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General interest in Buddhism has never been higher. The story and teachings of a man who lived 2,500 years ago have a special resonance for us today, perhaps because he taught a way of life that was not based on belief in a creator god but rather on personal experience. ‘Test my words for yourself,’ he said. But what lies behind those distinctive images of the Buddha, seated with unshakeable poise, with eyes half-closed and a slight smile? How did Buddhism develop, from the austere style which governed the life of the yellow-robed monks in ancient India to the more colourful, even magical expression of Tibet? And where does Zen fit in? In The Middle Way, Jinananda, a Western-born Buddhist, divides the subject into The Three Jewels – The Buddha (a life of the historical figure), The Dharma (an account of the fundamental teachings) and The Sangha (the disciples, both lay and monastic throughout the world). With extracts from some of main sutras, Jinananda explains the key concepts that lie behind a system of thought and behaviour which, like the universe itself, is continuously expanding.
Jinananda: The Middle Way - The Story of Buddhism
The Buddha: The Birth Of Buddha
The Buddha: The Training Of Siddartha Gautama
The Buddha: The Legend Of the Four Sights
The Buddha: The Decision And The Departure
The Buddha: Siddartha's First Teacher - Alara Kalama And Udraka Ramaputra
The Buddha: Austerities
The Buddha: A Declaration Of Intent
The Buddha: The Night Of The Enlightenment
The Buddha: The Implications Of His Awakening
The Buddha: To Varanasi To Turn the Wheel Of the Dharma
The Buddha: Forty-Five Years Of Teaching
The Buddha: The Tales Of Kisa Gotami, Angulimala And Devadatta
The Buddha: Death And The Parinirvana
The Buddha: The Final Moments: 'Impermanent Are All Compounded Things. With Mindfulness, Strive on.'
The Dharma: The Teaching Of the Budda
The Dharma: Thus Have I Heard
The Dharma: A Direct Experience
The Dharma: Pratitya Samutpada - Dependent Origination - The Core Teaching Of The Buddha
The Dharma: Conditionality - A Process Without Beginning Or End
The Dharma: The Middle Way
The Dharma: The Four Noble Truths
The Dharma: The First Noble Truth - Suffering.
The Dharma: The Second Noble Truth - The Origin Of Suffering Is Craving.
The Dharma: The Wheel Of Life - A Mirror Of Craving And Ignorance
The Dharma: At The Centre - A Cock, A Pig And A Snake
The Dharma: The Rise And Fall - Karma And Rebirth
The Dharma: The Six Realms Of Existence;
The Dharma: The Outer Rim Of The Wheel.
The Dharma: The Third Noble Truth - The Cessation Of Suffering - The End Of Craving
The Dharma: The Forth Noble Truth - The Noble Eight - Fold Path
The Dharma: The Eight Limbs Of The Noble Eight-Fold Path
The Dharma: Morality Or Ethics.
The Dharma: Meditation
The Dharma: Wisdom
The Dharma: The Growth Of The Dharma After The Budda
The Sangha: The Sangha
The Sangha: The Dharma As A Raft - Designed Differently By Different Cultures
The Sangha: The Spiritual Friendship Of the Sangha
The Sangha: The Vinaya, The Rule Of The Monks
The Sangha: The Development Of Schools - The Theravada
The Sangha: The Development Of Images Of The Buddha
The Sangha: The Growth Of The Mahayana - The Great Vehicle. (I) A Deeper Relevance To Lay People
The Sangha: The Growth Of The Mahayana - The Great Vehicle. (II) The Bodhisattva Ideal
The Sangha: The Growth Of The Mahayana - The Great Vehicle. (III) Skilful Means - Art
The Sangha: Skilful Means - The Sultras: The Written Word:
The Sangha: The Perfection Of Wisdom Sutras - The Diamond Sutra
The Sangha: The Heart Sutra
The Sangha: The Madhyamika School
The Sangha: The Yogacara School
The Sangha: Worship
The Sangha: Tantric Buddhism Or The Vajrayana (Diamond Vehicle)
The Sangha: The Tantra In Tibet - The Three 'Esoteric' Versions Of The Three Jewels (I) The Budda
The Sangha: The Tantra In Tibet - The Three 'Esoteric' Versions Of The Three Jewels (II) The Dharma
The Sangha: The Tantra In Tibet - The Three 'Esoteric' Versions Of The Three Jewels (III) The Sangha
The Sangha: The 11th Century Tibetan yogi And Poet, Milarepa And His Teacher Marpa
The Sangha: Buddhism In China And Japan - The Pure Land - Jodo Shinshu and Cha'an Or Zen
The Buddha: The Birth Of Buddha