Noble Eightfold Path

[chicanobudista]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

The western born scholar and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi has his book published online, a dandy discussion from the point of view of a Sri Lankan Theravadan tradition ...

Ah. Yes. We are using that essay in our sangha for dharma study.

Flor de Nopal Sangha

Of course, you may want to read Guatama Buddha's own words, and I recommend this book ... also assembled by Bhikkhu Bodhi ..

Cool. I'll check at B&N.

Thanks for the other links.

Apart from that, you probably want to make a historical study of the development of all Buddhist Philosophy, because the 'Four Noble Truths' and 'Eightfold Path' cannot be separated from the entire body of Buddhist history and evolution.

For a historical perspective, I am reading these two books:

[Jundo]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

Hmmmm...good question. I'll say from a Zen and Theravada perspective along with a historical study.

Well, some of the best material I know is available on the internet ...

The western born scholar and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi has his book published online, a dandy discussion from the point of view of a Sri Lankan Theravadan tradition ...

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... toend.html

Of course, you may want to read Guatama Buddha's own words, and I recommend this book ... also assembled by Bhikkhu Bodhi ...

In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha) (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Buddhas-Words-Ant ... 268&sr=8-3

A priest from Romania in the Hsu Yun Lineage has a very nice essay online ...
http://www.hsuyun.org/Dharma/zbohy/Lite ... path2.html

From a Zen Buddhist perspective, this essay has been around for awhile and is often mentioned (I will try to reread it, which I have not in awhile, but I recall it as good) ...

http://www.skepticfiles.org/mys1/8fold.htm

Apart from that, you probably want to make a historical study of the development of all Buddhist Philosophy, because the 'Four Noble Truths' and 'Eightfold Path' cannot be separated from the entire body of Buddhist history and evolution.

Gassho, Jundo

[chicanobudista]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

Almost any and every book on basic Buddhism will cover the Noble Eightfold Path because it is ... well, the foundation of Buddhism. The question then becomes more which interpretation of the Noble Eightfold Path you wish to examine. Are you thinking of looking from a particularly "Zen Buddhist" perspective, or a more "Theravadan" perspective, or historical perspective, etc.

Gassho, The Librarian

Hmmmm...good question. I'll say from a Zen and Theravada perspective along with a historical study.

[chicanobudista]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

I'd suggest Steve Hagen's Buddhism Plain and Simple for a general view (and Jundo's talks too).

I got that book! Great book.

[Rev R]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

I'd suggest Steve Hagen's Buddhism Plain and Simple for a general view (and Jundo's talks too).

[Jundo]

Re: Noble Eightfold Path

What's a good book that explains (for lack of a better word) the Noble Eightfold Path? :?:

Hi Erik,

Almost any and every book on basic Buddhism will cover the Noble Eightfold Path because it is ... well, the foundation of Buddhism. The question then becomes more which interpretation of the Noble Eightfold Path you wish to examine. Are you thinking of looking from a particularly "Zen Buddhist" perspective, or a more "Theravadan" perspective, or historical perspective, etc. All the same, but each with its own flavor. Let me know, and I might recommend something.

Even I covered the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path recently ...

http://treeleafzen.blogspot.com/2008/09 ... -four.html

http://treeleafzen.blogspot.com/2008/09 ... xxiii.html

Gassho, The Librarian

[chicanobudista]

What's a good book that explains (for lack of a better word) the Noble Eightfold Path? :?: