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By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The second factor of the path is called in Pali samma sankappa, which we will translate as "right intention." The term is sometimes translated as "right thought," a rendering that can be accepted if we add the…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The right view of Kamma and its fruits provides a rationale for engaging in wholesome actions and attaining high status within the round of rebirths, but by itself, it does not lead to liberation. It is possible for…

When assessing Buddhism with other religions it is visible that Buddhism isn’t a religion which doesn’t require devotion. One can attain ‘Nibbāna’ by practicing the ‘threefold trainin’: ‘Sīla’ , ‘Samādhi’ and ‘Paññā’ . Buddhism is…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi Mundane right view involves a correct grasp of the law of kamma, the moral efficacy of action. Its literal name is "right view of the ownership of action" (kammassakata sammaditthi), and it finds its standard…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path are not steps to be followed in sequence, one after another. They can be more aptly described as components rather than as steps, comparable to the intertwining strands of…

By Bhikku Bodhi To free ourselves from suffering fully and finally we have to eliminate it by the root, and that means to eliminate ignorance. But how does one go about eliminating ignorance? The answer follows clearly from the nature of…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi A teaching proposing to lead to the end of suffering must, as we said, give a reliable account of its causal origination. For if we want to put a stop to suffering, we have to stop it where it begins, with its causes.…

A world-class Buddhist University is being proposed in the southern end of Tripura, which is emerging as a multi-focal hub and one of the vital connectors between the south Asian region and the ASEAN countries, where Buddhism is a living…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The Buddha does not merely touch the problem of suffering tangentially; he makes it, rather, the very cornerstone of his teaching. He starts the Four Noble Truths that sum up his message with the announcement that life…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The search for a spiritual path is born out of suffering. It does not start with lights and ecstasy, but with the hard tacks of pain, disappointment, and confusion. However, for suffering to give birth to a genuine…