A Short Introduction to Buddhism by Bhikkhu Bodhi

These videos by Bhikkhu Bodhi include a short introductory course to Buddhism.

The course took place in the summer of 2018 at Woo Ju Memorial Library, sponsored by The Buddhist Association of the United States and shared by Chuang Yen Monastery.

It is a course for which included reading material. This material is linked to per chapter below easch video.

Chapter 1: ‘Buddhism as a Way of Life, a Way of Understanding, a Way to Liberation; Who was the Buddha? The Buddhist Approach to Knowledge’

Study material:

1. Fundamentals of Buddhism by Peter D. Santina (Buddhism a Modern Perspective; chapter I & II)
2. What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula (chapter I)

Chapter 2: ‘The Four Noble Truths (General Treatment)’

Study material:

1. Fundamentals of Buddhism (chapter III & IV)
2. What the Buddha Taught (chapter II & III)

Chapter 3: ‘Core Doctrines of Buddhism: The Three marks of Existence, Karma and Rebirth, Dependent Origination’

Study material:

1. Fundamentals of Buddhism (chapter VIII, IX, X, XI, XII)
2. What the Buddha Taught (chapter VI)

Chapter 4: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path (Part 1)’

Study material:

1. The Noble Eightfold Path door Bhikkhu Bodhi (chapter I, II, III)

Chapter 5: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path (Part 2)’

Study material:

1. The Noble Eightfold Path (chapter IV tot VIII)

Chapter 6: ‘Buddhism and the World Today’

Study material

1. What the Buddha Taught (chapter VIII)

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