This book has been compiled by a group of people who had practised samatha meditation for some years, and approached abhidhamma as a means to a deeper understanding of both meditation practice and everyday experience. The basis of their study was the Abhidhammattha-sangaha, the book traditionally used in many Buddhist countries.
A manual of Abhidhamma, the authorship of which is attributed to venerable Anuruddha Thera, which gives an epitome of the entire Abhidhamma Pitaka. Edited in the original Pali Text with English Translation and Explanatory Notes by Narada Thera. (For advanced readers only)
An Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline. Translated and annotated with a Corean recension of the Chinese text by James Legge.
Books by Acariya Maha Boowa: - Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera - A Spiritual Biography; - Patipada: Venerable Acariya Mun's Path of Practice; - Arahattamagga-Arahattaphala: The Path to Arahantship; - Wisdom Develops Samadhi.
A book by Venerable Ajahn Sumedho on The Four Noble Truths, the central teaching of the Buddha: that the unhappiness of humanity can be overcome through spiritual means.
Books of Law of Karma & Dhamma Practice had been produced by Wat Ambhavan, Singhburi, Thailand. In these books contains the stories of biography of Phra Dhepsinghaburajara (Luang Paw Jarun Dhidhadhammo), the abbot of Wat Ambhavan, experiences in dhamma practice, Phra Dhepsinghaburajara’s karma, and other dhamma lectures by Phra Dhepsinghaburaja.
An online instruction book on Metta Bhavana, as taken from "Divine Abodes: Meditation on Loving-Kindness & other Sublime States", written by Ven. Sujiva.
This book by Bhikkhu Ariyesako provides a very readable summary of the bhikkhus' (monks') rules, with a particular emphasis on giving laypeople a better understanding of the monks' way of life. Included also are questions-and-answers concerning the proper etiquette for laypeople when in the company of monks, examples of the particular customs and rules of etiquette that apply at specific Theravada monasteries, and a wealth of other valuable information.
This is a translation of a series of dialogues between King Milinda and Nagasena, a Buddhist scholar. The Questions of King Milinda deals with some of the thorniest questions of Buddhism, religion and existence. The narrative proceeds in a cyclical fashion as the King proposes a difficult question of Nagasena, who responds typically with either a tale about the Buddha in some previous life, or an analogy.
The Buddha has taught that there are three roots of evil: greed, hatred and delusion. These three states comprise the entire range of evil, whether of lesser or greater intensity, from a faint mental tendency to the coarsest manifestations in action and speech. In whatever way they appear, these are the basic causes of suffering.
These roots have their opposites: non-greed, non-hatred and non-delusion. These are the three roots of good: of all acts of unselfishness, liberality and renunciation; of all expressions of loving-kindness and compassion; of all achievements in knowledge and understanding.
These six mental states are the roots from which everything harmful and beneficial sprouts. They are the roots of the Tree of Life with its sweet and bitter fruits.
* Major Rock Edicts -- Fourteen edicts and the two separate edicts found at sites in Kalinga. * Minor Rock Inscriptions -- The Minor Rock Edict, the Queen's Edict, the Barabar Cave Inscriptions, and the Kandahar bilingual Inscriptions * A second section of this division consists of minor rock inscriptions concerned entirely with the Buddhist community or Buddhist generally. These include the Bhabra Inscription, the Rummindei Pillar Inscription, the Nigalisagar Pillar Inscription, and the Schism Edict. * The Pillar Edicts -- Seven Pillar Edicts.
The entire treatise written by the master Ledi Sayadaw, on the practice of meditation for the development of vipassana. A valuable source of inspiration providing a great depth of detail.