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Bhūta and Yathābhūta – What Do They Really Mean – 12/28/2017 (in the “Rūpa Aggregate” subsection of “Living Dhamma” section).
12/17/2017: Puredhamma Discussion Forum is now open: “Pure Dhamma Discussion Forum Guidelines.”
Kamma Viññāṇa and Nāmarūpa Paricceda Ñāṇa – 12/12/2017 (in the “Nāmarūpa Formation” subsection of “Living Dhamma” section).
Tipiṭaka Commentaries – Helpful or Misleading? – 12/6/2017 (in the “Historical Background” section).
Pure Dhamma – Sinhala Translation – 12/2/2017 (More sections added by Prof. Sarath Bandara).
Kamma Viññāṇa – Link Between Mind and Matter – 11/30/2017 (in the “Nāma & Rūpa to Nāmarūpa” subsection of “Living Dhamma” section).
Root of All Suffering – Ten Immoral Actions – 11/14/2017 (in the new “Dhamma with Less Pāli” subsection of “Living Dhamma” section).
“Kāma Rāga Dominates Rūpa Rāga and Arūpa Rāga.” – 11/9/2017 (in the “Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana” subsection of “Sotāpanna Stage of Nibbāna”).
Difference Between Dhammā and Saṅkhāra – 11/5/2017 (This is an old post in the section “Key Dhamma Concepts.” I basically re-wrote the post. This is a much better version).
Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana – Introduction – 11/1/2017 (in the NEW “Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana” subsection of “Sotāpanna Stage of Nibbāna”).
Pure Dhamma – German Website – 10/21/2017
Avyākata Paṭicca Samuppāda for Vipāka Viññāṇa – 10/17/2017 (in the “Paṭicca Samuppāda Cycles” subsection).
Samādhi, Jhāna, Magga Phala – Introduction – 10/12/17 (in the new subsection “Samādhi, Jhāna (Dhyāna), Magga Phala” of the “Living Dhamma” section).
Mundane versus Supramundane Jhāna – 10/12/17 (in the new subsection “Samādhi, Jhāna (Dhyāna), Magga Phala” of the “Living Dhamma” section).
Ascendance to Nibbāna via Jhāna (dhyāna) – 10/4/17 (in the “Transition to Noble Eightfold Path” subsection of the “Living Dhamma” section).
Abnormal Births Due to Gandhabba Transformations – 9/30/17 (in the “Mental Body – Gandhabba” subsection of the “Living Dhamma” section).
Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka – 9/16/17 (in the “Mental Body – Gandhabba” subsection of the “Living Dhamma” section).
Sīla, Samādhi, Paññā to Paññā, Sīla, Samādhi – 9/2/17 (in the “Transition to Noble Eightfold Path” subsection).
Anicca – Worthlessness of Worldly Things – 8/20/17 (in the “Anicca – True Meaning” subsection).
Dasa Samyojana – Bonds in Rebirth Process – 8/6/17 (in the “Bhāvanā (Meditation)” section).
The Infinity Problem in Buddhism – 7/15/17 (in the “Dhamma and Philosophy” section).
List of “Saŋ” Words and Other Pāli Roots – 6/29/17 (in the “Tables and Summaries” section).
Pure Dhamma Discussion Forum Guidelines – 6/22/17
Saṅkhāra and Kammā, Viññāṇa and Kamma Bīja – 6/16/17 (in the “Saŋ” section).
User’s Guide to Pure Dhamma Website – 6/8/17 (in “Buddha Dhamma” section).
Is Ānāpānasati Breath Meditation? – 6/2/17 (in “Bhāvanā (Meditation)” section).
Viññāṇa – What It Really Means – 5/26/17 (in “Living Dhamma” section).
Working of Kammā – Critical Role of Conditions – 5/21/17 (in “Living Dhamma” section).
What are rūpa? – Dhamma are rūpa too! – 5/13/17 (in “Living Dhamma” section).
Micchā Diṭṭhi, Gandhabbayā, and Sotāpanna Stage – 5/6/17 (in “Living Dhamma” section).
Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga – A Focused Analysis – 4/29/17 – 4/29/17 (in the “Historical Background” section).
Misinterpretation of Anicca and Anatta by Early European Scholars – 4/29/17 (This replaces a recent post, “Answers to Criticism of Pure Dhamma Interpretations”.
I have also combined two previous posts, “Theravada – Problems with Current Interpretations of Key Concepts” and “Historical Timelines of Buddha Dhamma and Sri Lanka – End of Sinhala Commentaries” to make a new post, “Incorrect Theravāda Interpretations – Historical Timeline” —4/29/17.
Are There Procedures for Attaining Magga Phala, Jhāna and Abhiññā? – 4/23/17 (in the “Power of the Human Mind” section)
Answers to Criticism of Pure Dhamma Interpretations ==> Post deleted – 4/16/17 (in the “Historical Background” section).
Pabhassara Citta, Radiant Mind, and Bhavaṅga – 4/13/17 (in the “Abhidhamma” section).
Buddhaghosa and Visuddhimagga – Historical Background – 4/8/17 (in the “Historical Background” section)
Dasa Akusala and Anatta – The Critical Link – 4/2/17 (in the “Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta” section)
Difference Between Jhāna and Stages of Nibbāna – 3/24/17 (in the “Power of the Human Mind” section)
Anatta – the Opposite of Which Atta? – 3/17/17 (in the “Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta” section)
Sakkāya Diṭṭhi – “Seeing the Unfruitful Nature of the World” – 3/10/17 (in the “Sotāpanna Stage of Nibbāna” section)
Parinibbāna of Waharaka Thero – 3/9/17
Pāli Dictionaries – Are They Reliable? – 3/4/17 (in the “Sutta Interpretations” section)- Revised 3/7/17.
Attā Hi Attano Nātho – 3/4/17 (in the “Dhammapada” section).
Saṅkhāra – What It Really Means – 2/25/17 (in the new “Four Aggregates” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section).
Vedanā – What It Really Means – 2/18/17 (in the new “What is Vedanā (Feelings)?” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section).
Mental Body (Gandhabbayā) – Personal Accounts – 2/5/17 (in the “What is Saññā (Perception)?” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section).
Vipallāsa (Diṭṭhi, Saññā, Citta) Affect Saṅkhāra – 1/28/17 (in the “What is Saññā (Perception)?” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section).
Also, a really good Sinhala translation of many sections of the website by Professor Sarath Bandara is now available: “Pure Dhamma – Sinhala Translation.”
Future Suffering – Why It Arises – 01/22/17 (in the “What is Saññā (Perception)?” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section)
Sexual Orientation – Effects of Kamma and Gati (Saṅkhāra) - 1/14/17 (in the “Living Dhamma – Fundamentals” subsection in the “Living Dhamma” section)
Nikāya in the Sutta Piṭaka – 1/7/17 (in the “Sutta Interpretations” section)
Pure Dhamma – Reflections on 2016 – 01/01/17