New Titles from BPS
An Analysis of the Pali Canon and a Reference Table of Pali Literature
By Russell Webb and Bhikkhu Nyanatusita
An Analysis of the Pali Canon is a comprehensive overview of the contents of the works that make up the Tipitaka, the Canon of the Theravada school of Buddhism. It also contains an index of the suttas and sections of the Tipitaka, as well as an extensive bibliography of the translations of canonical works and secondary literature.
Catalogue No. BP607S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Reference
ISBN: 978 955 24 0376 7 (2011) (Paperback) Pages: 350
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $5.00 Rs. 250
A Beautiful Way of Living
The Meditation Teachings of The Meditation Teachings of Godwin Samararathne
By Dennis Candy and Sampath Dissanayake (Eds.)
For many years Godwin was the resident meditation teacher at the Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre in the beautiful hill country of Sri Lanka. A Beautiful Way of Livingconsists of a number of his talks and discussions given at different locations around the world. They serve as an introduction to the practice of meditation, and a gentle inspiration for practice.
Catalogue No. BP430S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Meditation and Mind Training
ISBN: 978-955-24-0358-3 (2011) (Paperback) Pages: 194
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $4.00 Rs. 200
Buddhist Nuns
By Wijeyaratna, Mohan
The Community of Buddhist Nuns is one of the oldest women’s organizations in human history. In this book Dr. Wijayaratna explains how this community was started by the Buddha in the 5th century BCE, and how it developed gradually. To show the motivation and the way of life of these ordained women, the author uses the oldest texts of the Pali canon. Several chapters of this book discuss the position of Buddhist nuns in the field of the three famous monastic themes: poverty, chastity and obedience. This book describes in detail the structure of the organization of their Community, their day-to-day practices, and the virtues and mental discipline through which they strove to attain the sublime goal, Nibbana.
Catalogue No. BP605S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Expositions and Studies, Women and Buddhism
ISBN: 978 955 24 0345 3 (2010) (Paperback) Pages: 250
Price: $6.00 Rs. 300
Collected Wheel Publications Vol. XII (167–181)
By Various
This book contains fourteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching.
Catalogue No. BW12S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Bound Volumes
ISBN: 978-955-24-0362-0 (2012) (Paperback) Pages: 432
Size: 140 x 213 mm
Price: $9.00 Rs. 450
Collected Wheel Publications Vol. XV (216–230)
By Various
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching.
Catalogue No. BW15S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Bound Volumes
ISBN: 978-955-24-0369-9 (2012) (Paperback) Pages: 412
Size: 140 x 213 mm
Price: $11.00 Rs. 550
Facets of Buddhist Thought
By K.N. Jayatilleke
Topics covered include, among many others, the background of early Buddhism; the significance of the Buddha’s birthday; the Buddhist doctrines of karma and reincarnation; the Buddhist conception of truth, good and evil, Nirvana, the individual, the universe and the material world; the Buddhist view of nature and destiny; Buddhism and the caste system; Buddhism and international law; and the contemporary relevance of the Buddha’s teachings to the modern world.
Catalogue No. BP428S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Expositions and Studies
ISBN: 978 955 24 0335 4 (1979) (Paperback) Pages: 512
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $14.00 Rs. 700
Guide through the Visuddhimagga
By U Dhammaratana
What is to the advantage of the scholar is sometimes to the disadvantage of the layman. While going through the elaborate explanations of a certain topic in the Visuddhimagga, one is liable to lose its thread and become confused. This book gives a clear outline of the system and its essential points so that the details can be understood without much difficulty.
Catalogue No. BP622S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Expositions and Studies
ISBN: 978 955 24 0357 6 (2011) (Paperback) Pages: 118
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $3.00 Rs. 150
The Life of the Buddha Colouring Book
By Martha Aitchinson
The tale of how a prince came to abandon a life of luxury and comfort and went away to discover the secret of happiness, suffering much penury before he reached his goal, seems the stuff of fairy stories. Yet it was a real man who achieved such a selfless and extraordinary deed. We know this man as the Buddha, the All Enlightened One, and this is his life, told as simply as possible for children, in words and drawings for them to colour.
Catalogue No. BPC02 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Children’s Books
ISBN: 978-955-24-0327-9 (2009) Pages: 32
Price: $3.00 Rs. 150
Morals in the Life Story of the Buddha
Lesson Plans for Teaching Youth
By Lisa Knight
A companion to Morals in the Life Story of the Buddha, (BPC04), this volume makes it easy for teachers or parents to teach moral values to children of age eight and up.
Stories from the life of the Buddha are told in simple modern English familiar to today's youth, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist.
Along with each story are the Buddha's words from the Dhammapada or another Buddhist text highlighting the moral illustrated by the story, and a detailed Dharma discussion. Students can easily relate to the discussions that directly show them how to apply the moral to their day-to-day life with its modern challenges. Crucial values for developing wholesomeness are the topics of these discussions. In addition, there are questions, games, quizzes, puzzles, and other entertaining activities to help students remember and apply the teachings.
Note: Purchase this book together with Children’s Workbook and receive a 30% discount on both.
Catalogue No. BPC03 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Children’s Books
ISBN: 978 955 24 0347 7 (2010) Pages: 282
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $6.00 Rs. 325
Morals in the Life Story of the Buddha
Children’s Workbook
By Lisa Knight
This book contains a set of stories from the life of the Buddha told in simple modern English familiar to today’s youth, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist.
Along with each story are the Buddha’s words from the Dhammapada or another Buddhist text highlighting the moral illustrated by the story, and a detailed Dharma discussion. Students can easily relate to the discussions that directly show them how to apply the moral to their day-to-day life with its modern challenges. Crucial values for developing wholesomeness are the topics of these discussions. In addition, there are questions, games, quizzes, puzzles, and other entertaining activities to help students remember and apply the teachings.
These stories are suitable for the student to enjoy independently, or for younger students to enjoy together with a parent. This book makes the Dharma come alive in every aspect of a child’s life.
Note: Purchase this book together with its companion Lesson Plans (BPC03), and receive a 30% discount on both.
Catalogue No. BPC04 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Children’s Books
ISBN: 978-955-24-0348-4 (2010) Pages: 218
Size: x mm
Price: $10.00 Rs. 500
Similes of the Buddha
By Helmuth Hecker
This book is an introductory guide to the rich, wonderful, and profound world of Buddhist similes. The Buddha used many similes as a skilful means to facilitate the understanding of teachings that otherwise could appear overly abstruse and dry to his listeners. Thus, contemplation of the similes and the explanations as given in this book will widen and deepen one’s understanding of the Teaching of the Buddha.
Catalogue No. BP427S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Expositions and Studies
ISBN: 978 955 24 0336 1 (2009) (Paperback) Pages: 218
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $5.00 Rs. 250
Tales of Kosambi
By Pothecary, Paul
Paul Pothecary, has brought together the most important events that occurred in and around Kosambi to create a lively, imaginative and accessible narrative that interweaves historical figures, events and important aspects of the Buddha’s teachings with fascinating accounts of life in northeast India more than 2500 years ago.
Catalogue No. BP429S Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: Book Category: Expositions and Studies
Keywords: Children, 'Young People', Youth
ISBN: 978 955 24 0356 9 (2010) (Paperback) Pages: 130
Size: 145 x 220 mm
Price: $3.00 Rs. 150
A Course in the Pali Language (MP3 format)
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Catalogue No. 06001006 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: CD Category:
Price: $2.50 Rs. 150
Discourse on Buddhism (2-CD set)
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Catalogue No. 06001002 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: CD Category:
Price: $2.00 Rs. 175
The Life of the Buddha - Slide show, story and pages to colour up
By Martha Aitchinson
Catalogue No. 06001007 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: CD Category: Children’s Books
Price: $2.00 Rs. 150
Three Blessing Suttas & PDF Lecture Notes
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Catalogue No. 06001001 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: CD Category:
Price: $1.50 Rs. 100
Exploring the Word of the Buddha
A Systematic study of the Majjhima Nikaya Taught by Bhikkhu Bodhi
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
The original three-CD set of Bhikkhu Bodhi’s lectures are included in this single DVD.
Catalogue No. 08001001 Language: English
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Type: DVD Category: