learn.dhammanet.org/
With Metta,
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