Nāgārjuna’s Śūnyatā Doctrine As Seen the MMK
Dipen Barua
22 April 2013
Editor’s note: This poem was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. It is a general assumption of the most scholars that
The Origin of Mahayana
Scott Quyen
22 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. The Origin of Mahayana Mahayana cannot be considered apart from
The meaning of Kamma in early Buddhism
Dr. Robert Law
20 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008. Introduction The word karma, etymologically meaning “action”, is a
Mental cultivation through Theravāda meditation techniques
Quyen Ngo
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008. “Monks, the ending of the fermentations [?savas] is for one
Some Thoughts on Theravāda Exegetical Literature
Ven. Assaji Tanchangya
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008. Introduction The Exegetical (Commentarial) Literature or A??hakath?, which serves as the
Depersonalizing the human personality
Bhikkhu Karmananda Tanchangya
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 7, March 2008. The 6th century BC, the period of rigorous religious
Discernment of the Treasure of Abhidhamma
Weng Hon Wong
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007. Introduction The intricate, abstract, highly technical data and information of
Language and Reality
Paramartha
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007. Introduction According to Abhidhamma, if one does not apprehend the
The Dhamma Theory: Philosophical Cornerstone of the Abhidhamma
Professor Y. Karunadasa
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007. Although the Dhamma[1] Theory is an Abhidhammic innovation, the antecedent trends
Controversies on the Origin of the Theravada Abhidhamma-pitaka
Bhikkhu Karmananda Tanchangya
19 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007. The Abhidhamma-pitaka is the third Basket (pitaka) of the Theravada Tipitaka. The Pali term ‘Abhidhamma’ has an ambiguous meaning,
Pad Yatra: Teaching New Ways to Respect the Environment
Matthew Lee
19 April 2013
Recently, I watched a documentary adventure film called ‘PAD YATRA: A Green Odyssey’. The Hong Kong premiere was shown at Hong Kong University. It was
Synergy or Collision: University students encountering Buddhism in China
Dr. Bill Mak
17 April 2013
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 3, April 2007. In this paper, my goal is to examine the