Buddha’s complete teachings
Bhikkhu Bodhi and Nanamoli, as well as Maurice Walshe have translated the four books of the Buddha’s complete teachings from the Pali language, published by Wisdom Publications, Boston, USA:
Collections of Buddha’s teachings
Bhikkhu Bodhi, along with others, has published several books in which important topics from the Buddha are extracted around a particular theme:
SuttaCentral.net
SuttaCentral is an online project for early Buddhist texts based in Australia. The text collection contains a complete translation of the Buddha’s teachings in English, many Norwegian translations, as well as texts in several other languages, published under a creative commons license. The founders were Rod Bucknell, John Kelly and Bhante Sujato.
Ajahn Chah – the forest tradition
Ajahn Chah was a teacher to many seniors today, including Western teachers Ajahn Brahm (Australia), Ajahn Amaro (England), Ajahn Pasanno (California).
Buddhism is nihilisticHumans exist and live, have meaning, value and will, and the idea of non-self (anatta) only points to the fact that there is no independent essential soul/ego/self that is permanent.
Buddha taught that what we call “I” or “you” is a state consisting of physical and mental components (body, thoughts, consciousness, perception, emotions, etc) – and these components are impermanent.
Everything in a human being exists – a process that is complex and always changing – but nothing is permanent.
Buddhism is a monotheistic religionBuddhism is not a monotheistic religion like Christianity, Hinduism or Islam. Instead, Buddhism focuses on the individual’s path to awakening and liberation through wisdom.
Buddhism is just a variant of HinduismAlthough Buddhism came from the same land as Hinduism, it is a separate tradition with unique teachings and practices. Buddha broke with key Hindu concepts, including the idea of an eternal soul (atman) and the caste system.
Buddhism worships demons or evil forcesBuddhism recognizes the existence of negative forces, but focuses on overcoming them by developing positive qualities such as kindness, compassion and wisdom, rather than cultivating evil.
Buddhists do not believe in science or logicBuddhism has a long tradition of rational thinking and encourages an exploration of truth based on inquiry and experience. Many Buddhist principles can match scientific findings. For example, the mindfulness movement in psychology comes from the teachings of Buddha.
Ajahn Brahm – the forest tradition
Ajahn Brahm is the teacher of Norwegian Ajahn Nitho, and spiritual advisor to the Buddhist Society of Norway. He has published many books describing spiritual development on many different levels. The book “Kindfulness” is recommended as a handbook in basic meditation for beginners.
- Buddhism is nihilistic
Humans exist and live, have meaning, value and will, and the idea of non-self (anatta) only points to the fact that there is no independent essential soul/ego/self that is permanent.
Buddha taught that what we call “I” or “you” is a state consisting of physical and mental components (body, thoughts, consciousness, perception, emotions, etc) – and these components are impermanent.
Everything in a human being exists – a process that is complex and always changing – but nothing is permanent. - Buddhism is a monotheistic religion
Buddhism is not a monotheistic religion like Christianity, Hinduism or Islam. Instead, Buddhism focuses on the individual’s path to awakening and liberation through wisdom.
- Buddhism is just a variant of Hinduism
Although Buddhism came from the same land as Hinduism, it is a separate tradition with unique teachings and practices. Buddha broke with key Hindu concepts, including the idea of an eternal soul (atman) and the caste system.
- Buddhism worships demons or evil forces
Buddhism recognizes the existence of negative forces, but focuses on overcoming them by developing positive qualities such as kindness, compassion and wisdom, rather than cultivating evil.
- Buddhists do not believe in science or logic
Buddhism has a long tradition of rational thinking and encourages an exploration of truth based on inquiry and experience. Many Buddhist principles can match scientific findings. For example, the mindfulness movement in psychology comes from the teachings of Buddha.
Buddhist books in Norwegian
We have some good Buddhist books published in Norwegian, mainly from author Kåre A. Lie – who is the foremost translator of Buddha’s teachings in Norway.
- Buddhism is nihilistic
Humans exist and live, have meaning, value and will, and the idea of non-self (anatta) only points to the fact that there is no independent essential soul/ego/self that is permanent.
Buddha taught that what we call “I” or “you” is a state consisting of physical and mental components (body, thoughts, consciousness, perception, emotions, etc) – and these components are impermanent.
Everything in a human being exists – a process that is complex and always changing – but nothing is permanent. - Buddhism is a monotheistic religion
Buddhism is not a monotheistic religion like Christianity, Hinduism or Islam. Instead, Buddhism focuses on the individual’s path to awakening and liberation through wisdom.
- Buddhism is just a variant of Hinduism
Although Buddhism came from the same land as Hinduism, it is a separate tradition with unique teachings and practices. Buddha broke with key Hindu concepts, including the idea of an eternal soul (atman) and the caste system.
- Buddhism worships demons or evil forces
Buddhism recognizes the existence of negative forces, but focuses on overcoming them by developing positive qualities such as kindness, compassion and wisdom, rather than cultivating evil.
- Buddhists do not believe in science or logic
Buddhism has a long tradition of rational thinking and encourages an exploration of truth based on inquiry and experience. Many Buddhist principles can match scientific findings. For example, the mindfulness movement in psychology comes from the teachings of Buddha.
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