An Introduction to Zen BuddhismBy D. T. Suzuki
Read by David Rintoul
4 hours 31 minutes
This is the classic account of Zen from the first major authority to inform the West of the details and practice of this form of Mahayana Buddhism. D. T. Suzuki (1870-1966). And despite its age, and the widespread adoption of Zen by Western society in the past century, it remains an important and authentic source for theory and practice. Continue Reading →
PRINCIPAL TEXTS OF THE KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA VOLUME 3Anonymous / Various Translators
Read by Ratnādhya, Taradasa
22 hours 55 minutes
In this, the final volume in Dharma Audiobooks’ compilation of the Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikāya, the major work, and in some ways the most unusual, is Milinda’s Questions. For while the other two, the Buddhavaṃsa and the Cariyāpitaka, may date from the early years of Buddhism, there is no doubt that Milinda’s Questions comes from a later period. Continue Reading →
PRINCIPAL TEXTS OF THE KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA VOLUME 2Anonymous / Various Translators
Read by Jinānanda, Elizabeth English, Ratnādhya, Taradasa, Vishvantara, Tejasvini
25 hours 33 minutes
This is Volume 2 of Dharma Audiobooks’ ground-breaking overview of Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikāya, the fifth section of the Sutta Pitaka in the Theravāda Pāli Canon. Far less known than the first four (Dīgha Nikāyā, Majjhima Nikāya, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Aṅguttara Nikāya) perhaps because of its character as an anthology rather than a self-contained work, it nevertheless contains gems which are only too easily overlooked or even underappreciated! Continue Reading →
PRINCIPAL TEXTS OF THE KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA VOLUME 1Anonymous / Various Translators
Read by Jinānanda, Elizabeth English, Ratnādhya, Taradasa
25 hours 10 minutes
The Khuddaka Nikāya is different in character from the other four Nikāyas of the Sutta Pitaka in the Theravada Pāli Canon in that rather than being a single work it is, as its customary translation ‘Minor Anthologies’ suggests, a collection of independent works. A true anthology! Continue Reading →
THE NUMBERED DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHATranslated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Read by Taradasa
56 hours 50 minutes
The Numbered Discourses (Aṅguttara Nikāya) is the last and longest of the four primary divisions of the Sutta Piṭaka, (Baskets of Discourses) that make up the main original teachings of the Buddha . The word aṅguttara literally means “up by one factor”, i.e. “incremental”. It refers to the fact that the discourses are arranged by numbered sets, with the numbers increasing by one. It is divided into 11 Books (nipāta), each arranged in varying number of Chapters (vaggas ) which themselves contain numerous suttas (often grouped in thematic clusters). Continue Reading →
THE HUNGARIAN WHO WALKED TO HEAVENThe remarkable story of Csoma de Kőrös
By Edward Fox
Read by Andrew Cullum
2 hours 21 minutes
This is a delightful short biography of an eccentric Hungarian scholar who became one of the fathers of Western studies of the Tibetan language and culture. Educated at an austere Calvinist school until aged 31 where he demonstrated exceptional skills as a linguist, Csoma de Kőrös (1784-1842) finally set out alone on a pilgrimage to the East. Continue Reading →
PEAKS AND LAMASBy Marco Pallis
Read by Ratnadhya
18 hours 18 minutes
Peaks and Lamas is one of the classic early 20th century accounts of travelling in the Himalayas on the borders of Tibet. It is, in its way, on a par with the more famous Mystery and Imagination in Tibet by Alexandra David-Néel (also available on Dharma Audiobooks). It describes two journeys in the 1930s, one physically active and one more of spiritual investigation. It starts as the title suggests, as a mountaineering adventure, when a group of English climbers set out to climb unconquered peaks in the Himalayas. Continue Reading →
THE LONG DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHABy Dīgha Nikāya
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Read by Taradasa
24 hours 21 minutes
The Long Discourses of the Buddha (Dīgha Nikāya) is the first of the five Nikāyas (Collections) in the Sutta Pitaka and has its own particular character. Unlike the others, which contain thousands of shorter discourses (suttas), it comprises just 34, but of much longer length – as the name indicates! This makes it, in some ways, a more focused collection of teachings of the Buddha and especially accessible on audiobook. Continue Reading →
ShōbōgenzōThe Treasure House of the Eye of the True Teaching
By Eihei Dōgen
Read by Brian Nishii
55 hours 11 minutes
The Shōbōgenzō is the recognized spiritual masterpiece by the 13th- century Japanese Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen. It is comprised of discourses that he gave to his disciples, in person or in writing, at various times between 1231 and his death 22 years later at age 53. These discourses cover a wide range of topics pertinent to those in monastic life, though often also relevant to those training in lay life. He discusses matters of daily behavior and religious ceremonial as well as issues involving the Master-disciple relationship. He also explores the deeper meaning that informs the so-called Zen kōan stories, which are often puzzling in their seeming illogicality and contrary nature. Continue Reading →
THE CONNECTED DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHAA Translation of the The Saṃyutta Nikāya
By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Read by Taradasa
57 hours 58 minutes
This volume offers a complete translation of the Saṃyutta Nikāya, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, the third of the four great collections in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pāli Canon. The Saṃyutta Nikāya consists of fifty-six chapters, each governed by a unifying theme that binds together the Buddha’s suttas or discourses. Continue Reading →
