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The creed of half Japan – historical sketches of Japanese Buddhism

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Arthur Lloyd’s The Creed of Half Japan: Historical Sketches of Japanese Buddhism (1911) remains one of the most perceptive early Western accounts of Japan’s religious life. Written by a long-term ... Read more and download PDF

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Teachings From the Forest

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Teachings From the Forest offers an intimate glimpse into the wisdom of Ajahn Sumedho, one of the most influential Western teachers in the Thai Forest Tradition. This collection brings together ... Read more and download PDF

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Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

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Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law is the first complete English translation of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the ancient Buddhist monastic code of the Theravāda tradition. Created over more than a decade ... Read more and download PDF

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Middle Discourses

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Middle Discourses is a three-volume, complete English translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, one of the foundational collections of early Buddhist texts. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato, this version offers a lucid, ... Read more and download PDF

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Beyond desire & passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom

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Beyond desire & passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) What did the Buddha teach? When asked this question, Ven. Sāriputta—foremost in wisdom among the Buddha’s ... Read more and download PDF

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Process of Consciousness and Matter

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Process of Consciousness and Matter by Aggamahāpaṇḍita Dr. Rewata Dhamma is a detailed English-language supplement to the acclaimed A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma by Bhikkhu Bodhi. Aimed at serious students ... Read more and download PDF

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Long Discourses

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Long Discourses is Bhikkhu Sujato’s complete and faithful English translation of the Dīgha Nikāya, one of the four primary collections of early Buddhist teachings preserved in the Pali Canon. Presented ... Read more and download PDF

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The Heart a Flowing Stream

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The Heart a Flowing Stream is a profound collection of essays by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff), offering deep insights into the Buddhist path, the nature of suffering, and the practice ... Read more and download PDF

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Consciousness by Venerable U Thittila

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Consciousness by Venerable U Thittila is a detailed transcript of teachings originally presented as a course on consciousness (citta) based on the classical Abhidhamma text, the Abhidhammattha Sangaha. Delivered by the Burmese ... Read more and download PDF

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