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Abortion

Abortion: Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Birth Control, Abortion and Suicide: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Buddhism and the Morality of Abortion: Michael G. Barnhart

Buddhism and Abortion: Hogen Roshi

The Buddha's Way and Abortion: Yvonne Rand.

Admonition

The Buddha’s Admonition to lay disciples: Bhikkhu Seelananda

Ageing

Beyond Coping: The Buddha's Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, and Separation: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Old Age, Sickness and Death : Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Aggregates

5 Aggregates - Ven. Sasana (To download Skt Times Character Font)

Five Groups or Aggregates - U Kyaw Min

Grasping on the aggregates : Sayadaw U Pannadipa

To Analyse the Elements - To Analyse the Aggregates : Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Alms-food

The procedure concerning seeds and fruits: Ven. U Nyanika
Receiving edible things by hand: Ven. U Nyanika

Alms Giving

Alms Giving (Dana):Sayadaw U Pannadipa

The Immediate Benefits of Charity and Alms-giving : Thabyekan Sayadaw

Anger

Dealing with Anger:Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

The.Elimination of Anger: Ven. K. Piyatissa Thera

Emotions - Working with Anger : Michelle McDonald

Animals

Buddhist Attitude to Animal Life: Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda

The Hare-mark in the Moon : Henry Clarke Warren

The Place of Animals in Buddhism : Francis Story

Annihilation

Not annihilation but Extinction of Suffering: Mahasi Sayadaw

Attachment

Attachment: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Attachment to belief as the Cause of Rebirth: Mahasi Sayadaw

What you grasp that you are: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Basic Concepts

Basic Buddhist Concepts(in 'Good Question Good Answer') by Venerable Shravasti Dhammika

Basic Good Conduct: U Kyaw Min

Buddhist Points Misunderstood: Mahinda Thera

Fundamentals of BuddhismNyanatiloka Mahathera, zip

The fundamentals of The Buddha-Dhamma : Sayadaw U Pannadipa

What is Buddhism? (in 'Good Question Good Answer') by Venerable Shravasti Dhammika

Beginnings

Letter to Bhikkhu Nirodho re Beginnings: Sámanera Bodhesako

Beliefs

Beyond Belief: A.L. de Silva

Do not believe in anything: Pajalo Thera

Birth

All of Us (Beset by Birth, Decay and Death) (1988) : Sister Ayya Khema

Birth, Age, Illness and Death: Nina van Gorkom

Blessings

True Blessings : Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

The Thirty-Eight Supreme Blessings: Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Body

Purifying Body and Mind : Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Cause & Effect
(Cross Reference)

Cause & Effect: Sayadaw U Thittila

An effect depends on a cause : Sayadaw U Pannadipa

The Law of Cause and Effect: Piyadassi Maha Thera

Law of Dependent Origination: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

The System of Correlation: U Posa

Ceremonies
(Cross Reference)

Buddhist Ceremonies: Ven. U Silananda, 1960

Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (BPS WH 402-404; 1995): A.G.S. Kariyawasam,

Kathina Robe-offering Ceremony: Ven. Dhammasami

Meaning of Vesak - Editorial (The Island):

Traditions, Customs and Festivals: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Vesak Festival The United Nations Holiday
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 1
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 2
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 3
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 4
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 5
Week of Vesak Thinking, A 6: Professor Thera Dhammavihari

Visakha Puja (1998): Phra Ajaan Lee

Chanting
(Cross Reference)

A Chanting Guide: Pali Passages with English Translations (1998): Dhammayut Order

Maha PirithPrayers chanted by monks in the Pali language

The Meaning of Prayer: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

The Practice of Chanting in Buddhism: Ven. Dhammasami

The Significance of Paritta Chanting: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Children

For Future Generations: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Moulding Good Minds : Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Compassion

Compassion :Ashin U Thittila

Compassion :Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Concentration

Concentration - U Kyaw Min

Preliminary Concentration Exercises - U Kyaw Min

Conception

Conception: Bhikkhu Bodhi

Consciousness
(Cross Reference)

At Your Fingertips: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Consciousness - U Kyaw Min

The Super Conscious Mind - U Kyaw Min

Conversion

How To Become a Buddhist, Ven. U Pandita, 1958

Becoming a Buddhist; Ven. S. Dhammika

Craving

Craving and Samsara: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Crime

Crime Nursery: Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

Crime and PunishmentBhikkhu Punnadhammo

Culture

Buddhist Method of Mental Culture: U Kyaw Min

Life and Culture: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Promoter of True Human Culture: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Cycle

The Cycle of Birth and Death:Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Daily Life

Buddhist Outlook on Daily Life : Nina van Gorkom

Mental Development in Daily Life : Nina van Gorkom

The Ten Royal Qualities In Organizational Management: Mithra Wettimuny

Death

All of Us (Beset by Birth, Decay and Death): Bhikkhu Khantipalo (1988)

Buddhist Reflections on Death: (BPS WH 102; 1982) : V.F. Gunaratna

Buddhist View of Death: An Interview with Bhante Gunaratana : Samaneri Sudhamma and Margot Born

The Buddhist Way Towards the Dead: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Changing of Religious Label Before Death: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Death with Purity: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Death & Rebirth: Sayadaw U Thittila

Death’s Messengers : Henry Clarke Warren

The Deathless: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Death-bed visions: Mahasi Sayadaw

Habitual and Death-bed Kammas: Mahasi Sayadaw

Last Breath : Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Learning How to Die : Hill Tracts Missionary Sayadaw

Loving and Dying zip: Ven.Visuddhacara

Mindfulness of Death: Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Prepare for Death: Thabyekan Sayadaw

To the Last Breath: Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying: (1992): Phra Ajaan Maha Boowa

To the Cemetery and Back (BPS BL 96; 1983): Nyanasobhano Bhikkhu

What is Death :Ashin U Thittila

Wheel of Birth and Death: (BPS WH 147; 1970) :Bhikkhu Khantipalo

Your Death is Your Life: Robert Francesconi

Defilement
(Cross Reference)

Cutting off the Cycle of Defilements: Mahasi Sayadaw

The Demons of Defilement (Kilesa Mara) (1998) :Phra Ajaan Lee

The Root of Defilement:Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Delusion

Delusion: Sayadaw U Thittila

Democracy

The Democracy of the Sangha: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Dependent Origination
(Cross Reference 1)
(Cross Reference 2)

Law of Dependent Origination: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Devotion

Devotion to the Buddha: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Disciple

Threefold Training of a Disciple: Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Doctrine

The Abstruseness of the Doctrine: Mahasi Sayadaw

Doubts

Sceptical Doubts: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Dream

The Awakening: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Dreams and Their Significance: K.Sri Dhammananda

Egolessness

Egolessness, Ven. Nyanatiloka, 1958

There Is No Ego : Henry Clarke Warren

Emancipation

Buddhist Way of Emancipation : Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Emotion

Emotions: Michelle McDonald

Emotions - Working with Anger : Michelle McDonald

Rationality and Emotion: Ajahn Sumedho

Emptiness

Emptiness (1997): Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Sunyata-Emptiness and Self-emptying-Kenosis: Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma

Endurance

Endurance is necessary for practice:Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Enlightenment

The Buddhist Ideals for Enlightenment:Sayadaw U Pannadipa

The Lotus: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Prince Siddhattha and Enlightenment: U Posa

Equanimity

Equanimity in Concentration and Discernment: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Eternalism

Eternalism and Nihilism: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Is There an Eternal Soul?: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Ethics

Buddhism and Medical Ethics: A Bibliographic Introduction: James J. Hughes, & Damien Keown.

Buddhist_Economics: Ven. Payutto

Continuity and Change in the Economic Ethics of Buddhism ­ Evidence From the History of Buddhism in India, China and Japan : Gregory K. Ornatowski

Essays on Buddhist Ethics: Ron Epstein.

Everyman's Ethics (BPS WH 14; 1985): Narada Mahathera

Is Buddhism_an_Ethical_System: Narada Mahathera

A Psycho_Ethical_Philosophy: Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Euthanasia

Attitudes to Euthanasia in the Vinaya and Commentary: Damien Keown

Buddhist views of suicide and euthanasia : Carl B. Becker.

EUTHANASIA [ A study in relation to original Theravada Buddhist thinking ]: Professor Thera Dhammavihari

Mercy Killing: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Evidence

Historical Evidence of the Buddha: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Existence (Realms of)

Belief in Deities (Devas): Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

The Buddhist Concept of Heaven and Hell: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Realms of Existence: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Spirit World: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Faith

Faith: A Meditation and a Homily: Sámanera Bodhesako

Faith and Wisdom both Essential: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

The Role of Faith in Buddhism

Family

Buddhism and Respect for Parents: Dr. Ron Epstein

A Buddhist Family in Burma U Kin Maung, 1958

A Religious Family : Ven. Dhammasami

Fanaticism

Fanaticism or Religious Upadana: Mahasi Sayadaw

Fate

Good Luck and Fate (in 'Good Question Good Answer'): Venerable Shravasti Dhammika

Fire

To Extinguish the Fire of the Elements: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

To Light a Fire: a Dhamma discourse: Ven. Webu Sayadaw

Forbearance

True Test of Forbearance: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Forest

Forest Dwelling: Pajalo Thera

Forests and Other Heavens: Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Foundation

The Foundations of Buddhism : Ashin U Thittila

Four Elements

Be In Your Element: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Freedom

The Highest Freedom: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

A Taste of Freedom (1991) :Chah, Phra Ajaan

The Taste of Freedom (BPS BL 71; 1976) : Bhikkhu Bodhi

Touching Freedom Behind Iron-Bars: Pajalo Thera

Not wanting to be free: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Friendship

Friendship : Ven. Dhammasami

A Good Friend: Ven. Dhammasami

The Good Friend: Sayagyi U Chit Tin

On Friendship: Pajalo Thera

Sharing : Ven. Dhammasami

Funeral

Buddhist Funeral Rites: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Cremation: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Future Buddha

The Future Buddha: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

A Successor to the Buddha: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Future of Buddhism

Some Self Introspection On Future Of Buddhism

Generosity (Dana)

Dana: The Practice of Giving (BPS WH 367; 1990): Various Authors

Generosity: Sayadaw U Thittila

On Giving: Pajalo Thera

Practicing the Dhamma in Ordinary Life: Generosity : Bhante Yogavacara Rahula

No Better Gift Than This : Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Gift

No Better Gift Than This : Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Goal

The Right Purpose and the Right Goal: Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

God Idea

Buddhism and God-idea (in 'Good Question Good Answer'):Venerable Shravasti Dhammika

Buddha was Not an Atheist :Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda

Buddha is Not an Incarnation of God: Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda

Buddhist Attitude to God : V. A. Gunasekara

Is Buddhism Atheistic?: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

The God Idea: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Gratitude

Thanksgiving :Bhikkhu Punnadhammo

Greed

Greed: Sayadaw U Thittila

Grief

Grief and Lamentation: Mahasi Sayadaw

Happiness

Buddhist Concept of Happiness : Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

The Buddhist Way to Genuine Peace and Happiness: Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Happiness: Sayadaw U Thittila

Happiness is Supreme: Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

Pure thought and happiness: Mahasi Sayadaw

Seeking_happiness: Margot Born

Wealth is a Means to Happiness : Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

What is Happiness : Ashin U Thittila

Hatred

Hatred: Sayadaw U Thittila

Absence of Hatred: Sayadaw U Thittila

Heart

The Craft of the Heart (1994):Phra Ajaan Lee

Food for the Heart (1992) :Phra Ajaan Chah

A Heart Released (1995) : Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera.

Straight from the Heart (1996) : Phra Ajaan Maha Boowa

Hell

Heaven and Hell : Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda

Hindrances

The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest (BPS WH 26; 1993) : Nyanaponika Thera

The Five Nivarana: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Getting rid of hindrances: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

Purity Leads to Clarity: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

History

A Short History of Buddhism: Ashin U Thittila

Homosexuality

The Buddhist Religion and Homosexuality: B. A. Robinson

Buddhism and Homosexuality: Kerry Trembath

Homosexuality and Theravada Buddhism : A. L. De Silva

Human Rights

Are There “Human Rights” in Buddhism? : Damien Keown

Buddhism and Human Rights: Preamble by Phra Rajavaramuni Payutto

Human Rights and the Five Precepts Prof. Lily de Silva

Honour

Honour to Whom Honour is Due, Examples to be Followed: Sayagyi U Chit Tin

Ignorance

Ignorance (Avijja): Sayadaw U Pannadipa

Ignorance and Illusion: Mahasi Sayadaw

Ignorance and Wisdom : Ven. Dhammasami

How To Overcome Ignorance: Sayadaw U Pandita

Impermanence

Everything is Changeable: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Inception - Dissolution: Ven. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

The Lion's Roar: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

The Truth of Impermanence: Ajahn Sumedho

An Understanding of Anicca (Impermanence) : Ven. Dhammasami

What is the Use of Knowledge of Impermanence?: Bhante Gunaratana

Illness

Dhamma Therapy for Human Illness: Sayadaw U Jatila

Self-Healing: U Kyaw Min

Insight

Beginning Insight Meditation, and Other Essays (BPS BL 85; 1988): Dorothy Figen

Investigation for Insight (BPS WH 301; 1983) : Susan Elbaum Jootla

The Progress of Insight (BPS, 1994): Mahasi Sayadaw

Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness (BPS WH 370; 1990) : Mahasi Sayadaw

Intention

Intention goes a long way: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Intoxicants

Just a Little Drink : Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Justice

Buddhism and Economic Justice: Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma

Justice in Buddhism (Ven. Dr. M. Vajiragnana).

Knowledge
(Cross Reference)

The Buddha's Attitude Towards Worldly Knowledge: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Knowledge (1997) : Phra Ajaan Lee

Knowledge and Wisdom: Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

The Stages of Purity and Knowledge : Ashin U Thittila

Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge: Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma

Let Go

Let Goism: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

Letting Go: Ajahn Sumedho

Letters

Collected Letters: Nanavira Thera

Commonplace Book: Nanavira Thera

Correspondence with Robert Kirkpatrick : Nina van Gorkom

Dhamma Letters to Friends : Nina van Gorkom

Letters about Vipassana : Nina van Gorkom

Letters from Nina : Nina van Gorkom

Letter to Sister Vajirá:Nanavira Thera

Letters to the dáyaka: Nanavira Thera

Letters to Ven. Ñánamoli Thera: Nanavira Thera

Message from Mohnyin Sayadaw: Mohnyin Sayadaw, 1952

Life

Continuity of Life: Mahinda Thera

Crossing the Ocean of Life (1998): Phra Ajaan Lee

Daily life Dependent Origination : Zagara,Ven Dr. U

Giving Dignity to Life (1998) : Bhikkhu Bodhi

Life Isn't Just Suffering (2000): Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Making the Most of This Life: Sayagyi U Chit Tin

The Purpose of Life : Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

Questions on Life and Death: Mahasi Sayadaw

What is The Origin of Life: Bro.Henry S. T. Lee

What is the Purpose of Life?: Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Loving Kindness
(Cross Reference)

Concentration on Loving-Kindness: U Kyaw Min

Love as the Basis of Spiritual Growth: Professor Thera Dhammavihari

Love for Animals : Henry Clarke Warren

Loving-kindness & Compassion: Sayadaw U Thittila

Meditation on Loving-kindness : Thabyekan Sayadaw (1910-1995)

Mother and Child: Bikkhu K. Ñãnananda

The Practice of Loving-kindness (Metta): Nanamoli Thera

The Practice of Loving-kindness (metta) (BPS WH 7; 1987)Ñanamoli Thera, zip

Spreading loving kindnessVen. Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo

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