Giving Thanks Without Forgetting Others

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

A Discourse on Thanksgiving Weekend given by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi I dedicate this essay to the memory of my closest friend, Ven. Bhikkhu Sumedha, who expired in Sri Lanka on Dec. 21, 2006, minutes after I finished writing it. I dedicate it to him as a true monk and...

The Buddha and His Message

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

Lecture on Vesak Day United Nations, 15 May 2000 Prologue To begin, I would like to express my pleasure to be here today, on this auspicious occasion of the first international recognition and celebration of Vesak at the United Nations. Though I wear the robe of a...

Notes on Vesak

May 27, 2008 | News

Early in the morning on May 17th, just prior to the Vesak Program, two laywomen, Frances Huang and Ranxi Huang, shaved their heads and then took vows to become novices (sramanas, sanskrit/samanas, pali). Both Ven. Jen-chun and Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi presided at the...

Vesak – a Buddhist holiday

Aug 8, 2007 | Articles

The international Buddhist holiday of Vesak is the day commemorating the birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana (passing away) of Lord Buddha. According to the Southern Buddhist tradition, these three events all occurred on the full-moon day of the Indian month...

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha

Aug 21, 2004 | Books

A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya Translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi Publisher: Wisdom Publications; Subsequent edition (March 25, 1995) The Majjhima Nikaya, or “Middle-length Discourses” of the Buddha, is the second of the five nikayas, or...