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The Life of the Buddha
Among the numerous lives of the Buddha, this volume may well claim a place of its own. Composed entirely from texts of the Pali Canon, the oldest authentic record, it portrays an image of the Buddha which is vivid, warm, and moving. Chapters on the Buddha's personality and doctrine are especially illuminating, and the translation is marked by lucidity and dignity throughout.
Mindfulness of Breathing
This book brings together the most important suttas from the Pali Canon and extracts from the commentaries dealing with anapanasati—the meditative practice of mindfulness of breathing Anapanasati or “mindfulness of breathing” was the method of meditation that the Buddha himself used to attain enlightenment, and during his long teaching career he often stressed its importance to his disciples. In the living Buddhist tradition mindfulness of breathing is regarded as the “root” meditation subject, the basis for all other approaches to meditation as well as a self-sufficient system that covers the entire range of practice for gaining calm and insight. The present book is an anthology o...
The Life of the Buddha
Composed entirely of texts from the Pali canon, this unique biography presents the oldest authentic record of the Buddha’s life and revolutionary philosophy. The ancient texts are rendered here in a language marked by lucidity and dignity, and a framework of narrators and voices connect the canonical texts. Vivid recollections of his personal attendant Ananda and other disciples bring the reader into the Buddha’s presence, where his example offers profound inspiration and guidance on the path to freedom.
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This collection--among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings--consists of 152 suttas or discourses of middle length, distinguished as such from the longer and shorter suttas of the other collections. The Majjhima Nikaya might be concisely described as the Buddhist scripture that combines the richest variety of contextual settings with the deepest and most comprehensive assortment of teachings. These teachings, which range from basic ethics to instructions ...
Collected Wheel Publications Volume VIII
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 101: Greater Discourse on the Elephant-Footprint Simile by Nyanaponika Thera; 102–3: Buddhist Reflections on Death — V. F. Gunaratna; 104: Early Buddhism and the Taking of Life — I. B. Horner; 105–6: The Four Nutriments of Life — Nyanaponika Thera; 107–9: Samyutta Nikaya — John D. Ireland; 110: Ratthapala Sutta — Nanamoli Thera; 111: Buddhism and Comparative Religion — Prof. Dr. Helmuth von Glasenapp; 112: The Buddha’s Last Bequest; 113–4: Buddhist Commentarial Literature — L. R. Goonesekera; 115: Lives of the Disciples I — Dr. Hellmuth Hecker.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume I
This book contains the first fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 1: The Seven Factors of Enlightenment — Piyadassi Thera; 2: Vedanta and Buddhism — Helmuth von Glasenapp; 3: Buddhism and Science — K.N.Jayatilleke/Robert F.Spencer/Wu Shu; 4: The Greatest Adventure — David Maurice; 5: The Buddha — Piyadassi Thera; 6/7: The Four Sublime States & The Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta) — Nyanaponika Thera & Nyanamoli Thera; 8: Kalama Sutta — Soma Thera; 10: Sakka’s Quest — Sister Vajira; 11: Anatta and Nibbana — Nyanaponika Thera; 12/13: The Case for Rebirth — Francis Story; 14: Everyman’s Ethics — Narada Thera; 15: Dependent Origination — Piyadassi Thera.
The Four Sublime States & The Practice of Loving Kindness
This booklet contains two essays: Four Sublime States by Ven. Nyanaponika Thera and The Practice of Loving-Kindness by Ven. Nanamoli Thera. The “four sublime states”, known as the brahmavihara are the lofty mental states of love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. Ven. Nyanaponika gives a brief description of all four with a section of contemplation exercises for each. He concludes with a section on the inter-relationship of all four. Ven. Nanamoli's essay focuses on the basic brahmavihara of metta, translating for us in his lucid style the key passages from the Pali Canon in which the Buddha taught the practice of metta.
The Path of Purification
The Visuddhimagga - here rendered Path of Purification systematically summarizes and interprets the teaching of the Buddha contained in the Pali Tipiṭaka. As the principal non-canonical authority of the Theraváda, it forms the hub of a complete and coherent method of exegesis of the Tipiṭaka, using the "Abhidhamma method" as it is called. It sets out detailed practical instructions for developing purification of mind.
Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVIII
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication No. 265: Buddhism and Society—Heinz Bechert 266–7: Wayfaring—Bhikkhu Sobin S. Namto 268: The Second Discourse of the Buddha—Dr. K. N. G. Mendis 269: The Exposition of Non-Conflict—Bhikkhu Nanamoli 270: Three Symbolic Ways of Life—Carlo Gragnani 271–2: Bag of Bones—Bhikkhu Khantipalo 273–4: Ananda—Hellmuth Hecker 275–6: Buddhism and Christianity: A Positive: Approach—M. O’ C. Walshe 277–8: Transcendental Dependent Arising—Bhikkhu Bodhi 279: Inspiration from the Dhammapada— N. K. G. Mendis 280: The Position of Women in Buddhism—L.S. Dewaraja
Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVII
This book contains sixteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 248–9: The Buddha’s Words on Kamma—Nanamoli Thera 250: Concept and Meaning—C.F. Knight & Carlo Gragnani 251–3: The Roots of Good and Evil—Nyanaponika Thera 254–6: Life’s Highest Blessings—Dr. R. L. Soni 257: Meanderings of the Wheel of Dhamma—Nathan Katz 258: The Contemporary Relevance of Buddhist Philosophy—K. N. Jayatilleke 259–60: Nourishing the Roots—Bhikkhu Bodhi 261: Buddhism and Death—M. O’C. Walshe 262: Faith in the Buddha’s Teaching and Refuge in the Triple Gem—Soma Thera 263–4: Maha-Moggallana—Hellmuth Hecker
