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Dighajanu Sutta

By Saddhammapradip on Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 - 17:33

 Dighajanu Sutta.

The four things lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in this life.

1. Accomplishment in Initiative.

2. Accomplishment in Protection.

3. Accomplishment in Good Friendship.

4. Accomplishment in Balance Finances

And

The four things lead to the welfare and happiness of a gentleman in future lives.

1. Accomplishment in Faith,

2. Accomplishment in Ethics,

3. Accomplishment in Generosity, and

4. Accomplishment in Wisdom.

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Shabda Articles
Shabda Articles

Book Review: "The Blind Spot" OM

By Dhammaloka on Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 - 16:48

Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson: The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience. Cambridge/Mass; London: MIT Press 2024

If you have read Evan Thompson’s book Why I Am Not A Buddhist you may remember him inviting – if not urging – contemporary Buddhists to not only bring the critical potential of traditional Buddhist philosophy and practice to bear on science but also open up to being challenged by science in their assumptions, views and doctrines. In parts, his...

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Shabda Articles
Shabda Articles

From blind to selfless selfing OM

By Dhammaloka on Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 - 12:51

There are four parts to the essay posted here as a pdf.

First, I will outline what I mean by ‘selfing’ and ‘minding’ and in what sense the way Buddhists tend to talk about self and mind seems problematic to me. Can we usefully think about ‘self’ in a way that does justice to the Buddhist project? I will argue that to be alive is to be engaged in a continuous process of ‘selfing’ by which an organism, in unbroken interaction with...

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Triratna News
Triratna News

Urgyen Art Festival

By dayaketu on Mon, 25 Aug, 2025 - 16:24

Art in tribute to Urgyen Sangharakshitaji


Urgyen Sangharakshita regarded art as a gateway to spiritual insight.


This exhibition invites you to journey into the theme of Nirvana as envisioned by artists. A creative homage where art and Dhamma converge in celebration of his enduring legacy.

Sangharakshita (1925–2018) founder of Triratna Buddhist Community made significant contributions to modern Buddhism and played a meaningful role in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Buddhist movement.

His integration of Buddhist tradition with contemporary thought, coupled with his advocacy for the empowerment...

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sangharakshita_-_india_sangharakshita_100_programme.pdf3.11 MB
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