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Monks in the West - 2012 / City of Ten Thousand Buddhas / October 8-11, 2012
Back Row - Br. Luke Devine / Fr. Michael Peterson / Ajahn Yatkio / Br. Gregory Perron / Fr. Cyprian Consigilo // Not Shown - Rev. Master Jisho
Front Row - D.M. Jin Young / Fr. William Skudlarek / Ajahn Guna / Fr. David Brock / Rev. Heng Sure / Kusala Bhikshu / Ajahn Jotipalo / Br. Lawrence Morey / Rev. Berthold Olson
Conference Overview / Click Here
"A Loving-Kindness Meditation from Kusala Bhikshu"
May I be......
May my teachers and all teachers of the Truth be......
May my parents, brothers and sisters, friends and relatives, pets, all the people I don't know and all the people I don't like be......
From the highest realm of existence to the lowest, may all beings arisen in these realms, with form and without, with perception and without, with consciousness and without, may they be......
(Repeat below after each introduction.)
......happy, peaceful and free from suffering.
May no harm come to me/them.
May no difficulties come to me/them.
May no problems come to me/them.
May I/they always find fulfillment.
May I/they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination, to meet and overcome, the inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.
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 Loving-Kindness Meditation by Ven. Sujiva / Free Download / Click Here
Loving-kindness Meditation or Metta Bhavana and other Sublime States by Ven. Sujiva is a clear and comprehensive step-by-step explanation of the systematic practice. It is based on the Visuddhimagga or The Path of Purification by Buddhagosha. The texts describe metta as characterised by promoting the aspect of welfare. Amity, goodwill, friendliness and loving-kindness are some words used to describe this mental state. There is no better way to know it than to study it as it occurs in one's own and others' minds. It is a totally unselfish and pure state of mind that brings profit to oneself and others now and hereafter. In PDF/205kb |
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Complete Illustrated Dhammapada | Audio and Text version
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Free - Android App. for Cell Phone and Tablet
World’s largest edition of Dhammapada, this is illustrated with 423 especially commissioned works of art. The book represents the quintessence of Buddhism, embodied in 423 stanzas that represent the words of the Buddha. The wisdom implicit in these sacred verses is timeless and is universally applicable. This encompasses both spiritual and worldly situations.
The book classified into 23 chapters is arranged to give the reader the original Pali in Roman characters and the translation of each stanza at two levels. The prose order of each stanza is provided, with the meaning of each word explained. The story, out of which the verses emerged, is also provided. A comprehensive commentary facilitates the understanding of the work in depth. The book comes in an attractive slip-case, with an illustration depicting one of the most serene images of the Buddha adorning the cover.
Number of pages in the original book: 1200 (Hardcover - A4 size)
This Dhammapada Android app features the same illustrations and stances of the
original book and more, please refer to below feature list for more details
* Ability to read the book offline (No internet connectivity required)
* Ability to view and download original illustrations onto your SD card / phone for FREE
* Can set illustrations as your wallpaper
* Listen to stances in Pali language with audio English translation
* Interchangeable night and day modes for comfortable reading
* Supports landscape and portrait modes
* Save bookmarks with your own remark to remember the place you stopped reading
* Easy to use user interface
The "Access to Insight" Android App - Free Download - Click Here
The offline version of Access To Insight (http://www.accesstoinsight.org) for Android devices. Access To Insight is a popular website that presents a large collection of readings in Theravada Buddhism. This app allows you to take (almost) the whole website with you to read when you are not connected to the Internet.
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eBooks for Free Download
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Visuddhimagga / The Path of Purification
Translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli / Free Download / Click Here
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The Parinibbana Sutta / Free Download / Click Here
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Mindfulness of Breathing
by Bhikkhu Nanamoli / Free Download / Click Here |
The Buddha and His Teachings
by Ven. Narada / Free Download / Click Here
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"Selves & Not-Self"
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu / Free Download / Click Here
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Radio Shangri-La is out in paperback with a new subtitle, new afterword, a reader's guide, and a new cover. And it's been chosen by Target as an Emerging Author pick. (It's also available from Amazon.com)
Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan—said to be one of the happiest places on earth.
Thousands of miles away from everything and everyone she knows, Lisa creates a new community for herself. As she helps to start Bhutan’s first youth-oriented radio station, Kuzoo FM, she must come to terms with her conflicting feelings about the impact of the medium on a country that had been shielded from its effects. Immersing herself in Bhutan’s rapidly changing culture, Lisa realizes that her own perspective on life is changing as well—and that she is discovering the sense of purpose and joy that she has been yearning for.
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NEW! Just Posted - 2013 Buddhist Calendar
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A Photo Essay of the Four Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage in India & Nepal - PDF - 5.97 MB
LUMBINI: “Here the Tathagata was born! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
BUDDHAGAYA: “Here the Tathagata attained the unexcelled Supreme Enlightenment! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
SARNATH: “Here the Tathagata set rolling the Wheel of Dhamma! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
KUSINARA: “Here the Tathagata passed away into Parinibbana. This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
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Buddhist Pilgrimage / New Edition 2009 by Bro. Chan Khoon San
The idea of a pilgrimage originated from the Buddha twenty-five centuries ago! Before he passed into Mahaparinibbana, the Buddha advised pious disciples to visit four holy places the sight of which will arouse faith and religious urgency after He was gone, namely: Lumbini, Buddhagaya, Sarnath and Kusinara. The pious disciple should visit these places and look upon them with feelings of reverence, reflecting on the particular event of the Buddha’s life connected with each place. Since the Mahaparinibbana of the Buddha, these four shrines of Buddhism have become the focal points for pious disciples to rally around and seek inspiration. By the time of King Asoka, four more places, namely: Savatthi, Sankasia, Rajagaha and Vesali, that were closely associated with the Buddha and scenes of His principal miracles, were added to the pilgrimage itinerary. Together, they make the Eight Great Places of Pilgrimage. |
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The gift of Dhamma excels all gifts.
“An Introductory Course on Early Buddhism”
Buddhism Course
Compiled and published for free distribution
by Bro. Chan Khoon San
Over the last few years, several readers have indicated to me that the articles in the Introductory Course on Buddhism were too brief and should be expanded to provide more details. This new book entitled “Buddhism Course” is a carefully researched and upgraded version. It contains 17 chapters dealing with most of the relevant topics on Buddhism, such as: Life of the Buddha, Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Noble Path, Dependent Origin, Law of Kamma, Death and Rebirth, Five Destinations, World Cycles when Buddhas Appear, Ten Bases of Meritorious Action, Buddhist Vipassana Meditation, Recollection of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha and the Three Baskets (Tipitaka) in Buddhism.
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"No Hinayana in Buddhism" - A New Booklet in PDF by Bro. Chan Khoon San - Click Here |
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Buddhist Economics / A Middle Way for the Market Place - By Ven. P. A. Payutto
Buddhist Economics / Free Download PDF (253 KB) / Click Here
Translated by Dhammavijaya and Bruce Evans
Compiled by Bruce Evans and Jourdan Arenson
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The Shobogenzo / Dogen
A new translation from Shasta Abby of the classic Zen
text... The Shobogenzo by
Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen.
Free Download / in PDF / 1144 pages |
The Shōbōgenzō is the recognized spiritual masterpiece by the thirteenth century Japanese Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen. It is comprised of discourses that he gave to his disciples, in person or in writing, at various times between 1231 and his death twenty-two years later at age fifty-three.† These discourses cover a wide range of topics pertinent to those in monastic life though often also relevant to those training in lay life. He discusses matters of daily behavior and religious ceremonial as well as issues involving the Master-disciple relationship. He also explores the deeper meaning that informs the so-called Zen kōan stories, which often puzzle readers by their seeming illogicality and contrary nature. |
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Mirror of Wisdom / Teachings on Emptiness - by Ven. Geshe Gyeltsen
Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Perfection of Wisdom, otherwise known as the Wisdom Gone Beyond, on Vulture's Peak, Rajgir, in what is today the Indian state of Bihar.
These sutras focus on the subject of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, and the Heart Sutra is one of the most significant. It is a beautifully condensed version of the Buddha’s teachings on emptiness, containing their essential meaning in only a few lines. Geshe Gyeltsen tells us that by integrating this teaching with our minds, it is possible for us to become enlightened within a single lifetime.
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A Buddhist Guide to Death, Dying and Suffering
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"Good health is simply the slowest way a human being can die." - author unknown
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