Noble Warrior

- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - РÑÑÑкий - - - УкÑаÑнÑÑка Submit Search - Home - Books - Noble Warrior ## Noble Warrior A Life of the Buddha Compiled from the Pṅli Canon Thanissaro Bhikkhu Published October 26, 2019 ⢠Revised January 24, 2024 Enlarge A biography of the Buddha using passages collected exclusively from the Pṅli Canon. The translated passages are interspersed with a minimum of explanation, allowing the compilers of the Canon to speak for themselves. While the passages in the Canon are not sufficient for a strictly chronological account, they do contain ample material for a thematic one that highlights the Buddhaâs three main accomplishments: 1) finding the path and attaining awakening, 2) teaching that path to his contemporaries, establishing a living apprenticeship for awakening, and 3) establishing the Dhamma and Vinaya to give structure to that apprenticeship so that the True Dhamma would last for many generations. Particular attention is given to the many accounts of the Buddhaâs awakening and the role that his awakening played in shaping the Dhamma he taught. Read online ## Download Options - epub (1.9 MB) - azw3 (1.1 MB) - pdf (5.4 MB) - kobo (2.0 MB) - Help: "Which format do I need?" - The EPUB format is suitable for most e-readers, except Kobos and Kindles. This includes most e-reader applications on mobile phones and tablets (e.g. Apple's iBooks, various apps for Android), and on desktops (e.g. Calibre). - Kindle owners will generally want the AZW3 format. Unfortunately, AZW3s cannot be sent with Amazon's Send to Kindle service and need to be sideloaded via USB. Some have tried using Send to Kindle to send EPUBs, but with mixed success. - Kobo owners will want kobo's "KEPUB" format, which is a version of the EPUB format optimized for Kobo e-readers. ## Table of Contents - Cover - Titlepage - Copyright - Introduction - Map - Abbreviations - Birth - The Noble Search - The Awakening Toggle subsection - Past Lives - Kamma & Rebirth - The Four Noble Truths - Unbinding - After the Awakening - Contemporary Views - Spreading the Dhamma Toggle subsection - Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion - The Not-Self Discourse - The Thirty Friends - The Three Kassapa Brothers - The Fire Sermon - King Bimbisṅra of Magadha - The Two Chief Disciples - Returning Home - Training the Saṃgha - Establishing the Nunsâ Order Toggle subsection - The Eight Vows of Respect - Dwelling near Sṅvatthī Toggle subsection - King Pasenadi Kosala & Queen Mallikṅ - Lady Visṅkhṅ - Devas - Training the Saṃgha - Wandering - Family Matters - The Buddhaâs Dwelling - Portraits of the Buddha - The Buddha as Victor - The Quarrel at Kosambī - Devadatta Toggle subsection - Attempts on the Buddhaâs Life - Schism - Old Age - The Last Year Toggle subsection - Relinquishing the Fabrications of Life - The Four Great Standards - The Last Day - From Body to Relics - The First Council to the Present Toggle subsection - The Group Recitation - The Lesser & Minor Training Rules - The Brahmṅ-punishment - The Survival of the Dhamma & Vinaya - Glossary - Further Reading - Endnotes ## Cover image - --> - - - -