Like Jesus's apostles...the main disciples of the historic Buddha were transformed by his awe-inspiring spiritual force!

Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy

Biographies & Memoirs

Hellmuth Hecker

Nyanaponika Thera

Leaders & Notable People

Wisdom Pubns

Ven. Nyanatiloka was one of the pioneers of Buddhism in the modern world and the first European Buddhist monk. As the world s senior Western bhikkhu, ordained in 1903, Nyanatiloka attracted many disciples, through whose work his influence continues to be felt today, more than fifty years after his death. Nyanatiloka was also a renowned scholar and translator of Pali scriptures. His classic The Word of the Buddha, written more than a century ago, is still widely read. The core of this volume consists of a translation of Nyanatiloka s autobiography, written in German when he was forty-eight. The remaining thirty-one years of his life, from 1926 until 1957, are presented as a biographical postscript, drawn from other sources.

Life of Nyanatiloka Thera: The Biography of a Western Buddhist Pioneer

Bhikkhu Nyanatusita

Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka

This book is an introductory guide to the rich, wonderful, and profound world of Buddhist similes. The Buddha often used similes as a skilful means to facilitate the understanding of teachings that otherwise could appear abstruse and dry to his listeners. This book offers the reader through the use of these similes an opportunity to widen and deepen one's understanding of the Teaching of the Buddha. Dr. Hellmuth Hecker is a well known German writer on Buddhism. His many works include a partial German translation of the Saíyutta Nikaya, essays on the main disciples of the Buddha (published in Great Disciples of the Buddha), works dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching, as well as works on the history of Buddhism in Germany.

Similes of the Buddha: An Introduction

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

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