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Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Selected Works
The Navel of the Earth: The History and Significance of Bodh Gaya (1996) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
The surprising history of the Diamond Seat—and the drama surrounding it—in the centuries after the Buddha first sat there.
An excoriating but faithful look “behind the scenes” at some of the problems of contemporary Theravada in South(east) Asia.
Smoking and the Fifth Precept (2008) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"
A tour of pre-modern, Buddhist bridges and a comment on the deeper roots of engaged Buddhism.
The Buddha You Never Knew (2015) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Featured in the course, " The Form of Buddhism"
The inspiring (and frustrating) story of one modern, South Indian reformer who turned towards Buddhism as a refuge from exploitation.
Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"
The Buddha as a Teacher (2020) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
Featured in the course, " The Early Buddhist Texts"
Traditional Indian geography was always a strange amalgam of a few facts and a lot of fiction. But facts there are.