Seeing with the Eye of Dhamma:
The Comprehensive Teaching of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
A milestone in Buddhist literature, this comprehensive presentation of the practice of Dhamma shows how it can quench the dissatisfaction and suffering inherent in our lives
Dhamma—a Pali word meaning "law of nature" or "the truth," but commonly used to refer to the overall body of Buddhist teachings—has the potential to fundamentally change one's life. In this comprehensive set of teachings, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, perhaps the most influential Thai Buddhist of the twentieth century, introduces the Dhamma to lay practitioners in a relatable and powerful way. Beginning with an extensive discussion of the practice and moving into specific teachings on Dhamma, this book will be an indispensable resource for Theravada Buddhist and Insight Meditation practitioners.
https://www.shambhala.com/seeing-with-t ... hamma.html
New Book by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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Thank you very much for sharing that, Bodom.
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You're welcome. I've always appreciated his views on the Dhamma.
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
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was he a secular buddhist
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yes and no
I'm not sure if he actually said "the Buddha didn't say rebirth is true."
There's a difference between saying "the Buddha didn't say rebirth is true" (which is obviously wrong) and "rebirth isn't the focus of the Buddha's teaching" (which is true in my opinion).
If he said the former then I would say he is a secular buddhist (wrong view), if he said the latter then he has Supermundane right view.
Seems like the latter
https://www.suanmokkh.org/books/14Buddhadāsa was of the opinion that the Buddha wasn’t teaching such a thing so didn’t concern himself with what might or might not happen once physical death had taken place, that, said he, couldn’t be known with any certainty, and anyway, wasn’t personally experienceable. On the other hand, the Ajahn never denied the possibility of ‘rebirth,’ and acknowledged the concept as having value in any social system still dominated by ignorance: primarily as a social tool, but also as a means to another end – that is, as a conduit by way of which people could come to a more useful understanding of the Buddha’s teaching.
There is only one battle that could be won, and that is the battle against the 3 poisons. Any other battle is a guaranteed loss because you're going to die either way.
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un8- wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:02 am
I'm not sure if he actually said "the Buddha didn't say rebirth is true."
There's a difference between saying "the Buddha didn't say rebirth is true" (which is obviously wrong) and "rebirth isn't the focus of the Buddha's teaching" (which is true in my opinion).
Here's a pdf of Ven. Buddhadasa's talk "Anatta and Rebirth"
https://www.dhammatalks.net/Books7/Budd ... ebirth.pdf
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Great article, thank youAloka wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:52 am
Here's a pdf of Ven. Buddhadasa's talk "Anatta and Rebirth"
https://www.dhammatalks.net/Books7/Budd ... ebirth.pdf
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There is only one battle that could be won, and that is the battle against the 3 poisons. Any other battle is a guaranteed loss because you're going to die either way.
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You're very welcome, I'm glad you like it!
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I found a similar one by Ven Punnaji, check it out, he has similar views
on page 34 (link below)
Belief in Rebirth is a Hindrance
We might even venture, at this point, to state that the
belief in rebirth can even be a hindrance to one's progress in enlightenment. This is because, to think of rebirth and samsara is to get entangled in the concept of time, and to do so is to affi rm
the belief in the continuity of an entity, into the past, present, and future; which is the eternalist stand point, experienced as an everlasting “self” that exists in time. If, on the other hand, we deny the continuity of an entity in time, we get caught up in the
present and say: “Then there is no rebirth after my death," which is the annihilationist position. Thus the concept "there is a soul" leads to the eternalist stand-point and the concept "there is no soul", leads to the annihilationist positi
Genuine Buddhism, therefore, is not 'Kamma and Rebirth Buddhism'. Genuine Buddhism which is independent of time (akalika), speaks not about rebirth but about suffering (dukkha) and its cessation here and now:
“One thing alone do I teach, monks, suffering and the
cessation of suffering."
(Anguttara Nikaya)
http://buddhaoriginalteachings.blogspot ... ation.html
He then references suttas and explains in more detail
There is only one battle that could be won, and that is the battle against the 3 poisons. Any other battle is a guaranteed loss because you're going to die either way.
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Thank you. I don't seem to be able to find page 34 !
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It’s odd that in “Me and Mine” Ven. Buddhadasa says there is rebirth.
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Buddhadasa rejected the traditional rebirth and karma doctrine, since he thought it to be incompatible with sunyata, and not conducive to the extinction of dukkha.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhadasa
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I don't believe he ever denied it. He just didn't agree with commentarial tradition of the 3 lives model.
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
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He also said he agreed with 90% of the Visuddhimagga but again just not the 3 lifetime interpretation found therein.
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
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hm weird.. Page 34 in text is page 36 in the pdf file, if that helps
There is only one battle that could be won, and that is the battle against the 3 poisons. Any other battle is a guaranteed loss because you're going to die either way.