{"title":"Author - Walshe, Maurice","description":"Maurice O’Connell Walshe was born in London on the 22nd December, 1911 and died on the 18th April, 1998. He was a student at University College, London, and at the Universities of Berlin, Goettingen, Vienna and Freiburg-im-Breisgau. He taught mediaeval German language and literature at the University of Leeds, and as a Reader in German at Nottingham University and Bedford College, London. After retirement in 1979 he became deputy director of the Institute of Germanic Studies, University of London. His published works include a three volume set of essays of the 13th century mystic, Meister Eckhart and, in 1987, \u003ci\u003eThus Have I Heard\u003c\/i\u003e — the most popular modern translation of the \u003ci\u003eDigha Nikāya\u003c\/i\u003e.","products":[{"product_id":"1542","title":"Long Discourses of the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new translation of the Digha Nikaya, a collection of thirty-four long discourses given by the Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003col\u003e  \u003chl\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Digha Nikaya consists of:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/hl\u003e \u003cli\u003eSilakkhanda Vagga (division concerning morality)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaha Vagga (the large division)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePathika Vagga (the division beginning with the discourse on Pathika, the naked ascetic)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Silakkhanda Vagga contains thirteen suttas which deal extensively with various types of morality, namely, minor morality, basic morality applicable to all; middle morality, and major morality which are mostly practiced by samanas and brahmanas. It also discusses the wrong views then prevalent as well as brahmin views of sacrifice and caste, and various religious practices such as extreme self-mortification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ten suttas in the Maha Vagga division are some of the most important of the Tipitaka, dealing with historical and biographical aspects as well as the doctrinal aspects of Buddhism. The most famous sutta is the Mahaparinibbana Sutta which gives an account of the last days and the passing away of the Buddha and the distribution of his relics. Mahapadana Sutta deals with brief accounts of the last seven buddhas and the life story of the Vipassi Buddha. Doctrinally important are the two suttas: the Mahanidana Sutta, which explains the chain of cause and effect, and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta, which deals with the four methods of steadfast mindfulness and practical aspects of Buddhist meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third division of the Digha Nikaya, the Pathika Vagga is made up of eleven shorter discourses of a miscellaneous nature. They deal with the Buddha's rejection of wrong and severe asceticism practiced by followers of many sects. They deal also with the periodical evolution and dissolution of the universe, the accounts of universal monarchs and the thirty-two physiognomic characteristics of a great man. There is one discourse, Singala Sutta, addressed to a young brahmin showing the duties to be performed by members of human society. The last two suttas, Sangiti and Dsasuttara, are discourses given by the Venerable Sariputta and they contain lists of doctrinal terms classified according to subject matter and numerical units. The style of their composition is different from the other nine suttas of the division.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e These suttas reveal the gentleness, compassion, power and penetrating wisdom of the Buddha. Included are teachings on mindfulness (Mahasatipatthana sutta); on morality, concentration and wisdom (Subha sutta); on dependent origination (Mahanidrana sutta); on the roots and causes of wrong views (Brahmajala sutta); and a long description of Buddha's last days (Mahaparinibbana sutta). \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp style=\"margin: 20px\"\u003e\"Dr Walshe's .... fluent, readable style makes these scriptures highly accessible to readers put off by the ponderous and sometimes archaic renderings of more academic translations\"  Bhikkhu Bodhi. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walshe, Maurice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101507129438,"sku":"251033","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/ld_b031a873-31aa-4014-acd5-bc9882b2500e.jpg?v=1760547700"},{"product_id":"1592","title":"Buddhism \u0026 Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003eDedicated \"To my Christian and Jewish friends,\" this booklet has the following chapters: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Christianity? 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Udāyī taught a Brahman lady to show proper respect for the Sangha; from the Ven. Khemaka we even learn something of what it feels like to be an anāgāmin. There is comfort and hope, too, for those who may feel their human weaknesses debar them from progress, and besides mindfulness we are reminded of the value of faith (not of course blind faith, but a reasoned confidence in the Teacher).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh318\" 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. 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O C. Walshe, 'Why Buddhism?, Why Theravada?, Theravada, Mahayana, Hinayana: Three Essays' found in the Pariyatti Edition of \u003ca href=\"\/collected-bodhi-leaves-vol-2\"\u003eCollected Bodhi Leaves Vol. II\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from \u003cem\u003eTheravada, Mahayana, Hinayana\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/maurice-walshe\"\u003eMaurice Walshe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Let us return to  Basic Buddhism.  The third section of the Path consists of three steps: right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. That some effort is needed is surely obvious, though some  Zenful  characters in the West have been heard to deny it. They should try just one week in a Zen monastery! Right mindfulness has been declared by the Buddha to be the  one and only way  to liberation. It is the way of vipassan  insight-wisdom. And how else could wisdom be gained but by  mindfulness and clear awareness ? Right concentration includes various things, among them the four Brahmavih ras: the development of loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. So by practising these two steps of the Path we can develop the  twin pillars  of the Mahayana: wisdom and compassion. Perhaps it scarcely matters whether we set out to become an Arahant or a Bodhisattva. But suppose a Bodhisattva, by practising too much mindfulness, became an Arahant by mistake  That would be terrible. 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You can read it online at the BPS website: \u003ca hef=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/olib\/bl\/bl099_Walshe_The-Middle-Way-and-Other-Essays.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.bps.lk\/olib\/bl\/bl099_Walshe_The-Middle-Way-and-Other-Essays.html\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is always a good idea to seek the middle way, or the golden mean, between extremes whether in politics, in one s personal view and behaviour, or in fact in any walk of life. The difficulty arises when we attempt to discover what, in practice, is the middle way. It is not, as some appear to suppose, the mid-point between truth and falsehood, or between right and wrong! In fact the middle way itself is true, and is right: the difficulty lies merely in finding it. Here are some examples: it is the mean between (as the Buddha said) self-indulgence and self-mortification, or (the same thing as applied to other persons and animals) between pampering and cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The middle way, even at a fairly modest, mundane level, is not very popular in the world today. Probably it never was. But in these restless times it is perhaps especially needed, and at the same time especially hard to achieve. It is fatally easy to indulge in nostalgia, to conjure up a false and idealised picture of earlier times which in fact, whatever period of history we may envisage, all had their grave disadvantages of one kind or another. All the same, until recent times it may be said that, in general, life usually had a kind of placidity that has now been lost, and which is hard to recapture, except in the atmosphere of some temple, church, meditation centre or the like. 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The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=bl086\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eeBook of Bodhi Leaves No. 85\u003c\/a\u003e can be downloaded from the BPS website.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe essays included are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuddhism in Daily Life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-Deliverance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to Meditate without Meditating\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAxolotls\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo be a  Buddhist  without making any attempt to put the principles into practice is nonsensical. Buddhism is essentially something to do rather than something to believe. The attainment of the higher wisdom will, for most people at least, be a long task which may not be fully achieved in this lifetime. But those who are sincerely treading the path will stand out. 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