Category: Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Thero – Audio

Abhidharma Seminar : Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Speech

Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Thero The seven books of the Abhidhamma Pitaka, the third division of the Tipitaka, offer an extraordinarily detailed analysis of the basic natural principles that govern mental and physical processes. Whereas the Sutta and Vinaya Pitakas lay out the practical aspects of the Buddhist path to Awakening, the Abhidhamma Pitaka provides a …

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Dasa Pāramīs : Ten Perfections (4 to 6) – Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Thero

payday loans 4.Energy (viriya-pāramī) 5.Patience (khantī-pāramī) 6.Truthfulness(sacca-pāramī) The word pāramīs literally means perfections. The southern Buddhist commentaries define the Pāramīs as “noble qualities beginning with giving, accompanied by compassion and skillful means, and untainted by craving, conceit, and wrong views.” In this series, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi explains the Ten Pāramīs in a general way but …

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Making wise choices – Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Thero

Kālāma Sutta — To the Kālāmas “It is fitting for you to be perplexed, Kālāmas, it is fitting for you to be in doubt. Doubt has arisen in you about a perplexing matter. Come, Kālāmas. Do not go by oral tradition, by lineage of teaching, by hearsay, by a collection of scriptures, by logical reasoning, …

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