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I'm new here. I recognize a great many of you from e-Sangha. I have only studied Tibetan Buddhism, and would like to know more about Theravada. If anyone has any good "Introduction to Theravada Buddhism", books I'd much appreciate it. Also who or what is Buddhaghosa? Sorry I read it on another thread and I don't know who or what it is. Anyway it's great to be here.

Thanks,
davcuts, aka as Dave

Greetings davcuts,

Excellent to see you here.

Buddhaghosa was a Sri Lankan commentator who collated, compiled and contribute to the Theravada commentarial tradition, approximately 1000 years after the Buddha.

As for introductions to Theravada Buddhism, check out the pinned Introductory Resources thread in the Discovering Theravada forum.

Metta,
Retro.

retrofuturist wrote:Greetings davcuts,

Excellent to see you here.

Buddhaghosa was a Sri Lankan commentator who collated, compiled and contribute to the Theravada commentarial tradition, approximately 1000 years after the Buddha.

As for introductions to Theravada Buddhism, check out the pinned Introductory Resources thread in the Discovering Theravada forum.

Metta,
Retro.

Thanks Retro, if I had taken the time to look through all the threads before posting I would have found this thread: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=383" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
See I'm already learning. And get this I learned that Zen is not Theravada Buddhism. Wow who knew? Probably everybody but me

Hi davcuts

Hi Davcuts,

Thanks for joining us.

Best wishes,
Dhammanando Bhikkhu

Welcome!

Thanks everyone for your kind welcome. I feel like I can ask questions here without being ridiculed. It's not the same at other groups. There you feel like you'll get a good scolding, maybe banning, if you say something out of line. Here it seems if you treat others with will respect, you'll get respect.

Hi Dave

hi dave, in the same shoes as regards being new to Therevada. i'm finding In The Buddha's Words a great book to start with

Hi back at ya Drolma! It's good to see you here.

Thanks for the book recommendation dumb bonbu! I need all the help I can get. I have been wanting to look into Theravada for some time, but felt it was too complicated. It's good to know I'm not the only newbie to Theravada.

Nice to meet you.

davcuts wrote:Hi back at ya Drolma! It's good to see you here.

Thanks for the book recommendation dumb bonbu! I need all the help I can get. I have been wanting to look into Theravada for some time, but felt it was too complicated. It's good to know I'm not the only newbie to Theravada.

Welcome davcuts,

I've found Theravada to be uncomplicated, not easy, but uncomplicated. Maybe choosing a path or spiritual belief is like choosing a wife. You can choose the sexy, high maintenance girl you can't quite trust, just for the excitement or the trophy value. Or you can choose the simple good cook with healthy, child-bearing hips.

It's nice to meet you as well Tex.

Jesse what I find complicated is some of the terms used. Maybe a good Theravada dictionary would help me along.

davcuts wrote:It's nice to meet you as well Tex.

Jesse what I find complicated is some of the terms used. Maybe a good Theravada dictionary would help me along.

Me too!

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