Interestingly, there is no Life of the Buddha” in Pali itself (if we discount Buddhagosha’s Kathavatthu), and the thus have I heard” sutta’s of Bhikku Ananada, the personal assistant to the Buddha, ...

Interestingly, there is no “Life of the Buddha” in Pali itself (if we discount Buddhagosha’s Kathavatthu), and the “thus have I heard” sutta’s of Bhikku Ananada, the personal assistant to the Buddha, ...

This article argues that the historical development of both the Christian doctrine of the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father and the Buddhist doctrine of "no-self" can be understood in terms ...

By Ven. Siri Vajiraramaye Ñāṇasīha On February 2, 2025, many academics, researchers and well-wishers of all faiths will be gathering at the Jasmine Committee Room of the Bandaranaike Memorial ...

Points of Controversy, tr. S.Z. Aung & C.A.F. Rhys Davids (1915), Pali Text Society [1], Bristol. Kathāvatthu, translated as "Points of Controversy", is a Buddhist scripture, one of the seven books in ...

Kathavatthu Arnold Taylor C. Vol 2 Pali Text Society by Salena Nayanar Usage CC0 1.0 Universal Topics Salena Nayanar Collection digitallibraryindia; JaiGyan Language Sanskrit 'Kathavatthu Arnold ...

Kathavatthu” was considered important enough to be included in the Tripitaka. This is believed to be the version of Buddhism that was written down at Aluvihare. In the 5 th Century AD however Ven ...

After the death of Ashoka, the Buddhist canon was formulated and transmitted by oral tradition. . Its main divisions, called Pitakas.

The rules for conducting dialogues and discussions by wise people have been laid down by the Buddha some 2,600 years ago. In the Kathavatthu Sutta in Anguttara Nikaya, the Buddha has qualified a ...

The Buddha: Don’t seek to win a debate by resorting to cheap tactics The rules for conducting dialogues and discussions by wise people have been laid down by the Buddha some 2,600 years ago. In the ...

Of the seven books, Kathavatthu is said to have been included later on only at the third Buddhist Council by Arhath Moggaliputtatissa. The Buddha’s mother Queen Maha Maya was the daughter of King ...