Old News Archive

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• [27 June 97] Sutta added and indexed:

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• To Kevatta (Kevatta Sutta, DN 11). On the role of miracles and conversations with heavenly beings as a possible basis for faith and belief.
• [23 June 97] Link Added:

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• Buddhasasana

(A Buddhist Home Page by Binh Anson) has a nice collection of articles and translations from Theravada Buddhism. </ul>

• [22 June 97] New books from BPS:

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• The Dhamma Theory

(Y. Karunadasa; BPS Wheel #412, 1996)

• Nibbana as Living Experience/The Buddha & the Arahant

(Lily de Silva; BPS Wheel #407, 1996)

• A Treatise on the Paramis

(Acariya Dhammapala; BPS Wheel #409/411, 1996) </ul>Link added: <ul>

• Nalanda Center for Buddhist Studies & Meditation

(Belo Horizonte, Brazil) </ul>

• [17 June 97] Sutta added and indexed:

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• The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Sama&ntilde;&ntilde;aphala Sutta, DN 2). King Ajatasattu asks the Buddha, “What are the fruits of the contemplative life, visible in the here and now?” The Buddha replies by painting a comprehensive portrait of the Buddhist path of training, illustrating each stage of the training with vivid similes.
• [15 June 97] A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu:

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• The Path of Concentration & Mindfulness
• [14 June 97] Suttas added and indexed:

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• To Ananda (Ananda Sutta, SN 44.10). Why the Buddha does not take a position on the question of whether there is or is not a self.
• The Bonds of Friendship (Sangaha Sutta, AN 4.32). The qualities that help hold a family &mdash; or any community &mdash; together.
• On What is Heard (Suta Sutta, AN 4.183). Why the principle of truthfulness does not imply total frankness or openness.
• On Families (Kula Sutta, AN 4.255). How a family either loses or preserves its wealth.
• [9 June 97] New “Bodhi Leaf” booklets from the BPS:

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• Jataka Tales of the Buddha, Part II, by Ken & Visakha Kawasaki (Bodhi Leaf #138, 1996)
• Buddhist Culture, The Cultured Buddhist , by Robert Bogoda (Bodhi Leaf #139, 1996)
• The Healing of the Bull

, by Suvimalee Karunaratna (Bodhi Leaf #140, 1996) </ul>

• [8 June 97]

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• Twenty additional suttas from the Itivuttaka have been added and indexed.
• Here's a new Index of Similes, still heavily under construction, to help you discover new routes into the Pali canon.

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