A History Of Buddhist Philosophy - David J. Kalupahana's Buddhist Philosophy: A Historical Analysis has, since its original publication in 1976, offered an unequaled introduction to the philosophical principles and historical development of Buddhism. Now, representing the culmination of Dr. Kalupahana's thirty years of scholarly research and reflection, A History of Buddhist Philosophy builds upon and surpasses that earlier work, providing a completely reconstructed, detailed analysis of both early and later Buddhism.
An Analysis Of The Pali Canon And A Reference Table Of Pali Literature - An Analysis of the Pali Canon is a comprehensive overview of the contents of the works that make up the Tipitaka, the Canon of the Theravada school of Buddhism. It also contains an index of the suttas and sections of the Tipitaka, as well as an extensive bibliography of the translations of canonical works and secondary literature.
Analysis Of The Bhikkhu Patimokkha - The main part of this book is a word by word translation of the Pali text of the Bhikkhu Pātimokkha; also included are a critical edition of the Pali text, a translation, discussions of technical terms and procedures, an analysis of the structure of the Pātimokkha, and comparisons with rules in the Prātimoksasutras of other early Buddhist schools.
Code Of Conduct for Buddhist Nuns - In this work is presented the rules of conduct for Buddhist nuns as enshrined in the Pali Canon; immaculately translated into English and Presented with the context by the internationally renowned pioneer of the establishment of Bhikkhuni Sasana in Sri Lanka, Ven.Bhikkhuni Dr. Kolonnawe Kusuma. It in revised by Samaneri Akincana of Germany.
Three Cardinal Discourses Of The Buddha - This booklet contains the first three discourses that the Buddha gave after his Awakening.In these three discourses the Buddha displays the fundamental, cardinal teachings on the Four Noble Truths from which all of his teachings branch and to which they all point back.
Jataka Tales Abridged – Jataka Stories have been inspiring the people for generations to lead a life of virtue. The 30 jatakas presented in this book are rich with ingredients that make them delightful reading by children. The characters are very often animals, birds, snakes as well as demons. They say things and do things in the same way as the humans do. By reading these stories the children while deriving pleasure would unconsciously cultivate some virtue which is the underlying theme of any jataka story.
Banner Of The Arahants - This book covers in outline, but with many interesting stories and examples, the history and development of the Sangha, the Buddhist Order of monks and nuns, from their beginnings in the Buddha's time to the present day.
Nature and the Environment in Early Buddhism - Ven. S.Dhammika, an Australian Buddhist monk famous for many a Buddhist compilation, has written on the attitude which early Buddhism adopts towards the environment. How the environment should be treated by the Buddhist practitioner in the light of the rules imposed by the Buddha, that tend toward safeguarding the environment. Virtually, every aspect of the Buddhist attitude towards the environment is dealt herein.
A Manual Of Buddhism - This is a Fairly comprehensive book enabling the reader to appreciate and understand certain important finer aspects of theravada Buddhism.
Wesak Poya - May - This book provides information on important Buddhist events associated with Wesak Poha (May full moon day). Suitable for children as well as adults.
Pali Literature - This volume contains three classical works that cover the history of Pali literature in Sri Lanka, Burma and Southeast Asia. In the first work in this collection, The Pali Literature of Ceylon, Dr. Malalasekera surveys Sri Lanka’s rich heritage of Pali Buddhist literature.
The Path OF Freedom - A manual of Buddhist meditation for those who are intent on leading a strictly contemplative life. Conjectured to be the precursor to the Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga, the classic manual of meditation.
The Experience Of Insight - Every so often, a book appears that has a special value for people who are students of the nature of reality. Joseph Goldstein teaches meditation as a method of experiencing things as they are, entering the remarkable flow of the mind/body process. This work, comprised of unusually clear instructions and discourses given during a 30-day Vipassana meditation retreat, is a day-to-day journey into Mind.
Satipatthana - “This book helps to fill what has long been a glaring gap in the scholarship on Early Buddhism, offering us a detailed textual study of the Satipatthana Sutta, the foundational Buddhist discourse on meditation practice