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The Shōbōgenzō

05 Saturday Aug 2017

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Shōbōgenzō

Shōbōgenzō

So this is where I depart from Theravada Buddhism somewhat. I have no issue with promoting other traditions important texts and Master Eihei Dogen’s Shōbōgenzō is something that demands promotion. It is an immense work by any standard and comes in at something like 1144 pages. This document is available for free distribution below and in the eLibrary as usual.

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The Master Dogen's Shōbōgenzō

Eihei Dogen’s Shōbōgenzō is very much a Mahayana work, coming from Japan in the 13th Century. It is however of such import that it founded the Japanese Soto Zen school of Buddhist practice.

Shōbōgenzō literaly means ‘Treasury of the True Dhamma Eye’ or, as is more often used in Zen Buddhism, ‘Buddha Damma’.

I believe any dedicated Buddhist will benefit from spending the time to read this rather large tome and that time will enhance their practice, no matter what tradition they follow.

May you all live without fear.

The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho

02 Wednesday Aug 2017

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Ascetic Bodhisatta Gautama with the Group of Five

For those with further interest in the Four Noble Truths, I provide this short, downloadable, booklet by the Venerable Ajahn Sumedho.

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The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho

Ajahn Sumedho, or Luang Por Sumedho, was ordained in Thailand in 1966 and has had a long and varied career. He was Abbot of Amaravati Monastery in England from 1984 until 2010, when he retired back to Thailand. Luang Por Sumedho is considered one of the primary figures in the dissemination of Therevada Buddhism in the West.

The booklet I attach here is directly related to the Four Noble Truths, as can be seen by it’s title, and will serve as a backup, and reinforcement to the Suttas I have already provided. Over time I hope to increase the online library available to the discerning reader with much more valuable insight.

I have also launched a new page. eLibrary, in the top menu where such documents will appear in future.

The Noble Eightfold Path

31 Monday Jul 2017

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The Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path

I have been working on the Noble Eightfold Path articles and have put up the first two of the three that are to come. They are works in progress so please forgive any inconsistences you may spot. My knowledge of the path is somewhat limited so all I can do is my best.

I have also put up a copy of the Saccavibhanga Sutta: Discourse on The Analysis of the Truths found in the Majhimma Nikaya that shows the Buddha explaining what is required for each step on the path to be followed.

Of course there is a PDF download of the Sutta available, and please remember, any errors are entirely my own.

May you all live in peace.

The Tipitaka: The Recorded Teachings of the Buddha.

24 Monday Jul 2017

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Burmese-Pali Manuscript.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London.

The Tipitaka, or Three Baskets, are the corpus of recorded teachings of the Buddha written in the ancient language of Pali. Reputed to contain approximately 84,000 discourses, it could be said it would take a little while to get familiar with them.

The term ‘Pali’ actually means ‘text’, yet it was a simple translational mistake made years ago that meant that the language used to write the Suttas was actually named Pali in itself.

Tipitaka, in Pali, literally means ‘Three Baskets’ and refers to the three divisions of the Pali Canon:

  1. The Vinaya Pitaka
  2. The Sutta Pitaka
  3. The Abidhamma Pitaka

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Welcome

19 Wednesday Apr 2017

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Buddha by Otgonbayar Ershuu

Buddha by Otgonbayar Ershuu

Welcome to Dhamma. This will hopefully be a site of peaceful reflection on the teachings of the Buddha. I am not sure yet how this site is going to develop but I will take it one day at a time. I do intend to provide public domain documents written about the Buddha’s teachings and they will be primarily from the Theravada tradition.

I have a particular interest in the Thai Forest Tradition. I can’t explain why but it seems true and honest in its methods and practices. There have been several renowned Ajahns, especially the late Ajahn Chah who greatly influenced the West by being the first Ajahn to ordain western Bhikkus into his monastery. Those Bhikkus have spread his teachings throughout the Americas and Europe.

For the moment I am starting to collate documents that I feel would benefit those who may be just starting out in their investigations of what Buddhism is and what it could do for them. This may take a while so please be patient. In the mean time, perhaps you could take a look at some of the links I am putting up on the links page. They are all sources of information and teachings that I have found useful in my own path.

May all beings be free from fear.