The book is based primarily on the source material available in the Pali Canon, studied historically and philosophically in the light of the contemporary, earli

This book provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest s

This book offers a new interpretation of the relationship between 'insight practice' (satipatthana) and the attainment of the four jhànas (i.e., right samàdhi

A clear, elegant clarification of the basic teachings of early Buddhism, ideal for both general readers and scholars. Discover the birth of Buddhism and the ess