{"title":"Author - Bischoff, Roger","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoger Bischoff was born in 1955 in Lausanne, Switzerland. His interest in Buddhism started very early and by 18 he had accumulated a collection of antiquarian books on Buddhism. After the baccalaureat in Switzerland he travelled extensively in the Middle East and eventually India and Burma. He encountered Vipassana meditation and began to study the Burmese language as well as Pali and Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the completion of the degree in Burmese language and Pali, he worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Afghan conflict. In 1989 he was asked by Mother Sayamagyi, his lifelong teacher, to assist her in teaching meditation at the International Meditation Centre UK in Heddington, and on her travels. He has been assisting Mother Sayamgyi ever since. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1599","title":"Buddhism in Myanmar","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short history of Buddhism in Myanmar (Burma) from its origins until the beginning of the colonial period in the late 19th century. Myanmar has been the source from which several of the foremost systems of Vipassana meditation have spread to the rest of the world. Roger Bischoff is an assistant teacher at the International Meditation Center in the U.K. and a long-time student of Burmese language and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this 66-page booklet he intends to show from the viewpoint of a practicing Buddhist how Buddhism influenced the development of the Myanmar people until the Theravada Buddhist teachings became second nature to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh399\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView eBook versions for free on the BPS site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are a total of 447 Wheels published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS), with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/Wheel-Publications_c_386.html\"\u003e222 titles listed on our website\u003c\/a\u003e. However, many of these are currently out of stock. Please note that items which are out of stock will not be re-stocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an individual Wheel is out of stock, it can be found within the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/search.asp?keyword=collected%20wheel\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications (BPS edition)\u003c\/a\u003e. There are 29 Collected Wheel Publications (BPS edition), each containing 15 individual Wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePariyatti has also started publishing the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/collected-wheel-publications-bpe\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications (Pariyatti edition)\u003c\/a\u003e, which also include 15 individual Wheels each. We have completed Volumes 1 through 13 (available in both print and e-book versions), and the remaining volumes will be released in the coming years. Free PDF copies of the Collected Wheel Publication (Pariyatti edition) are also available on our website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, you can download free PDF copies of individual titles from the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library_wheels.php\"\u003eBPS website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bischoff, Roger","offers":[{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108776054878,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108776087646,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108776120414,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108776153182,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108776185950,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108776218718,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108776251486,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108776284254,"sku":"BPS:403399","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403399_bf6de18b-2abb-4330-8cc1-789c640a2447.jpg?v=1760547729"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/collections\/bischoff-roger.oembed","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}