Great Disciples of the Buddha

[Ben]

Speaking of 'Dhammic Stories', I have found the publication Great Disciples of the Buddha: their lives, their works & their legacy by Nyaniponika Thera, Hellmuth Hucker and edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi, very inspiring.
The work includes biographical sketches of:
[list=]Sariputta
Mahamoggalana
Mahakassapa
Ananda
Anuruddha
Mahakaccana
Great Women disciples inc:

Visaka
Mallika
Khema
Bhadda Kundalakesa
Kisagotami
Sona
Nanda
Queen Samavati
Patacara
Ambapali
Sirima and Uttara
Isidasi

Angulimala
Anathapindika
Householder Citta
Bhikkhu Citta
Father and Mother Nakula[/list]

Most, if not all may be available from www.accesstoinsight.org.
I highly recommend them.
Kind regards

Ben

[retrofuturist]

Greetings Ben,

Another book I have read along similar lines is "Relatives and Disciples of the Buddha" by Radhika Abeysekera.

It is also available online to read at http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/rdbud/rdbud-00.htm

I suspect this one is probably aimed at a slightly younger audience than the one you refer to above, but it's still very readable as an adult.

Metta,
Retro.

[sherubtse]

Speaking of 'Dhammic Stories', I have found the publication Great Disciples of the Buddha: their lives, their works & their legacy by Nyaniponika Thera, Hellmuth Hucker and edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi, very inspiring.

Ben

Yes, it is great book. I have read it several times and throughly enjoy it each time. There is much in it to help a Buddhist live according to the Dhamma. In other words, it has much practical advice and illustrations about how to live one's life, based upon how the great disciples have lived.

With metta,
Sherubtse