© Amaravati Publications. For free distribution only. Introduction The aim of this booklet is to serve as an introduction to the Practice of Insight Meditation as taught within the tradition of Theravada Buddhism. You need not be familiar with the teachings of the Buddha to make use of it, although such knowledge can help to […]
A GREAT VARIETY of forms of religious practice are associated with the word ‘Buddhism’. However, they all take Siddhattha Gotama, who lived and taught in northern India some 2,500 years ago, as their source or inspiration. It was he who in historical times became known as the ‘Buddha’- that is ‘the Awakened One’, one who […]
from forestsangha.org The Forest Sangha The Thai Forest tradition is one branch of the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Theravada Buddhism, also known as the Southern School of Buddhism, is present throughout Thailand, Burma, and Sri Lanka. The Theravada tradition is grounded in the discourses recorded in the Pali Canon, the oldest Buddhist scriptures. Theravada literally means […]
Born in Preston (UK) in 1957, Ajahn Chandapalo grew up in York and initially became interested in Buddhist meditation while studying engineering at the university of Lancaster. His first experience of traditional Theravada Buddhism was at a Vesak celebration led by Ajahn Sumedho in Manchester in 1978. While studying for a master’s degree in biomedical […]