Buddhist Writings
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31 chapters · 7 h 39 min · English
Read by Leon Mire, CalmDragon, elifarley, Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Shubda, ajmacbeth and others
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An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better understand Buddhism. The selections in this anthology are primarily from the Theravada school of Buddhism. (Summary by Leon Mire)
Chapters
1 00 - Introductory Note 3 min 2 01 - Part I: The Buddha. The Story of Sumedha 30 min 3 02 - The Birth of the Buddha 22 min 4 03 - The Attainment of Buddhaship 33 min 5 04 - First Events After the Attainment 9 min 6 05 - The Buddha's Daily Habits 9 min 7 06 - The Death of the Buddha 39 min 8 07 - Part II: The Doctrine. Questions Which Tend Not to Edification 15 min 9 08 - There Is No Ego 18 min 10 09 - The Middle Doctrine 12 min 11 10 - Karma 7 min 12 11 - Fruitful and Barren Karma 18 min 13 12 - Good and Bad Karma 5 min 14 13 - Rebirth Is Not Transmigration 16 min 15 14 - Death's Messengers 16 min 16 15 - The Devoted Wife 8 min 17 16 - The Hare-mark in the Moon 10 min 18 17 - The Way of Purity 6 min 19 18 - Concentration 3 min 20 19 - The Conversion of Animals 2 min 21 20 - Love for Animals 2 min 22 21 - Sariputta and the Two Demons 5 min 23 22 - The Summum Bonum 42 min 24 23 - The Trance of Cessation 20 min 25 24 - The Attainment of Nirvana 4 min 26 25 - Part III: The Order. The Admission and Ordination Ceremonies 20 min 27 26 - The Mendicant Ideal 8 min 28 27 - And Hate Not His Father and Mother 9 min 29 28 - The Story of Visakha, Part 1 30 min 30 29 - The Story of Visakha, Part 2 21 min 31 30 - The Story of Visakha, Part 3 18 min
