Aug
05
Aug
28
A Tribute to Ven Dr K Dhammananda Thero
by Root Admin
The documentary about the late Ven K Sri Dhammananda Thero, popularly known as “Chief”, who helped teach Theravada Buddhism in Malaysia for over half a century.
He is tall by Malaysian standard. He is fair as a Sri Lankan. He is always smiling yet dignified. He is surrounded by people everywhere he goes, asking for his advice on all things. He has brought the teaching of Buddha to numerous Malaysians who are English speaking. He is Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera, popularly and fondly known as the “Chief”.
Part – 01
Part – 02
Feb
01
Abhidharma is the teaching of Buddha or…. – Ven.Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Thero
by Root Admin
අභිධර්මය බුදුරජුනගේ දේශනයක් නොවේද?
පූජ්ය නා උයනේ අරියධම්ම මහනාහිමිධර්මය පිලිබදව ගැබුරු දැනීමක් නැති අය නිතරම අභිධර්මය බුදුරජුනගේ දේශනයක් නොවන බවට සැකමුසු තැන් සොයමින් වාද විවාද වලට පවා පිවිසේ. මේ සම්බන්දව මනා විග්රහයක් මෙම දේශනාව තුලින් ඔබට ලබාගත් හැකිය.
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Jun
13
Abhidharma Seminar : Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Speech
by Root Admin
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 theoretical framework to explain the causal underpinnings of that very path. In Abhidhamma philosophy the familiar psycho-physical universe (our world of “trees” and “rocks,” “I” and “you”) is distilled to its essence: an intricate web of impersonal phenomena and processes unfolding at an inconceivably rapid pace from moment to moment, according to precisely defined natural laws.
Western interpreters of Buddhism are often prone to invent their own versions of the Buddha’s teachings, which they then hail as the sole valid interpretation of the Dhamma. Without a reliable guide it is easy to get lost in the jungles of speculation and opinion,
This example shows that Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Thero is following his Teacher’s advices with giving western Ven Monks & Western Buddhist people to understand the value of Tipitaka.
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