Dhamma Wheel Buddhist Forum

Hi Bob,

BobbyC wrote:Could someone also kindly provide some useful links/books on daily devotions please?

There are good links at: http://dhamma.ru/sadhu/directory?catid=25" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Metta, Dmytro

the most complete english tipitaka on the internet world.

http://realtruthlife.blogspot.com

Ven Dhammika's great introductory site on Buddhsim from A to Z
http://www.buddhisma2z.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I found a lot of very useful lectures on Theravada Buddhism, the suttas, meditation practice and so on, by Bhikkhu Bodhi: http://www.sobhana.net/audio/english/bodhi/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They are all downloadable audio files of lectures that are fantastic ways of studying and reminding yourself of the different themes.

Great resources here, thank you all for sharing them!

Another I would like to to share is Ajahn Noah Yuttadhammo's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/yuttadhammo

Also the Pariyatti Learning Center offers free courses in beginning Pali: http://learning.pariyatti.org/

A useful list for those discovering Theravada:

http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/ ... aLists.pdf

Inward Path has published a fine collection of books for Free Distribution, including some in Chinese.
http://www.inwardpath.org/ipp2u/catalog/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hello to you all , dear Dhamma friends!

If you are looking for a great internet site to download Dhamma books, you may want to visit this site... there are literaly hundreds of titles , from well known teacher.

http://www.holybooks.com/category/buddhism/

I wish you all nice readings.

Taking Refuge in Buddhism:

http://archive.org/details/TakingRefugeInBuddhism

by Ajahn Sujin Boriharnwanaket

Kevin

A very good documentary for people who don't know much about Buddhism but are willing to learn. It's very basic but beautiful and well presented and doesn't have any serious errors that I could see. Show it to your parents.

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
Bettany Hughes visits seven places important to the history and contemporary practice of Buddhism and meets Buddhists who explain concepts important to the belief system, including dharma, karma, samsara, Zen and nirvana. Her journey takes her to ancient sites including Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, as well as more recent constructions such as the giant Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong.
75 mins

This link - http://documentaryaddict.com/seven+wond ... 4-doc.html is to a version with Vietnamese subtitles (I think) but that's a minor drawback.


Kim

Welcome all, I'm closely reviewing Peter Harvey's textbook, "An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History, and Practices" (2nd Ed.) 2013 Cambridge University Press

nevinkamath wrote:Welcome all, I'm closely reviewing Peter Harvey's textbook, "An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History, and Practices" (2nd Ed.) 2013 Cambridge University Press

I will be interested to see what you make of it.

Incidentally, if anyone wants free downloads of some of my papers on Buddhism, see:
http://sunderland.academia.edu/PeterHarvey

Also:

1995. ‘Criteria for Judging the Unwholesomeness of Actions in the Texts of Theravada Buddhism’, internet Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol.2, 140–51: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethi ... ddhism.pdf

1999. ‘Vinaya Principles for Assigning Degrees of Culpability’, internet Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol.6, pp.271–91: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethi ... vey991.pdf

2007. ‘Avoiding Unintended Harm to the Environment and the Buddhist Ethic of Intention’, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol.14, pp.1–34: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethi ... ticle1.pdf

2007, ‘“Freedom of the Will” in the Light of Theravāda Buddhist Teachings’, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol.14, pp.35–98: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethi ... ticle1.pdf

2013. ‘Buddhist Reflections on “Consumer” and “Consumerism”’, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Special 20th Anniversary Issue, Vol. 20: 334–256:
http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethi ... final1.pdf

‘Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: The Discourse on the Setting in Motion of the Wheel (of Vision) of the Basic Pattern: the Four Realities of the Noble One(s)’, translation, with notes, on Access to Insight Website, at: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .harv.html

Peter Harvey
[The links all work now]

PeterHarvey wrote:
I will be interested to see what you make of it.

It's dense in the best way I can possibly use that adjective, Peter. Hahah. Thank you once again. Looking forward to connecting about the upcoming course, I've mentioned it to friends and such. If I can help you happy to contribute a little time.

Nevin

Abhidhamma in Practice.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el322.html

Link to Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma. Bikkhu Bodhi
https://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehensi ... _4362.html

Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada:

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/buddh ... gsurw6.pdf


This is my standard recommendation for beginners:
a)Read Buddhism course. (Take about 12 hours to read and give you a good idea about the teaching)
http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/PDF_BuddhismCourse/

aa) Listen to the ten lecture series by Bhikkhu Bodhi
http://bodhimonastery.org/the-buddhas-t ... it-is.html

b)Print a copy of this Dhamma Chart and refer to it while studying Buddhism.
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16785


c) Read Buddha’s Teaching by Narada. Start from chapter 15.
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/buddh ... gsurw6.pdf

d) While you reading texts please listen to the following Dhamma Talk by Joseph Goldstein.
http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/6162/

e) Start reading Sutta.
Good starting point would be to read Bikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Word”
Link to the summary:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=19951

Then read Sutta Central. Start from Majjhima Nikaya. https://suttacentral.net/mn
or Listen to the Sutta:
http://audtip.dx.am/tipitaka/mn/mn-eng.html

f) Last but not least practice what you learn.

I probably missed it on this thread, but this small compilation, first done into English in 1907 is still a worthy introduction to the Four Truths & Eightfold Path.

http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/wordofbuddha.pdf