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"Parliament of the World’s Religions" / Declaration Toward a Global Ethic in PDF / Click Here
From the Declaration Toward a Global Ethic - The world is in agony. The agony is so pervasive and urgent that we are compelled to name its manifestations so that the depth of this pain may be made clear. Peace eludes us – the planet is being destroyed – neighbors live in fear – women and men are estranged from each other – children die! This is abhorrent. We condemn the abuses of Earth’s ecosystems. We condemn the poverty that stifles life’s potential; the hunger that weakens the human body, the economic disparities that threaten so many families with ruin.
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Gethsemani3 / Green Monasticism - A YouTube Channel Focused on Monasticism and the Environment / Forty Buddhists and Catholics, most of them monastic men and women, gathered at Gethsemani a renowned Trappist abbey to reflect on and share with one another the environmental wisdom to be found in their monastic teachings and practices. / Click Here |
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The Priest and the Swami
Benedictine monk known as Swami Abhishiktananda
Videos and Text / Click here
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Visuddhimagga / The Path of Purification
Translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli / Free Download / Click Here
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NEW - 2012 Buddhist Calendar
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Mindfulness of Breathing
by Bhikkhu Nanamoli / Free Download / Click Here |
The Buddha and His Teachings
by Ven. Narada / Free Download / Click Here
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"Selves & Not-Self"
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu / Free Download / Click Here
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A Photo Essay of the Four Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage in India & Nepal - PDF - 5.97 MB
LUMBINI: “Here the Tathagata was born! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
BUDDHAGAYA: “Here the Tathagata attained the unexcelled Supreme Enlightenment! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
SARNATH: “Here the Tathagata set rolling the Wheel of Dhamma! This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
KUSINARA: “Here the Tathagata passed away into Parinibbana. This, Ananda, is a place that a pious disciple should visit and look upon with feelings of reverence.”
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Buddhist Pilgrimage / New Edition 2009 by Bro. Chan Khoon San
| The idea of a pilgrimage originated from the Buddha twenty-five centuries ago! Before he passed into Mahaparinibbana, the Buddha advised pious disciples to visit four holy places the sight of which will arouse faith and religious urgency after He was gone, namely: Lumbini, Buddhagaya, Sarnath and Kusinara. The pious disciple should visit these places and look upon them with feelings of reverence, reflecting on the particular event of the Buddha’s life connected with each place. Since the Mahaparinibbana of the Buddha, these four shrines of Buddhism have become the focal points for pious disciples to rally around and seek inspiration. By the time of King Asoka, four more places, namely: Savatthi, Sankasia, Rajagaha and Vesali, that were closely associated with the Buddha and scenes of His principal miracles, were added to the pilgrimage itinerary. Together, they make the Eight Great Places of Pilgrimage. |
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The gift of Dhamma excels all gifts.
“An Introductory Course on Early Buddhism”
Buddhism Course
Compiled and published for free distribution
by Bro. Chan Khoon San
Over the last few years, several readers have indicated to me that the articles in the Introductory Course on Buddhism were too brief and should be expanded to provide more details. This new book entitled “Buddhism Course” is a carefully researched and upgraded version. It contains 17 chapters dealing with most of the relevant topics on Buddhism, such as: Life of the Buddha, Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Noble Path, Dependent Origin, Law of Kamma, Death and Rebirth, Five Destinations, World Cycles when Buddhas Appear, Ten Bases of Meritorious Action, Buddhist Vipassana Meditation, Recollection of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha and the Three Baskets (Tipitaka) in Buddhism.
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"No Hinayana in Buddhism" - A New Booklet in PDF by Bro. Chan Khoon San - Click Here |
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Buddhist Economics / A Middle Way for the Market Place - By Ven. P. A. Payutto
Buddhist Economics / Free Download PDF (253 KB) / Click Here
Translated by Dhammavijaya and Bruce Evans
Compiled by Bruce Evans and Jourdan Arenson
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The Shobogenzo / Dogen
A new translation from Shasta Abby of the classic Zen
text... The Shobogenzo by
Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen.
Free Download / in PDF / 1144 pages |
The Shōbōgenzō is the recognized spiritual masterpiece by the thirteenth century Japanese Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen. It is comprised of discourses that he gave to his disciples, in person or in writing, at various times between 1231 and his death twenty-two years later at age fifty-three.† These discourses cover a wide range of topics pertinent to those in monastic life though often also relevant to those training in lay life. He discusses matters of daily behavior and religious ceremonial as well as issues involving the Master-disciple relationship. He also explores the deeper meaning that informs the so-called Zen kōan stories, which often puzzle readers by their seeming illogicality and contrary nature. |
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Mirror of Wisdom / Teachings on Emptiness - by Ven. Geshe Gyeltsen
Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Perfection of Wisdom, otherwise known as the Wisdom Gone Beyond, on Vulture's Peak, Rajgir, in what is today the Indian state of Bihar.
These sutras focus on the subject of emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, and the Heart Sutra is one of the most significant. It is a beautifully condensed version of the Buddha’s teachings on emptiness, containing their essential meaning in only a few lines. Geshe Gyeltsen tells us that by integrating this teaching with our minds, it is possible for us to become enlightened within a single lifetime.
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A Buddhist Guide to Death, Dying and Suffering
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