āThe present article begins by examining the legal validity of reviving an order of bhikkhunÄ«s according to the parameters of the PÄli Vinaya, in an attempt to make the basic elements of the situation accessible to a wider audience beyond those with a specialized knowledge of TheravÄda monastic law.ā
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
āāThe 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 (vipassanÄ). 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 systemāā.
Ägama Research group kindly shared this new article by Bhikkhu AnÄlayo. Iāll include both the link to the piece in the Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies and the pdf.
Rupert Gethin, Mapping a Buddhaās Mind: Indian Buddhist Thought in the TheravÄda, SarvÄstivÄda, and YogÄcÄra Abhidharma ā Oxford University Press, 2026
Bhikkhu Bodhi, The SuttanipÄta: An Ancient Collection of the Buddhaās Discourses ā Wisdom Publications, 2027
This updated and revised edition contains the root text with clarifying notes drawn from the traditional commentary. Translator Bhikkhu Bodhi also provides an insightful, in-depth introduction laying out the characters and themes of the collection and a concise guide to the individual suttas.
The legendary PÄli scholar Oskar von HinĆ¼ber recently published a small brochure (76 pages) about the principles according to which the earliest Buddhists started to arrange and classify their ābooksā, in his opinion (in German):
Vor dem Tipitaka
Ćberlegungen zu den ersten Versuchen der Buddhisten, ihre Texte zu ordnen und zu gestalten
Thomas Oberlies, PÄli Grammar: The Language of the Canonical Texts of TheravÄda Buddhism, Vol. III: Syntax
Harrassowitz, 2026.
The PÄli Canon is the only example of such complete preservation and therefore of utmost importance for our understanding of early Buddhism. A glance at recent publications reveals a keen interest in examining Buddhist doctrines based on original PÄli texts. As a result, a series of textbooks has been published to meet this need. While these works can draw on a long tradition of research with regard to PÄli phonology and morphology, they have little access to precisely that part of grammar which teaches how individual word forms are combined into sentences and how these, in turn, are connected into longer textual units. To date, there is no comprehensive syntactic description of PÄli, with the exception of a limited number of specialized studies. Yet only through a comprehensive knowledge of syntactic rules can one truly understand the composition of these texts and decipher their underlying meaning. PÄli Grammar: Syntax is the third volume of a comprehensive PÄli grammar, which for the first time presents a fully developed PÄli syntax that accomplishes this task. It describes in great detail the syntactic rules of PÄli using a variety of selected text examples, all of which are presented in the original PÄli and then translated word for word. To ensure that this PÄli syntax is accessible not only to specialists, all technical terms used to formulate these rules are precisely defined and illustrated throughout with original texts. For anyone who wishes to read and study Buddhist texts in their original language with all their distinctive linguistic features, this presentation of PÄli syntax provides invaluable assistance. The first two volumes were published by the Pali Text Society. This explains why this third volume begins on page 1292.
Voices of Siam
Illuminating the Buddhist Path to Natural Reality
2025
Translator Bruce Evans presents timeless Dhamma teachings from six of modern Thailandās great masters, skillfully conveying the unique voices of Chao Khun UpÄlÄ«, Ajahn BuddhadÄsa, Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto, UpÄsikÄ Kee Nanayon, Ajahn Pramote, and Ajahn Paisal.
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