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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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Growing the Dharma: Folk Buddhism
Let’s get sociological. You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. In this rather long installment we consider how…
Growing the Dharma: History of the Dharma and Sangha
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. In this installment we complet the chapter on the history of…
Growing the Dharma: the History of the Sasana
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. In the last chapters we have looked at the factors articulated…
Growing the Dharma: the Rest of the Buddhist Community
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. In this chapter we look at the Buddhist community as it…
Growing the Dharma: the Buddhist Community
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. In this chapter we look at the Buddhist community as it…
Growing the Dharma: Alternatives to Rebirth
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. I have suggested that rebirth provides a the epic perspective that…
Growing the Dharma: Transcendence
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. This chapter deals with the question, Why did the Buddha teach…
Growing the Dharma: Refuge in Dharma and Sangha
You are reading a serialization of the ebook Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework. This concludes the chapter on Refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.…
Growing the Dharma: Refuge
Refuge in the Triple Gem (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) is where Buddhist practice begins. Sometimes it is said that it is what makes a Buddhist.…
Growing the Dhamma: How the Religious Context Works
This is part 2/2 of the Second Chapter, “Buddhist Life and Practice,” and the fourth installment of the weekly serialization of Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s…
Calgary Kids
Last month I got back from three weeks in Calgary, Canada, where I was invited to teach a daily class on Buddhism to the Burmese…
Growing the Dhamma: Buddhist Life and Practice
The third installment of the serialization of the book Growing the Dharma: Buddhism’s Religious Spadework is the first half of Chapter 2. A couple of…
Monks on Stage
Yesterday evening the four Austin Sitagu monks were the first act of a free concert called “Peace Wave.” Our job was to establish the mood…
Growing the Dharma: Introduction
This is the second serial installment of my recent ebook draft. I couple of people who posted comments to the first installment see value in…
Growing the Dharma: Preface
Hmmm, the hits to this blog are in sharp decline. This is certainly because I have rarely posted in recent weeks, and in fact intend…