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The Heritage of the Bhikkhu
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Walpola Rahula
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-26 - Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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A classic guide to the life of service and meditation practiced by Buddhist monks. Walpola Rahula’s What the Buddha Taught is a perennial backlist bestseller
The Life of the Buddha
Language: en
Pages: 400
Authors: Bhikkhu Ñanamoli
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-09 - Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing

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Composed entirely of texts from the Pali canon, this unique biography presents the oldest authentic record of the Buddha’s life and revolutionary philosophy.
Landscapes of Wonder
Language: en
Pages: 152
Authors: Nyanasobhano
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-30 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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"To most of us there have come exceptional, unworldly moments, like unsuspected deeps in a stream, when we fell through appearances - fell through ourselves - i
In the Buddha's Words
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Bodhi
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-07-28 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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"This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings in his own words. The American scholar monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous t
Buddhism Betrayed?
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-07-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to par