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In whom there is truth and justice, pure is he, a brahmana is he. -Buddha-

DESCRIPTION OF VIRTUE (Sìla-niddesa) “When a wise man, established well in virtue, Develops consciousness and understanding, Then as a bhikkhu ardent and sagacious He succeeds in disentangling this tangle” (S I 13). This was said.…

In any case, you must make sure to mingle your mind with the Dharma. People who claiming to be practitioners while keeping the Dharma as something apart from themselves, will have no success in Dharma practice. -Guru Padmasambhava-

The Visuddhimagga is probably best regarded as a detailed manual for meditation masters, and as a work of reference. As to its rather intricate construction, the List of Contents is given rather fully in order to serve as a guide to the…

Look into the awakened mind of your own awareness! It has neither form nor color, neither center nor edge. At first, it has no origin but is empty. Next, it has no dwelling place but is empty. At the end, it has no destination…

The notes to this translation contain many quotations from the commentary to the Visuddhimagga, called the Paramatthamañjúsá or Mahá-tìká. It is regarded as an authoritative work. The quotations are included both for the light they shed on…

The fame of him who strives, is mindful, is pure in deed, considerate, is restrained, righteous and heedful, spreads far and wide. -Buddha-

The doctrines (Dhamma) of the Theraváda Pali tradition can be conveniently traced in three main layers. The first of these contains the main books of the Pali Sutta Pitakas. The second is the Abhidhamma Pitaka, notably the closely related…

Just as rain does not break through a well-thatched house, so, lust never penetrates a well-developed mind. -Buddha-

Besides the books in Sinhala Bhadantácariya Buddhaghosa names as available to him (which have all disappeared) there was also a manual (existing now only in a Chinese translation of the 6th century CE), presumed to have been written in…