Revised 15 June 2015. Many modern Buddhists find themselves struggling with the doctrines of Buddhism that rely on metaphysical speculatio...

Rice Plant via Wikimedia This essay will briefly outline some ideas from the  Sāṅkhyakārikā ,   the oldest extant Sāṅkhya text, and co...

T HIS TEXT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY one that you have never read before because it comes from the traditional Pāli commentary on the Dīgha Nikā...

I N THE TRIRATNA MOVEMENT , like many other Buddhist groups, we celebrate the Buddha's awakening about now, to coincide with the 2nd ful...

An Exert From the Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta Commentary ( Suttanipāta-Aṭṭhakathā ) by Buddhaghosa. [1] A pdf version of this text is available h...