E-learning course on Bhikkhuni/Bhikshuni ordination

Great news, registration is now open for a free E-learning Course on Perspectives on Bhikkhuni Ordination, Summer Semester, 2014, hosted by the Center for Buddhist Studies and the Women in Buddhism Study Initiative at the University of Hamburg. Guided by gifted scholar Venerable Analayo Bhikkhu, the course builds on the foundation of the International Conference on Women’s Read the full article…

Continue reading

Sutta Fans Rejoice!

Bhante Sujato, founding Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery will be running a course called “Decoding the Suttas” (Buddhist Scripture) at Buddhist library, Sydney. The course consists of six day-long workshops over six months. For more information and registration, see here.  

Continue reading

Discussing Dhamma

“Bhikkhus, when these four times are rightly developed and kept going, one gradually reaches the end of the taints. What four? The time for listening to the Dhamma, the time for discussing the Dhamma, the time for serenity, and the time for discernment. When these four times are rightly developed and kept going, one gradually reaches the end of the taints. Anguttara Nikaya 4.147  

Continue reading