What the Buddha Taught

The Venerable Dr Walpola Sri Rahula was a Buddhist monk and scholar. He received a traditional training and education in his native Sri Lanka before studying at the University of Calcutta and the Sorbonne. He held a chair at Northwestern University, Illinois, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Vidyodaya University, Colombo. He is widely regarded as one of the most qualified and enlightened scholars of the Buddhist tradition, with a deep knowledge of the original texts.

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Foreword

Preface

The Buddha



1 The Buddhist Attitude of Mind



THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

2 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha

3 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya: ‘The Arising of Dukkha’

4 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha: ‘The Cessation of Dukkha’

5 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga: ‘The Path’

6 The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta

7 ‘Meditation’ or Mental Culture: Bhavana

8 What the Buddha Taught and the World Today



SELECTED TEXTS



Abbreviations

Selected Bibliography

Glossary

Index