Buddhadasa's Teachings

Bibliographies

Language
THE 24 DIMENSIONS OF DHAMMA (1986)
THE 24 DIMENSIONS OF DHAMMA (1986)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

The 24 Dimensions of Dhamma by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

A discourse given at Suan Mokkhabalāram on 13th July 1965.

Translated from the Thai (ธรรมะ ๒๔ เหลี่ยม) by Suny Ram-Indra. Suan Usom Foundation, Bangkok, 1986. 28 p.

PATICCASAMUPPADA DEPENDENT ORIGINATION (1986)
PATICCASAMUPPADA DEPENDENT ORIGINATION (1986)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Paticcasamuppada Dependent Origination by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu.

Talk given on Vesak 1978 and made into an explanatory study guide to Venerable Buddhadasa’s compilation of the Pali Tipitaka references to paticcasamuppada entitled Paticcasamuppada in the Words of the Buddha.

Translated from the Thai by Stephen Schmidt. Sublime Life, Bangkok, 2529/1986. 90 p.

BUDDHA-DHAMMA FOR STUDENTS (1983)
BUDDHA-DHAMMA FOR STUDENTS (1983)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Buddha-Dhamma for Students: Answers to the questions a non-Buddhist is likely to ask about the Fundamentals of Buddhism by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Two Dhamma lectures delivered to students at Thammasat University, Bangkok, in January 1966.

Translated from the Thai (ธรรมะกับนักศึกษา) by Ariyananda Bhikkhu [Roderick Bucknell]. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2526 [1983]. 72 p.

Dhammic-socialism
DHAMMIC SOCIALISM (1986)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Dhammic Socialism by Bhikkhu Buddhadasa.

Four essays of 1974-1976 : “Democratic Socialism” [ARCHIVE], “A Dictatorial Dhammic Socialism,” “A Socialism Capable of Benefitting the World,” and “The Value of Morality.”

Translated and edited by Donald K. Swearer. Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development, Bangkok, 1986. 142 p. [PDF ed. 1993]

A,B,C OF BUDDHISM & THE MEDITATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING (1986)
A,B,C OF BUDDHISM & THE MEDITATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING (1986)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

The A, B, C of Buddhism & The Meditative Development of Mindfulness of Breathing & The Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

“The A, B, C of Buddhism” lecture was given in English [and video-recorded] on 14th October 1982. [AUDIO].

“The Meditative Development of Mindfulness of Breathing (Ānāpānasati-Bhāvāna)” lecture was given on 13th August 1972.

“The Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing: Ānāpānasati Sutta” had first been translated from Pāli into Thai by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Edited and translated by Stephen Schmidt. Revised edition. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2529 [1986]. 74 p.

A Shortcut Through Vipassana Meditation
A SHORTCUT THROUGH VIPASSANA MEDITATION (1985)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

A Shortcut Through Vipassanā Meditation by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Four talks from the ‘Samatha-Vipassanā Meditation of the Nuclear Age’ Maghāpujā series given in 1984: “A Shortcut through Vipassanā Meditation” (3rd talk), “Meditation On Walking Movement” (4th talk), “Meditation On Standing Posture” (5th talk), “Meditation in Lying Postures And Others” (6th talk).

Translated from the Thai by Kingkeo Attagara. Suan Usom Foundation, Bangkok, 2528 [1985]. 88 p.

HANDBOOK FOR MANKIND (1980)
HANDBOOK FOR MANKIND (1980)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Handbook for Mankind: Principles of Buddhism explained  by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Résumé of the series of Dhamma lectures delivered to prospective judges in May 1956.

Translated from the Thai (คู่มือมนุษย์) by Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick Bucknell), edited by Nāgasena Bhikkhu. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2523 [1980]. 121 p.

HEART-WOOD FROM THE BO TREE (1985)
HEART-WOOD FROM THE BO TREE (1985)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Heart-Wood from the Bo Tree by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Three talks (“The Essential Points of the Buddhist Teachings,” “Emptiness,” and “The Way to Practice in order to Abide with Emptiness”) given to a Dhamma study group at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, on 17th December 1961 , 7th and 21st January 1962.

Translated from the Thai (แก่นพุทธศาสน์) by Dhammavicayo. Suan Usom Foundation, Bangkok, 2528 [1985]. 99 p.

HANDBOOK FOR MANKIND (1984)
HANDBOOK FOR MANKIND (1984)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Handbook for Mankind: Principles of Buddhism explained  by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Résumé of the series of Dhamma lectures delivered to prospective judges in May 1956.

Translated from the Thai (คู่มือมนุษย์) by Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick Bucknell), edited by Nāgasena Bhikkhu. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2527 [1984]. 122 p.

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A,B,C OF BUDDHISM & THE MEDITATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING (1982)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

The A, B, C of Buddhism & The Meditative Development of Mindfulness of Breathing by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

“The A, B, C of Buddhism” lecture was given in English [and video-recorded] on 14th October 2525/1982 at Suan Moke Forest Monastery, Chaiya. [AUDIO].

“The Meditative Development of Mindfulness of Breathing (Ānāpānasatibhāvāna)” lecture was given on 13th August 2515/1972.

Edited and translated by Stephen Schmidt. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 1982. 71 p.

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ANAPANASATI (MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING) (1980)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Ānāpānasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Series of lectures to monks delivered at Suan Mokkh in 1959.

Translated from the Thai (อานาปานสติภาวนา) by Bhikkhu Nāgasena. First edition. Vol. I, II, III. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2523/1980. 318 p.

INSIGHT BY THE NATURE METHOD
« INSIGHT BY THE NATURE METHOD » (1977)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

“Insight by the Nature Method” by Achaan Buddhadasa.

From chapters VII & VIII of Handbook for Mankind.

Translated by Ariyananda Bhikkhu. In: Living Buddhist Masters by Jack Kornfield, pp. 116-129. Unity Press, Santa Cruz, 1977.

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« THE THREE FOLD TRAINING » (1976)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

“The Three Fold Training” by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu.

Being chapter V of Handbook for Mankind.

Translated by Ariyananda Bhikkhu. In: The Maha Bodhi, Volume 84 November-December 1976, pp. 378-382. Maha Bodhi Society, Calcutta, 1976.

EMANCIPATION FROM THE WORLD (1976)
EMANCIPATION FROM THE WORLD (1976)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Emancipation from the World by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu.

Being chapter IX of Handbook for Mankind.

Translated from the Thai by Ariyananda Bhikkhu. Reprinted from “The Maha Bodhi” (Calcutta). Bodhi Leaves No. B. 73. Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, 1976. 27 p.  [eBOOK ed. 2011]

BUDDHISM IN 15 MINUTES (1976)
BUDDHISM IN 15 MINUTES (1976)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Buddhism in 15 minutes by Buddhathas Bhikkhu.

An essay written at Suan Mokkh on 1st July 1934.  [ARCHIVE]

Translated by H. G. Grether. 2nd edition. Suriyaban Publishers, Bangkok, 1976. 21 p.

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ANAPANASATI (MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING) : VOL. 1 (1976)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Ānāpānasati (Mindfulness of Breathing): Vol. I The Sixteen Steps to Awakening by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

Series of Dhamma lectures to monks delivered at Suan Mokkh in 1959.  [ARCHIVE]

Translated from the Thai (อานาปานสติภาวนา) by Bhikkhu Nāgasena. 2nd edition. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2519/1976. 172 p.

MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING (ANAPANASATI) (1975)
MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING (ANAPANASATI) (1975)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Mindfulness of Breathing (Ānāpānasati) by Ven. Ācariya Buddhadāsa.

A Dhamma lecture to students and teachers of Thammasat University delivered at Suanmokkhabalarama Monastery, Chaiya, on 23rd June 2517/1974.

Translated by Bhikkhu Nāgasena. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2518/1975. 32 p.

TWO KINDS OF LANGUAGE (1974)
TWO KINDS OF LANGUAGE (1974)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Two Kinds of Language: Dharmic Language of One who knows Human Language of One who knows not  by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

A lecture delivered on 8th October 1966.

Translated by Ariyananda Bhikkhu [Roderick Bucknell]. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2517 [1974]. 42 p.

THE DANGER OF 'I' (1974)
THE DANGER OF 'I' (1974)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

The Danger of ‘I’ by Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. [Originally published as Another Kind of Birth].

A Dhamma lecture delivered in Phatthalung on 16th July 1969.

Translated from the Thai (ความเกิดที่คนยังไม่รู้จัก) by Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick Bucknell). Buddhist Missionary Society, Kuala Lumpur, 1974. 30 p.

ANOTHER KIND OF BIRTH (1974)
ANOTHER KIND OF BIRTH (1974)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Another Kind of Birth by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu.

A Dhamma lecture delivered in Phatthalung on 16th July 1969.

Translated from the Thai (ความเกิดที่คนยังไม่รู้จัก) by R.B. [Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick Bucknell)]. Printed by Sivaphorn Limited, Bangkok, 2517 [1974]. 34 p.

TOWARD THE TRUTH (1971)
TOWARD THE TRUTH (1971)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Toward the Truth by Buddhadāsa.

Being Toward the Truth of BuddhismEveryday Language and Dhamma LanguageNo Religion!, and Handbook for Mankind.

Edited by Donald Swearer. Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1971. 189 p. ISBN 0-664-24906-x

WHY WERE WE BORN (1971)
WHY WERE WE BORN? (1971)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Why Were We Born? by Venerable Buddhadāsa Indapañño.

Two Dhamma lectures delivered at Suanmokkhabalarama, Chaiya, on 21th and 28th July 2508 [1965].

Translated by Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick Bucknell). Mutual Understanding Between Religions series No. 11. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2514 [1971]. 32 p.

IN SAMSARA EXISTS NIBBANA (1970)
IN SAMSARA EXISTS NIBBANA (1970)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

In Samsāra Exists Nibbāna by Venerable Buddhadāsa Indapañño.

A Dhamma lecture delivered at Suanmokkhabalarama, Chaiya on 2nd June  2511 [1968].

Translated from the Thai (ในวัฏฏสงสารมีนิพพาน) by Thawee Sribunruang. Mutual Understanding Between Religions series No. 12. Buddha-Nigama, Chiangmai, 2513 [1970]. 18 p.

IN SAMSARA EXISTS NIBBANA (1970)
IN SAMSARA EXISTS NIBBANA (1970)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

In Samsāra Exists Nibbāna by Venerable Buddhadāsa Indapañño.

A Dhamma lecture delivered at Suanmokkhabalarama, Chaiya on 2nd June  2511 [1968].

Translated from the Thai (ในวัฏฏสงสารมีนิพพาน) by Thawee Sribunruang. Mutual Understanding Between Religions series No. 12. Sublime Life Mission, Bangkok, 2513 [1970]. 18 p.