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- Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:29 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: seeking "the great chronicle of Buddhas"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5237
Re: seeking "the great chronicle of Buddhas"
greeting all here, i am finding MINGUN SAYADAW's 'the great chronicle of Buddhas' volume one. does anyone know where i can find it online? or if anyone has e-book ,could you please send it to my email (pacific100118@yahoo.com)? thank you all, with metta Try this: http://www.thisismyanmar.com/nibban...
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:15 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: the 5th precept
- Replies: 60
- Views: 25204
Re: the 5th precept
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If I remember correctly, a guy (Sarakani) of the Sakyan clan was drunk most of the times. But at death, he became a Stream-Enterer (Samyutta Nikaya).
Suan.
If I remember correctly, a guy (Sarakani) of the Sakyan clan was drunk most of the times. But at death, he became a Stream-Enterer (Samyutta Nikaya).
Suan.
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Richard Gombrich
- Replies: 61
- Views: 14473
Re: Richard Gombrich
What the Buddha Thought costs 15 pounds/26 AUD here: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781845536145/What-the-Buddha-Thought" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; TheBookDepository is my first stop if I'm trying to buy a book, since they don't have the crippling shipping charg...
- Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:10 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Bhikkhu meditating beneath tree / in empty hut (Photo req)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4771
Re: Bhikkhu meditating beneath tree / in empty hut (Photo req)
See this: http://budsas.110mb.com/mk/mekong97.htmPaññāsikhara wrote:Nice.
I would prefer less bhikkhu and more tree / forest / cave / etc.
Suan.
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Book: The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1399
Book: The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity
Hi Recently, I have come across this book: "The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the World" , Bhikkhu Basnagoda Rahula (2008). It seems the book received many good reviews: 1) http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/book-reviews/buddha-on-prosperity 2) http://www.amazon.com/Bud...
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:56 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Bhikkhuni Ordination in California, 29th Aug 2010
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3345
Re: Bhikkhuni Ordination in California, 29th Aug 2010
See also:
1) A personal account of the newly ordained Bhikkhuni Thanasanti at:
http://awakeningtruth.org/blog/
2) More photos of the ordination at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85925581@N ... 4741073885
Suan.
1) A personal account of the newly ordained Bhikkhuni Thanasanti at:
http://awakeningtruth.org/blog/
2) More photos of the ordination at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85925581@N ... 4741073885
Suan.
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:13 am
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: My shrine!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2999
Re: My shrine!
That's the Abhaya Mudra, hand gesture of fearlessness (or reassurance). See the 3rd photo at:texastheravadin wrote:... I know that his having both hands held outwards means something, but I forgot and to be honest I really don't care...I
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http://www.buddha-images.com/abhaya-mudra.asp
Suan.
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:29 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Richard Gombrich
- Replies: 61
- Views: 14473
Re: Richard Gombrich
What the Buddha Thought costs 15 pounds/26 AUD here: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781845536145/What-the-Buddha-Thought" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; TheBookDepository is my first stop if I'm trying to buy a book, since they don't have the crippling shipping charg...
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:01 am
- Forum: Abhidhamma
- Topic: Basic Abhidhamma teachings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3524
Re: Basic Abhidhamma teachings
A good and easy-to-read Intro:aot wrote:somone please link a site where i can find the basic principles. something geared towards a newbie.
Peter Della Santina, The Abhidharma, http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud/s- ... abhi00.htm
Suan.
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:57 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Devadatta
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6018
Re: Devadatta
... It should be noted that doubts have been cast on the veracity of the legend of Devadatta as told in the canonical literature and commentaries of the various schools of Buddhism. Reginald Ray, basing himself on the work of earlier scholars, sums up the various accounts in his book Buddhist Saint...
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:37 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Full bhikkhuni ordinations in California Aug. 29, 2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7884
Re: Full bhikkhuni ordinations in California Aug. 29, 2010
Yup, it was 4 bhikkhunis. It seems that Ajahn Thanasanti made the decision to ordain on the day itself, just hours before the ceremony. Quite a dramatic development as narrated on FB's "Women & the Forest Sangha"..Topic: Letter from Terry Mandel re Ajahn Thanasanti's Bhikkhuni ordinat...
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:57 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: De-robing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2814
Re: De-robing
Hi,
In reality, I have never met any monk or nun who had disrobed and re-ordained more than twice in their lives (except the traditional "temporary ordinations" of male Buddhists as seen in Southeast Asia). Have you?
Suan.
In reality, I have never met any monk or nun who had disrobed and re-ordained more than twice in their lives (except the traditional "temporary ordinations" of male Buddhists as seen in Southeast Asia). Have you?
Suan.
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:29 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Full bhikkhuni ordinations in California Aug. 29, 2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7884
Re: Full bhikkhuni ordinations in California Aug. 29, 2010
http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Bhikkhuni_ordination" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In your web page: "2010 In Northern California, 3 novice nuns are given the full ordination, which included the double ordination ceremony. Bhante Gunaratana and other distin...
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:30 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: When did Ven Ananda ordain?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2330
Re: When did Ven Ananda ordain?
... I recall one sutta that I read years ago on Access to Insight - where the Buddha was telling Ven Ananda that his time was soon to be up. Ven Ananda was a bit upset and the Buddha reminded Ven Ananda that he, the Buddha was getting older, his body was failing, etc. If Ven Ananda was the same age...
- Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:13 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Bhikkhuni Ordination in California, 29th Aug 2010
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3345
Bhikkhuni Ordination in California, 29th Aug 2010
Bhikkhuni ordination at Aranya Bodhi hermitage, California, on August 29th, 2010: http://awakening-forest-hermitage.blogspot.com/ From the blog: "... a new beginning for both the new bhikkhunis and for Buddhism in North America, as this was the first Theravada Bhikkhuni ordination ever to be he...