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The Buddha and his Teachings
by Narada Maha Thera |
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| Since its first appearance, Ven. Mahathera Narada's The Buddha and His Teachings has come to be widely regarded as one of the clearest and most detailed introductions to the basic teachings of Buddhism available in English. In simple and lucid language the author explains those concepts and doctrines which form the common bedrock of all schools of Buddhism as they have been preserved by the oldest living Buddhist tradition, the Theravada or School of the Elders.
The first part of the work is devoted to the life of the Buddha. The remainder of the book explains in detail the Buddha's teachings. The final chapters show the continuing relevance of Buddhism to the problems of human life today.
Ven. Mahathera Narada (1898–1983) was one of the most eminent monks of Sri Lanka in recent times, highly respected for his conduct and missionary work. |
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2010, 451 pp. 21 cm BP 102
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A Technique of Living
by Bhikkhu Nanamoli |
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| In this book Leonard Bullen describes a twelve-month system of exercises and contemplations aimed at achieving a well rounded life, leading the practitioner through relaxation, mindfulness, egolessness, motivation and many other stages of the Buddhist path. |
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2009, 145 pp. 81.5 cm BP 416S
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Mindfulness of Breathing
by Bhikkhu Nanamoli |
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| 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 of all the important source material from the Páli Canon and Commentaries on this core system of meditation. The book includes the famous Anapanasati Sutta, the Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing (MN No. 118); the commentary on this sutta (including a substantial passage from the Visuddhimagga); an analytical treatise from the canonical Paþisambhidamagga; and a selection of suttas from the Pali Canon. All this material has been rendered into lucid English by Bhikkhu Nanamoli, one of the foremost translators of Pali Buddhist texts in our age. |
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2010, 388 pp. 14 x 21.5 cm BP502S
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Meditation
A Collection of Talks on Cultivating the Mind
Ajahn Chah |
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| This compilation consists of five talks and three question and answer sessions by the renowned Thai Forest Tradition teacher Venerable Ajahn Chah. The selected talks mainly deal with the topic of meditation, both tranquillity meditation as well as insight meditation. Ajahn Chah discusses the beginning steps as well as the higher stages and this book is a source of inspiration for beginners as well as serious practitioners. |
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2010, 158 pp. 22 cm ID: BP 519S
Price: $ 4.50 ISBN: 955-24-0094-4 |
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The Buddha and His Message
Past, Present & future (United Nations Vesak Day Lecture)
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi |
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| This booklet contains a lecture given by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi at the United Nations on Vesak Day, 2001. Ven. Bodhi gives an overview of the life of the Buddha and his message of truth and peace, which is valid and applicable for all of humanity. |
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2010, 158 pp. 22 cm ID: BP 519S
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Collected Wheels Publication
Volume V
Numbers 61 to 75
This book contains fifteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching. |
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| Wheel 61–62 The Simile of the Cloth & The Discourse on Effacement by Nyanaponika Thera Wheel 63–64 Aids to the Abhidhamma Philosophy by C. B. Dharmasena Wheel 65–66 The Way of Wisdom by Edward Conze Wheel 67–69 Last Days of the Buddha by Sister Vajira & Francis Story Wheel 70–72 Anagarika Dharmapala by Bhikkhu Sangharakshita Wheel 73 The Blessings of Pindapata by Bhikkhu Khantipálo Wheel 74–75 German Buddhist Writers |
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2008, 388 pp. 21 cm BW 04
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Collected Wheels Publication
Volume IV
Numbers 47 to 60
This book contains 14 numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. |
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| Wheel 47 Buddhism and the God-Idea by Nyanaponika Thera
Wheel 48–49 The Discourse on the Snake Simile by Nyanaponika Thera Wheel 50 Knowledge and Conduct by O. H. de A. Wijesekera/K. N. Jayatilleke/E. A. Burtt Wheel 51 Taming the Mind by Nyanaponika Thera Wheel 52–53 Pathways of Buddhist Thought by Ñanamoli Thera Wheel 54 The Mirror of the Dhamma by Narada Thera/Bhikkhu Kassapa Wheel 55 The Five Precepts by Paul Dahlke, Bhikkhu Silacara, L.R. Oates, G. Constant Lounsbery Wheel 56 Ordination in Theravada Buddhism by Piyadassi Thera Wheel 57–58 A Discourse to Knowers of Veda by T. W. Rhys Davids Wheel 59 Stories of Old Wheel 60 The Satipaþþhana Sutta and Its Application to Modern Life
by V. F. Gunaratna |
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2008, 386 pp. 21 cm BW 03
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Contemplation of Feelings
by Nyanaponika Thera |
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Feeling is a key factor in human life. Whether people are fully aware of it or not, their lives are chiefly spent in an unceasing endeavour to increase their pleasant feelings and to avoid unpleasant feelings. Feeling, when contemplated, is also a key factor on the path of liberation, and therefore the Contemplation of Feelings has always been highly regarded as an effective aid on that path in Buddhism. The Contemplation of Feelings is one of the four Foundations of Mindfulness (satipaþþhana) and may be undertaken in the framework of that meditative practice aiming at the growth of Insight (vipassana).
This booklet contains a translation of a collection of discourses by the Buddha on feelings and their contemplation, the Connected Discourses on Feelings, preceded by a penetrating introduction.
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2008, 55 pp. 18.5 cm WH 303/304
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Guide Through The Abhidhamma Pitaka
A Synopsis of the Philosophical Collection of the Theravada Buddhist Canon
Nyanatiloka Mahathera |
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| This book contains an outline or synopsis of the seven books of the advanced analytical collection of the Pali Canon, the Abhidhamma Piþaka. Each of the seven books of this collection is introduced and then systematically summarised by the renowned German scholar-monk Ñanatiloka Mahathera. The principal aim of this book is to clarify the structure of the Abhidhamma works, most of which are quite large and complex, and thus aid the study of them. As a further aid, tables to clarify the factors of consciousness, etc, have been included as an appendix. This book is indispensable for students of Abhidhamma as well as for those who wish to get an introduction to and overview of the Abhidhamma Piþaka. |
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2008, 262 pp. 21 cm BP 302
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Thinker's Notebook
by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
Collected posthumous papers of the English monk-scholar Ñanamoli, who counts as one of the foremost translators of Pali Buddhist texts into English. Besides being a gifted translator Ñanamoli was also a gifted thinker, philosopher, and poet. Besides some longer essays, most of the notes are only one paragraph long and were written in the 1950s as a Buddhist monk. The notes and essays deal with profound topics such as ontology, metaphysics, nuclear physics, logic, but there is also humour, irony, sarcasm and light poetry. Four essays were earlier published in a Wheel Publication called Pathways of Buddhist Thought. The notes were collected, edited and introduced by Nyanaponika Thera. |
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2008, 256 pp. 21 cm BP 418S
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Banner of the Arahants
by Khantipalo
This book covers in outline, but with many interesting stories and examples, the history and development of the Sangha, the Buddhist Order of monks and nuns from their beginnings in the Buddha's time to the present day. Much of the information contained in this book is scattered widely in many different works or is the result of the author's own experience as a Buddhist monk in India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The chapter on the Sangha in the principal Buddhist countries of Southeast and South Asia contains information not available elsewhere, while that on bhikkhunìs, the Buddhist nuns is unique in its coverage. Translations of some of the inspiring verses of the enlightened disciples of the Buddha are given and the author shows how this living tradition of enlightened teachers comes down to the present day. |
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2008, 260 pp. 21 cm BP 406S
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The Roots of Good and Evil
by Nyanaponika Thera Greed, hatred, and delusion—these are the three bad roots, the conditions for suffering and trouble, in us. Conversely the good roots, the conditions for true happiness and joy, are non-greed (i.e generosity), non-hatred (loving-kindness), and non-delusion (wisdom). All our troubles and suffering stem essentially from the bad roots while our joy and happiness comes from the good ones. It is important to know and understand these roots if we are going to make an end of suffering and attain true peace and happiness. This book explains in a penetrative way the nature of these six roots. It contains discourses of the Buddha on the subject together with traditional commentarial explanations. |
2008, 120 pp. 18.5 cm WH 251/253
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Our Real Home
by Ajahn Chah
A talk on the fragile nature of the body and the real refuge from old age, sickness and death, given by the renowned meditation master to an elderly lay disciple approaching her death. |
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2008, 20 pp. 11 x 14 cm BL 111
Price: $ 0.75 |
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King Asoka and Buddhism
Edited by Anuradha Seneviratna This book-comprising scholarly essays by Richard Gombrich, Ananda Guruge, Romila Thapar, N.A. Jayawickrama, John Strong, and the editor seeks to define the relationship to Buddhism of the great Indian emperor who sought to rule an empire on the basis of Dhamma. |
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2007, 230 pp. 22 cm BP 410S
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The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship
The Samaññaphala Sutta and Its commentaries
Translated from the Pali by
Bhikkhu Bodhi
In reply to a question on the fruits of the monk's life, the Buddha traces the entire progress of the disciple from the first step of the path to its culmination in the attainment of Nibbana. The sutta and commentaries together give extensive treatment to such subjects as the monk's moral precepts, contentment, mindfulness and clearr comprehension, the abandoning of the five hindrances, jhanas, higher knowledges, etc. |
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2008, 209 pp. 22 cm BP 212S
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Middle Land, Middle Way
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Buddha's India
S . Dhammika A comprehensive guidebook to the places in India made sacred by the Buddha's presence. Beginning with an inspiring account of Buddhist pilgrimage, the author then covers sixteen places in detail. With maps & colour photos, an essential companion for pilgrim and traveler. |
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2008, 192 pp. 22 cm BP 609S
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Great Disciples of the Buddha
Nyanaponika Thera & Hellmuth Hecker
Edited with an Introduction by Bhikkhu Bodh
This volume combines all past issues of the BPS's popular “Lives of the Disciples” series of Wheels. It offers inspiring and informative accounts of such great disciples of the Master as Ven. Sariputta, Moggallana, ananda, Maha Kassapa, etc. 2007, 490 pp. 22 cm BP 417S
Price: Rs. 600.00 (For sale in Asia only, except for BPS members) |
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The Experience of Insight
A Natural Unfolding
Joseph Goldstein Every so often, a book appears that has a special value for people who are students of the nature of reality. Joseph Goldstein teaches meditation as a method of experiencing things as they are, entering the remarkable flow of the mind/body process. This work, comprised of unusually clear instructions and discourses given during a 30-day Vipassana meditation retreat, is a day-to-day journey into Mind. |
2008, 160 pp. 22 cm BP 520S
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Manual of Insight
Vipassana Dipani
Ledi Sayadaw Knowing that reliable information on the practice of insight meditation was much needed by Buddhists in the West, the Venerable Ledi Sayadaw wrote the Manual of Insight (Vipassana-Dipani), treating subjects such as the distortions of perception (vipallasa), the conceivings (maññana), the stages (bhmi), the Noble Truths (sacca), the causes of phenomena, the higher knowledges, Nibbána, etc. Each of these subjects is fully expounded and furnished with brief illustrations, some of which are drawn from the Pali texts, while others are the product of the Mahathera's own mind and pen.
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2007, 104 pp. 18 cm WH 31/32
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The Questions of King Milinda
An Abridgement of the Milindapana
Edited by N.K.G. Mendis |
| The Milindapanha is one of the great classics of Pali Buddhist literature, a spirited dialogue between the Greek king Milinda and the Buddhist sage Nagasena. The dialogue touches on many subtle problems of Buddhist philosophy and practice, dealing with them with wit and eloquence. This abridged edition has been adapted from the long-standing translation by I.B. Horner. |
2007, 208 pp. 22 cm BP 217S
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The Discourse on The All-Embracing Net of Views
The Brahmajala Sutta and Its Commentaries
Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi |
| The Brahmajala, one of the Buddha's most important discourses, weaves a net of sixty-two cases capturing all the speculative views on the self and the world. The massive commentary and subcommentary allow for a close in-depth study of the work. The book contains a lengthy treatise on the Theravada conception of the Bodhisattva ideal. The long introduction is itself a modern philosophical commentary on the sutta. |
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Abhidhamma Studies
Researches in Buddhist Psychology
Nyanaponika Thera
Bold and brilliant essays exploring the psychological and philosophical foundations of the Abhidhamma. Shows the practical relevance to the spiritual life of the Abhidhamma's methodical psychological analysis.
2007, 178 pp. 21 cm BP 303S
Price: Rs. 225.00 (for sale in Asia and BPS Members only) |
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Last Days of the Buddha
The Mahaparinibbana Sutta
Translated by Sister Vajira & Francis Story
This work is the Pali Canon's account of the Buddha's last journey to the small jungle town where he attained his final release. The sutta is not only a vivid historical document but a great religious classic. Includes helpful explanatory notes. |
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A Manual of the Excellent Man
(Uttamapurisa Dapana)
Ven. Ledi Sayadaw
In this book the great Burmese philosopher-monk, Ledi Sayadaw, covers the parami's practised by a Bodhisatta, the five aggregates, the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, and Nibbana. An inspiring and intellectually astute work, geared to the practice of insight meditation. |
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The Udana and the Itivuttaka
Two Classics from the Pali Canon
Translated by John D. Ireland
Two small classics of the Pali Canon in one volume. The Udana is a compilation of eighty short but deeply impressive suttas, each expressing the Buddha's joyful insight into the profound significance of apparently simple events. The Itivuttaka is a collection of 112 inspiring texts in mixed prose and verse. Both will prove to be constant friends and wellsprings of inspiration. With introductions and notes. |
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The Dhammapada
The Buddha's Path of Wisdom
Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita
The most beloved Buddhist classic of all time, the Dhammapada is an anthology of over 400 verseson the ethics, meditation, and wisdom of Buddhism. This translation by a long-term student of the work transmits the spirit and content as well as the style of the original. Includes the original Pali text. With introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi. |
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Modern Buddhist Masters
Jack Kornfield |
| This is one of the most valuable books in print on Theravada Buddhist practice, bringing to the reader the precise instructions of twelve great meditation masters, including Mahasi Sayadaw, Achaan Chah and U Ba Khin. With lucid introductory chapters and photos. |
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