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Category Archives: Buddhist history
The More Things Change… and Dogen
I have spent the better part of the last 20 years of my Buddhist life immersed in the Pali Canon. We are so blessed to have good translations of the Pali Canon in English. I always encourage people to at … Continue reading
New Biography of the Buddha
For those of you who are wondering why there is such a long time between my posts it is because I am working on the seven-part series of “Little Books on Buddhism.” I am in the process of releasing book … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhist history, Buddhist meditation, Buddhist practice, India, Teachings of the Buddha
Tagged Buddha's life
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Books
Books Travel Guide to the Buddha’s Path by Eric K. Van Horn This is the Practice Guide in eBook and printed format. Kindle Version (mobi) iOS Kindle Version (azk) ePub Version Print Version The Little Book of Buddhist Meditation by … Continue reading
Posted in Buddha's Enlightenment, Buddhist ethics, Buddhist history, Buddhist meditation, Buddhist practice, Teachings of the Buddha
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Books Buddhist History The Foundations of Buddhism by Rupert Gethin This is a remarkably unbiased book about all of the Buddhist traditions and the history and evolution of Buddhism. I cannot recommend this book enough. I discovered it some years … Continue reading
A Good Man, and Oy! What a Memory!
The purpose of the Buddhist canonical literature is to preserve the teachings of the Buddha. To that end there is no intent to create a biography of the Buddha, or anyone else. Having said that, one of the things I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ānanda, Parinibbana Sutta
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Oh, Those Unruly Monks! (Finale)
I suppose that every human institution has its dirty laundry. The sutta about the monks at Kosambi shows that this was true even in the Buddha’s own time and even in his own community. So it isn’t too surprising that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhikkhuni ordination, Kosambi
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Oh, Those Unruly Monks! (Part 2)
When we last left the story, the Buddha had quietly slipped out of the monastery (really, just a park). He paid a brief visit to a friend and bhikkhu, Bhagu, and then went on to the Eastern Bamboo Park. It … Continue reading
Oh, Those Unruly Monks! (Part 1)
There are many remarkable stories in the Pali canon. One of my favorites is the Upakkilesa Sutta. “Upakkilesa” translates to “imperfections”. Yeah, I know. It doesn’t sound like a page-turner. But bear with me. This discourse has several sections. I won’t … Continue reading
The Business of Buddhism
One of the things that I have always enjoyed about the Buddhist tradition is that from the time of the Buddha the teachings were always offered freely. India must have been quite something around 2400 B.C.E. when the Buddha lived. … Continue reading
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Tagged BCBS, Brahmanism, IMS, lay buddhist teachers, samana
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The Buddha and His Son
There is a quite endearing discourse by the Buddha in the Majjhima Nikaya called Advice to Rahula at Ambalatthka (Ambalatthaka means “Mango Grove”). What makes it endearing isn’t so much the content as the context. Rahula was the Buddha’s son. … Continue reading