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Tudong: The Long Road North

Tudong: The Long Road North. Walk through England, in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro & Nick Scott. This book is an account of a 'tudong' walk through England, made in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro and Nick Scott....

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Walking Meditation

Walking is a wonderful way of meditating. It brings one to the point of realising that meditation does not depend upon the position of the body...

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Natural Cure for Spiritual Disease, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

While many Buddhists take Dhamma to be "the Buddha's teaching," it really means "Natural Truth" or "Natural Law." Of course, this is what the Buddha taught and...

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A Buddhist Case For Becoming Vegetarian, by Philip Kapleau

To Cherish All Life: A Buddhist Case For Becoming Vegetarian By Philip Kapleau PDF book...

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Still Flowing Water, by Ajahn Chah

A collection of eight new or significantly revised translations of Ajahn Chah’s Dhamma talks PDF, mobi and ePub versions...

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The Dhammapada

‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering. This is the path to purification. v.277 The Dhammapada ‘All conditioned things are...

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In Simple Terms, by Ajahn Chah

So if we have any discernment, we’ll realize that we’re not far from the Buddha at all. We’re sitting right in front of him right now. Whenever we understand the Dhamma, we see the Buddha... Download...

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Notes on Meditation, from Ajahn Chah

If the mind is agitated by different things and you can’t concentrate, try taking an extra–deep breath until the lungs are completely full, and then release all the air until there is none left inside....

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It’s Like This, by Ajahn Chah

The crude, beginning level of the practice is a little hard to maintain, but the refined levels of virtue, concentration, and discernment all come out of this... Download PDF copy of 'It's Like This',...

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Intuitive Insight, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

There is a word in Buddhism that covers this completely, the word sunnata, or emptiness, emptiness of selfhood, emptiness of any essence that we might have a right to cling to with all our might as...

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The Tibetan Chan Manuscripts

These manuscripts, found in the caves of Dunhuang, include the only surviving texts of a living 'Tibetan Chan' tradition. They give us a snapshot of the early Chan tradition from the eighth and tenth...

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Work with an Empty-Free Mind, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

If you don't want to suffer, then work with an empty mind. Then work will be fun and the results will be excellent.

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Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture

As illuminating for new enthusiasts of Chinese Buddhist art as for scholars and connoisseurs, Wisdom Embodied is a glorious tour of the Metropolitan's unparalleled collection, certain to ear its place...

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Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations

As Buddhism spread out from north India, the place of its origin in the sixth century BC, the core ideas of this great religious tradition were often expressed through images. This Bulletin and the...

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The Art of Gandhara

Much of Gandharan art is thus a compelling fusion of foreign styles that ultimately gave visual form to the region's Buddhist religious ideals. Buddhism, which had emerged from north India, was...

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Immortals and Sages: Paintings from Ryoanji Temple

Free PDF download 'Immortals and Sages: Paintings from Ryoanji Temple' 58 Pages (24mb)

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The Lotus Transcendent

Free eBook: The Lotus Transcendent: highlights include exceptional Gandharan arts.

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