Life & teaching of the Buddha

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The Buddha's Ancient Path by Ven. Piyadassi Thera

A$ 27.00

A thorough exposition of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Noble Path by a reknowned scholar-monk from Sri Lanka, who also travelled and studied in the West. The lively explanations are illuminated with many appropriate stories and quotations from the Buddha’s words.Indices of proper names, and Pali and English terms Paperback, 239 pages Published by Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 955-24-0024-4

Great Disciples of the Buddha Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy by Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker

A$ 50.00

Now in softcover: This volume combines all past issues of the BPS's popular Lives of the Disciples series of Wheel publications. It offers heartening and engaging accounts of twenty-four of the Buddha's most celebrated disciples, such as Ven. Sariputta, Moggallana, Ananda, Mahakassapa, Mother Visakha, Kisagotami, etc. The portraits and examples of these men and women will inspire and encourage those trying to walk in their footsteps. Edited by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Published by: Wisdom Publications Publication Date: 03

Last Days of the Buddha (Mahaparinibbana Sutta) Translated by Sister Vajira and Francis Story

A$ 11.00

On the stirring final journey of the Buddha, covering three months, the Buddha instructs his disciples on the elements needed to keep the Dhamma strong and stresses the importance of putting his teaching into practice. Paperback, 113 pages Published by Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 955-24-0006-6

The Life of the Buddha by Ven. Bhikkhu Nanamoli

A$ 35.00

According to the Pali Canon Though born a prince surrounded by luxuries, Gotama Buddha was transformed by realizing that no one escapes unhappiness or suffering. He found, and for the remainder of his life taught, the answer to the great question: "Is there a way out of this cycle? The Life of the Buddha not only illustrates how to walk on the path to freedom; it offers us profound inspiration and guidance for doing so. Published by: BPS Pariyatti Editions Publication Date: August 2001

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

A$ 25.00

This perennial favorite presents the basic tenets of the Buddha’s teaching by drawing on the original Pali and explaining the meaning in a thoroughly modern way. The theoretical explanations are very helpful to anyone with a growing interest in the Buddha's teaching.Illustrations, translations of selected suttas, bibliography, glossary, index Paperback, 151 pages Published by Buddhist Missionary Society ISBN 967-9920-02-X

The Word of the Buddha by Ven. Nyanatiloka Mahathera

A$ 10.00

This short work by the eminent German scholar-monk presents extracts from the original Pali texts, arranged to present the teaching in a concise, coherent fashion. Paperback, 101 pages Published by Buddhist Publication Society

Tranquillity and Insight by Amadeo Solé-Leris

A$ 25.00

This work covers the entire range of meditation approaches, described in the Visuddhimagga, in the two divisions of samatha (concentration or tranquillity) and vipassana (insight). It also examines the two major contemporary forms of the traditional meditation practice. Paperback, 176 pages Published by Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 955-24-0101-1

Buddha's Path to Deliverance by Thera Nyanatiloka

A$ 22.00

This classic anthology from the Pali Canon charts the entire course of spiritual development as prescribed in the most ancient Buddhist texts. Drawing upon the Buddha's own words from the Sutta Pitaka, the compiler has arranged them in accordance with two overlapping schems of practice: the threefold training in virtue, concentration, and wisdom, and the seven stages of purification. A long chapter on concentration provides sutta sources for all the forty classical subjects of meditation, while the chapter on wisdom cites texts relating to the development of insight. Ven. Nyanatiloka Thera (1878-1957) was a prolific and highly regarded translator of Pali Buddhist texts into German and English. He spent more than 50 years in the Buddhist order, most of this time in Sri Lanka. Published by: BPS Pariyatti Editions Publication Date: January 02 Softcover, 215 pages ISBN: 1928706185