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Stories of Ghosts from the Petavatthu

Stories of Ghosts from the Petavatthu

This is a complete translation of the Petavatthu found in the Sutta Pitaka faithfully preserved in the the Theravada Buddhist tradition. From this book you are going to learn the actions that lead to the ghost world and how beings are suffering living as ghosts. You will notice that they all lived in the human world like we do now. Here, the Supreme Buddha explains the suffering of the ghost world with a simile: By investigating a person’s mind using my psychic powers I understand how that person behaves. This person having behaved in such a way, on the dissolution [...]

wevauska2023-10-05T10:07:20+00:00March 30th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments

The Voice of Enlightened Monks: Theragatha

The Voice of Enlightened Monks: Theragatha

From this book you will learn about the lives and enlightenment of monks who followed the Buddha's path to the final end. This is a complete translation of the Theragatha found in the Sutta Pitaka. While you are reading this noble text, Venerable Arahants might seem to appear in front of you. You may get the feeling they are speaking with you. You will witness before you the display of the ultimate purity of their hearts. It is amazing to witness how respectfully they memorized and practiced those pure words of the Buddha. We will be able to clearly understand [...]

wevauska2023-10-05T10:04:32+00:00March 29th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments

The Voice of Enlightened Nuns: Therigatha

The Voice of Enlightened Nuns: Therigatha

This is a complete translation of the Therigatha, one of the books of the Pali Canon Found in the Khuddaka Nikaya. Through this sacred book, you will meet the noble nuns who attained enlightenment when the Buddha was alive. These exalted nuns achieved the essence of the Buddha’s path: the liberation through Arahantship and ultimate freedom. The account of their struggle for enlightenment is amazing. It is hard to imagine how they practiced the Dhamma with such extreme energy and determination, even at a risk to their own lives. Saying “Saṅghaṁ saranaṁ gacchāmi,” we go for refuge to this community [...]

wevauska2023-10-05T10:03:07+00:00March 29th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments

Dhammapada: What Does the Buddha Really Teach

Dhammapada: What Does the Buddha Really Teach

This is a complete translation of the Dhammapada into simple, modern English. The Great Teacher, Supreme Buddha, has taught the beautiful Dhamma out of limitless compassion for all the beings. All the teachings taught by the Buddha are known as the message of the Great Teacher. The Buddha’s message contains nine categories of teachings. They are as follows: Discourses (Sutta) Discourses mixed with verses (Geyya) Discourses from the higher teachings without the verses (Veyyākarana) Verses (Gathā) Verses of inspired utterances (Udāna) The 112 discourses which begins with the phrase “Thus the Blessed One has said” (Itivuttaka) The 547 birth stories [...]

wevauska2023-10-05T09:25:43+00:00March 24th, 2018|Mahamegha Books|0 Comments