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කුරුන්දි විහාර වංසය - ථෙරවාදි බුදු දහමේ කේන්ද්‍රස්ථානය වූ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ, උතුරු පළාතේ පිහිටි විශාල ම බෞද්ධ මධ්‍යස්ථානය වූ කුරුන්දි විහාරයේ ක්‍රම පිළිවෙළ හෙවත් වංශ කථාව කියනු වස් සංග්‍රහ කළ සාර සංග්‍රහය, කුරුන්දි විහාර වංශයයි. මෙහි අන්තර්ගත ව ඇති සෑම ලිපියක් ම පාහේ සපයාගත හැකි සියලු මූලාශ්‍රය පිළිබඳ උනන්දු වෙමින් ‌කෙෂ්ත්‍ර දත්ත පිළිබඳ ව ද මහත් සේ විශ්වාසයක් ගොඩනඟා ඇත. 

How Buddhism Empowers Personal And Social Change - Embark on a transformative journey with "Unleashing the Inner Potential: How Buddhism Empowers Personal and Social Change”. Immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom of the Buddha's teachings, which transcend the ages to address contemporary challenges like climate change, sustainability, exclusion, and injustice. Discover the revolutionary concept introduced by Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha some 2,500 years ago.

A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary - is an essential companion for students and enthusiasts of Sanskrit, offering a comprehensive guide to the language's vocabulary and usage. This practical reference work provides clear and concise definitions of Sanskrit words, along with examples of their usage in classical and modern contexts. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, this dictionary is a valuable resource for understanding and interpreting Sanskrit texts with ease and accuracy.

The Pali word jhana literally means “to meditate.” It also refers to a traditional series of states of absorption, each deeper than the last, in which the mind is undistracted by sensation, thoughts, or moods. Shaila Catherine’s friendly, wise approach, blended with contemporary examples and pragmatic "how to" instructions that anyone can try, will show meditators (and non-meditators) how to attain these extraordinary states with relative ease.

What would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, loving-kindness over hatred, awareness over ignorance? The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho draws on the experiences of ordinary life to convey Buddhist insights that for 2,500 years have continued to remain vital and pertinent to our lives.

In addition to practitioners of Insight meditation, those who engage in other meditation forms such as Dzogchen, Mahamudra, and Zazen will find that The Four Foundations of Mindfulness provides new ways of understanding how to approach and deepen their own practices.
The entire Great Discourse is included here, accompanied by a beautifully clear commentary from the great scholar-yogi, Venerable U Silananda.

Since its beginning, Buddhism has been intimately concerned with confronting and understanding death and dying. Indeed, the tradition emphasizes turning toward the realities of sickness, old age, and death—and using those very experiences to develop wisdom and liberating compassion. In recent decades, Buddhist chaplains and caregivers all over the world have been drawing on this tradition to contribute greatly to the development of modern palliative and hospice care in the secular world at large. Specifically Buddhist hospice programs have been further developing and applying traditional Buddhist practices of preparing for death, attending the dying, and comforting the bereaved.

History of Indian Philosophy - is a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of the development of philosophical thought in India. This seminal work traces the evolution of Indian philosophy from its ancient roots in the Vedas and Upanishads to the diverse schools of thought that emerged over millennia. Covering a vast span of time and encompassing a wide range of philosophical perspectives, it offers a detailed examination of the major philosophical systems, including but not limited to Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. Through meticulous scholarship and insightful analysis, this book illuminates the philosophical inquiries, debates, and transformations that have shaped the intellectual landscape of India. Whether you are a student, scholar, or enthusiast of philosophy, religion, or Indian culture, this book provides an indispensable resource for understanding the rich and complex history of Indian philosophical thought.

ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ශබ්දකෝෂය (සිංහල - සිංහලාර්ථ) - 02

Insight In To Emptiness - A former abbot of one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world, Khensur Jampa Tegchok has been teaching Westerners about Buddhism since the 1970s. With a deep respect for the intellectual capacity of his students, Khensur Tegchok here unpacks with great erudition Buddhism’s animating philosophical principle—the emptiness of all appearances. Engagingly edited by bestselling author Thubten Chodron, emptiness is here approached from a host of angles far beyond most treatments of the subject, while never sacrificing its conversational approach.

The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight. A concise, informative introduction precedes each chapter, guiding the reader toward a deeper understanding of the texts that follow.
This book contains:
Clear translations of the Buddha’s original teachings
Thoughtfully curated selections from the Pali Canon
Chapters on the Buddha’s life, rebirth, suffering, liberation, and practice
A foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
In the Buddha's Words allows even readers unacquainted with Buddhism to grasp the significance of the Buddha's contributions to our world heritage. Taken as a whole, these texts bear eloquent testimony to the breadth and intelligence of the Buddha's teachings, and point the way to an ancient yet ever-vital path. Practitioners and scholars alike will find this systematic presentation indispensable.

The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to; you don't notice it if you're seeking the extremes. Yet as we start to become more poised, more present, fully receptive of all this moment has to offer, we start to experience it vividly and listening to it can draw us ever--deeper into the mysteries of now.

The Buddhadatta, English - Pali Dictionary - is a comprehensive reference work that provides translations between English and Pali, the language of the Theravada Buddhist scriptures. This dictionary is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of Buddhism, offering precise definitions and explanations of Pali terms used in Buddhist texts. The dictionary is authored by the renowned scholar Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera.

අතීතයේ ලක්දිව පුරා එක ම සංස්කෘතියක් අඛණ්ඩ ව පැවති බවට පිළිගත හැකි සාක්ෂ්‍ය බොහෝ ය. එහෙත් ඇතැම් දෙමළ ශාස්ත්‍රඥයෝ ද ඔවුන් අනුව යමින් කටයුතු කරන සමහර ශාස්ත්‍රඥයෝ ද දිවයිනේ උතුරු කරයේ වෙන ම රාජ්‍යයක් පැවතියේය යන්න සනාථ කිරීමට කලක පටන් උත්සාහ ගනිමින් සිටිති. දකුණු ඉන්දීය රාජ්‍යයන්ගේ ආක්‍රමණ වලට වරින් වර ලක් වුව ද ඔවුන් පලවා හැර තම රාජ්‍යයේ සහ සංස්කෘතියේ ස්වාධීනත්වය රැක ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය රජවරු සමත් වූහ. දීර්ඝ කාලයක් තිස්සේ ඒ ආක්‍රමණිකයන් තාවකාලිකව හෝ දිවයින යටත් කර ගැනීම නිසාත් ආසන්න රාජ්‍ය සමග පැවති වෙළඳ, ආරක්ෂක සහ සංස්කෘතික සබඳතා නිසාත් භාරතීය සංස්කෘතික ආභාසය නිරන්තරයෙන් මෙරටට ලැබිණි. එහෙත් ඒ ආක්‍රමණ සහ සංස්කෘතික ආභාස වලින් උතුරු කරයේ ආර්ය සංස්කෘතික ලක්ෂණ මුළුමනින් ම යටපත් නොවුණේය.දිවයින තුළ බොහෝ කලකට පෙර සිට ස්වාධීන දෙමළ රාජ්‍යක් පැවති බව සනාථ කිරීමට ප්‍රයත්න දරන අධ්‍යයන රාශියක් මේ වන විට සිදු කෙරී ඇත. තම වර්තමාන දේශපාලන අභිලාෂ මත පිහිටා කෙරුණු බව පෙනෙන මෙම අධ්‍යයන තුළ දෙස් විදෙස් සාහිත්‍යය මූලාශ්‍රය. පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක මූලාශ්‍රය මෙන්ම ගවේෂණ වලින් හමු වූ පුරාවස්තු පක්ෂග්‍රාහී අර්ථකථන වලට බඳුන් කර තිබේ. ඒවා කියවනු ලබන පාඨකයන් මේ පිළිබඳව උන්දුවක් දක්වන දෙස් විදෙස් පර්යේෂකයන් ද මෙම කෘති මඟින් නොමඟ ගොස් තිබේ.

ඉතා සීග්‍රයෙන් සිංහල ව්‍යවහාරයෙන් මැකී යන ජන වහරට හා ජනශ්‍රැතියට සම්බන්ධ වචන සමුදාය රැකගනු පිණිස මෙසේ ගොනු කොට අර්ථ දක්වා තිබෙන මෙම කෘතිය පාසල් සිසුන්ට ද ප්‍රයෝජනයක් ලබා දීමට සමත් වටිනා කෘතියකි.

History of Pre-Buddhistic Indian Philosophy - provides a comprehensive exploration of the philosophical landscape of ancient India prior to the emergence of Buddhism. This scholarly work meticulously traces the evolution of philosophical thought, examining the diverse schools of thinking that laid the groundwork for the development of Buddhism and other major Indian philosophical traditions. Through detailed analysis and insightful commentary, the book sheds light on the key concepts, debates, and intellectual currents that shaped the pre-Buddhistic Indian philosophical landscape. From the early Vedic period to the Upanishads, readers are guided through the rich tapestry of ideas and worldviews that flourished in ancient India. Whether you're a student of philosophy, a scholar of Indian culture, or simply curious about the intellectual heritage of the subcontinent, "History of Pre-Buddhistic Indian Philosophy" offers a valuable resource for understanding the roots of Indian philosophical thought and its enduring influence on global philosophical discourse.

ANCIENT INDIAN EDUCATION - This work is intended to fill up a gap in the literature on the history of Education, which has not taken adequate account of the unique contributions made by Hindu thought to both educational theory and practice.The work is divided into Two Parts. Part 1 (Chs. 1-12) deals with the concepts and practices of Brahmanical Education on the authority of Veda, Astadhyayi, Arthasastra of Kautilya, Sutra literature and Epics. It discusses the problems of Legal, Industrial and Vocational Education as well as the typical educational institutions and centres. Part II (Chs. 13-24) deals with the Buddhist Education and discusses among other topics the Background, System, Discipline, Centres of Instructions as well as the accounts of education derived from the Jatakas, Milinda Panha as also those rendered by Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, I-Tsing and others.

Through this book, Ven. Anālayo continues to build bridges between different Buddhist traditions, linking contemplations on emptiness to ancient doctrines and discourses, while highlighting their common heritage. He skillfully opens an avenue for meditative practice on emptiness for all, including contemporary Theravādin practitioners. This practical guide is for all those with a firm grounding in embodied meditation.

As both Buddhism and psychotherapy have grown and diversified in Asia, as well as in the West, so too has the literature dealing with their interaction. Today, Japan and the United States are the two largest psychotherapeutic cultures in the world, and this volume brings together seminal contemporary thinkers in both disciplines on both sides of the Pacific. Both Buddhism and psychotherapy are cultural institutions that evolved over time as their native cultures evolved, as the configurations of the self evolved, and as new cultures assimilated them. And both have transformed the cultures in which they have evolved. Cross-cultural interaction occurs not only between the two disciplines of Buddhist and psychotherapeutic practice (involving various schools and approaches within each) but also across geographical and ethnic boundaries, within the practitioner him- or herself.

Dive deep into perseverance, one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, with beloved teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a guide.
Awakening depends on fortitude;
because, without fortitude there is no merit,
as there is no movement without wind.
—Shantideva, Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Perseverance, or virya, is also translated as “energy,” “fortitude,” or “vigor.” One of the six perfections, or paramitas, it is one of the trainings of the bodhisattvas and a deeply necessary quality for the Buddhist path. But it’s far from the kind of head-down, stubborn determination the name could imply; instead, it’s joyful energy that enables us to practice.
Rinpoche’s commentary is structured around the fifth and seventh chapters of the beloved Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the eighth-century philosopher-poet Shantideva. Interweaving his teaching with Shantideva’s verses, Rinpoche elucidates this prerequisite for enlightenment, explaining what it is and how to cultivate it: guard your mind, gather virtue, work for others—and find incredible joy in these things.
“When we have perseverance, we will have no obstacles, which means obstacles to any happiness, especially to ultimate happiness, the freedom from the oceans of samsaric suffering, and most importantly to peerless happiness, the state of the omniscience that is enlightenment.”
—Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The Wisdom Culture Series, published under the guidance of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, provides English-language readers with key works for the study and cultivation of the Mahayana Buddhist path, especially works of masters within the lineage of Lama Tsongkhapa and the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Tooth Relic of the Buddha - delves into the captivating history and significance of one of Buddhism's most revered relics. The book traces the journey of the sacred tooth relic from its discovery in ancient India to its eventual enshrinement in various locations across Asia, including Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, and beyond. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, the book explores the profound religious, cultural, and political impact of the tooth relic, shedding light on its role in shaping Buddhist beliefs, practices, and institutions. Drawing upon archaeological evidence, historical accounts, and religious texts, "Tooth Relic of the Buddha" offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the veneration, controversy, and mystique surrounding this precious artifact. Whether you are a scholar of Buddhism, a history enthusiast, or simply curious about the intersection of faith and material culture, this book provides a compelling exploration of one of Buddhism's most enduring symbols.

History of Ceylon - offers an expansive and meticulously researched account of the island nation's rich and diverse past. From ancient civilizations to colonial rule and independence, the book traces the multifaceted history of what is now known as Sri Lanka. Through a combination of archaeological findings, historical records, and cultural analysis, the authors provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the island's evolution over millennia. From the early settlements of the Sinhalese and Tamils to the arrival of European powers and the complexities of post-independence politics, "History of Ceylon" illuminates the key events, figures, and forces that have shaped Sri Lanka's unique identity and heritage. This authoritative work serves as an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to explore the intricate tapestry of Sri Lankan history.