📚 EBT Academic Releases Thread

[Dogen]

This wiki is for all papers, books, articles and such regarding EBTs.

Feel free to post here all new releases and the first page will be updated accordingly.

• For the purposes of this thread (in line with forum’s studies), only EBT related stuff should be posted here.
• Certain exceptions for Commentarial or Abhidhammic studies can be made at our discretion.
• Mahāyāna related stuff is acceptable as long as it’s comparative studies with the EBTs.

Vinaya

BHIKKHUNĪS: WORTHY OF RESPECT AND SUPPORT

“The present article begins by examining the legal validity of reviving an order of bhikkhunīs according to the parameters of the Pāli Vinaya, in an attempt to make the basic elements of the situation accessible to a wider audience beyond those with a specialized knowledge of Theravāda monastic law.”

Commentarial & Abhidhamma

The Missing Abhidhamma

“Universal perspective of nature classified by “Shakya Muni The Bhagawa” for the wisdom seekers in search of liberation.”

[Chanawi]

Venerable Bellanwila Dhammananda Thero has authored an insightful book on the Abhidhamma. Below is an excerpt from his work, which I am sharing for the benefit of anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Dhamma

https://valagamba.net/wp-content/dhamma-books/The_Missing_Abhidamma_Book_English.pdf

““The fundamental expectation is to provide the ordinary reader with basic correct Abhidhamma knowledge, and through it, to help one obtain a good entry into insight meditation (vipassanā). Some learn about the mentality-materiality shown in Abhidhamma not as something related to life, not as something related to their own experiences, but in the manner of learning an imaginary mathematical system””.

[KevinK]

Āgama Research group kindly shared this new article by Bhikkhu Anālayo. I’ll include both the link to the piece in the Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies and the pdf.

https://siba.edu.lk/SIJBS-files/57/SIJBS

BhikkhunisWorthy.pdf (360.8 KB)