![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Four Nutriments of Life (An Anthology of Buddhist Texts) - Translated from the Pali by Nyanaponika Thera All beings subsist on nutriment - this, according to the Buddha, is the one single fact about life that, above all, deserves to be remembered, contemplated and understood. If understood widely and deeply enough, this saying of the Buddha reveals indeed a truth that leads to the root of all existence and also to its uprooting. Here, too, the Buddha proved to be one who saw to the root of things. Hence, it was thought useful to collect his utterances on the subject of nutriment, together with the ... Keywords: Buddhism; Buddha; Theravada; Pali Canon Downloads: 157 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Wings to Awakening (An Anthology from the Pali Canon) - Translated and Explained by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Many anthologies of the Buddha's teachings have appeared in English, but this is the first to be organized around the set of teachings that the Buddha himself said formed the heart of his message: the Wings to Awakening (bodhi- pakkhiya-dhamma). The material is arranged in three parts, preceded by a long Introduction. The Introduction tries to define the concept of Awakening so as to give a clear sense of where the Wings to Awakening are headed... Keywords: Buddhism; Theravada; Buddha; Pali Canon Downloads: 204 |  |
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