Buddhadhamma: Natural Laws and Values for LifeWritten by a Thai, Theravada monk who has been recognized for his scholarly achievements, Buddhadhamma is a modern distillation of pivotal doctrines found in the Pali Buddhist canon. Many scholars of Buddhism in Thailand and beyond have said that if a person is not able to read the more than 40 volumes of the Pali Buddhist canon, then read this one book. This volume—with a clear introduction that introduces the author and places him in the context of the history of the Thai Buddhist tradition—makes a significant contribution to the scant literature on Theravada Buddhism in English. One of the major contributions of this book is a detailed description of the Buddhist principles of causality, which will add to other works on this topic by modern Buddhist scholars. Furthermore, this book reveals the rational basis of the Buddhist worldview and contains an especially lucid discussion of the distinctive Buddhist notion of no-self and Buddhist "faith" or confidence based on inquiry. |
Contents
A Brief Biography of Phra Prayudh Payutto | 1 |
Placing Phra Prayudh | 14 |
The Things That Should Be Understood First | 37 |
The Middle Way of Expressing the Truth | 51 |
What Is the Nature of Existence? The Three Characteristics | 61 |
What Is the Life Process? Dependent Origination | 77 |
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according action Aggregates of Existence appamāda aspects attachment attained Bangkok become behavior believe birth body brahmins Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Buddhadhamma called canon causal factors cause and effect clinging concentration confidence contemplation craving taṇhā critical reflection decay-and-death dependent origination desire Dhamma dukkha Eight-fold Path elements enlightenment ethics example explain external extinguishing of dukkha feelings final goal Five Aggregates Four Noble Truths ignorance avijjā ill-will impermanence important improper jāti kamma kilesa knowledge lead liberation Lord Buddha loving-kindness meaning mental formations Middle Path mind mind-and-body mind-objects monks natural law Noble Disciples Pali paññā person Phra Prayudh practice principle of dependent problems progress proper thought proper understanding realization reason recluses and brahmins refer saddha samādhi Sangha sankhāra Santi Asoke sati satipaṭṭhāna sensation vedanā sense sensual sīla sukha sukha and dukkha Sutta Tathāgata teachings texts Thai things translation true upādāna various vedanā viññāṇa wisdom