Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Nyanaponika Thera
Born: July 21, 1901
Died: October 19, 1994 (aged 93)
Bio: Nyanaponika Thera or Nyaniponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous seminal Theravada books, and teacher of contemporary Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi.
Known for:
- The heart of Buddhist meditation (1962)
- The power of mindfulness (1968)
- Abhidhamma studies (1965)
- The vision of Dhamma (1986)
- Great disciples of the Buddha
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