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<h1 id="awesome-theravada-awesome">Awesome Theravada <a
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<p><a
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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada">Theravada</a> is a
branch of Buddhism that draws its doctrine from the Pāli Canon, one of
the oldest surviving records of the Buddhas teachings.</p>
<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#academic">Academic</a></li>
<li><a href="#articles">Articles</a></li>
<li><a href="#blogs">Blogs</a></li>
<li><a href="#books">Books</a></li>
<li><a href="#dhamma-talks">Dhamma Talks</a></li>
<li><a href="#forums">Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="#organizations">Organizations</a></li>
<li><a href="#pali">Pali</a></li>
<li><a href="#places">Places</a></li>
<li><a href="#russian-language">Russian Language</a></li>
<li><a href="#suttas">Suttas</a></li>
<li><a href="#videos">Videos</a></li>
<li><a href="#license">License</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="academic">Academic</h2>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/index.html">Tipitaka</a>
- The Tipitaka, or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali
language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada
Buddhism.</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/">Early Buddhist texts,
translations, and parallels</a> - The Tipitaka; translated by <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhante_Sujato">Bhante Sujato</a>
along with related translations.</li>
<li><a
href="http://bodhimonastery.org/a-systematic-study-of-the-majjhima-nikaya.html">A
Systematic Study of the Majjhima Nikaya</a> - Lectures on the life of
the Buddha, ethics, meditation, and wisdom.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.aimwell.org/buddhism.html">An Introduction to
Buddhism</a> - Bhikkhu Pesala provides an overview of the Noble
Eightfold Path and several meditation techniques in plain language.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/en/personen/analayo.html">Universität
Hamburg: Prof. Bhikkhu Analayo</a> - Author of several books and papers
on Theravada topics.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="articles">Articles</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://buddhanet.net/4noble19.htm">Allowing Things to
Arise</a> - How to handle the desire to get rid of negative mind
states.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/budasa7.htm">Grasping and
Clining</a> - The four different kinds of attachment and how to
eliminate the causes of those attachments.</li>
<li><a href="http://buddhanet.net/4noble14.htm">Letting Go</a> - Letting
go through contemplation, explained with concrete examples.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/buddhism-4133165">ThoughtCo</a> -
Clear and well-written series on Buddhism by Barbara OBrien, with many
references to the Pāli Canon.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="blogs">Blogs</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://americanmonk.org/">American Monk: Bhante Subhūti</a>
- Monk with roots in the Sri Lanka and Myanmar Forest Traditions.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bosquetheravada.org/">Bosque Theravada</a> -
Web budista dedicada al Canon Pali, el budismo temprano, y la Tradición
de Ajahn Chah.</li>
<li><a href="https://cattaribrahmavihara.com/">Cattāri Brahmavihārā</a>
- Father of three in NYC who maintains a daily practice.</li>
<li><a href="https://sdhammika.blogspot.com/">Dhamma Musings</a> -
Shravasti Dhammikas musings and travels.</li>
<li><a href="https://dhammareflections.wordpress.com/">Dhamma
Reflections</a> - Lay disciples insights in practicing the early
Buddhist teachings.</li>
<li><a href="https://inthewordsofbuddha.wordpress.com/">In the Words of
Buddha</a> - Making the authentic teachings of the Buddha accessible to
the modern world through textual analysis.</li>
<li><a href="https://sujato.wordpress.com/">Sujatos Blog</a> - Opinions
on Buddhism and related issues in a contemporary context.</li>
<li><a href="https://sucitto.blogspot.com/">Reflections: Ajahn
Sucitto</a> - Personal blog of an experienced Buddhist monk.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="books">Books</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/how-to-meditate/">How to
Meditate</a> - Guide on how to meditate, available in various formats
and languages.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/lessons-in-practical-buddhism/">Lessons
in Practical Buddhism</a> - Practical teachings to help people live in
peace and happiness.</li>
<li><a
href="https://forestsangha.org/teachings/books/the-collected-teachings-of-ajahn-chah-single-volume?language=English">The
Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah</a> - Single volume containing many of
Ajahn Chahs talks that convey the teachings in a direct, simple, yet
profound manner.</li>
<li><a
href="https://forestsangha.org/teachings/books/the-four-noble-truths?language=English">The
Four Noble Truths</a> - Booklet by Ajahn Sumedho that serves as an
introduction to the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/">A Handful of Leaves</a> -
Books and papers that might be hard to find in hard copy format.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="dhamma-talks">Dhamma Talks</h2>
<h3 id="audio">Audio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-talks.htm">BuddhaNet</a> -
Sample of talks from teachers of several traditions, both lay and
ordained.</li>
<li><a href="http://podcast.bswa.org/">Buddhist Society of Western
Australia</a> - Talks from the BSWA organized by teacher and
category.</li>
<li><a href="https://dhamma.audio/">dhamma.audio</a> - Library of
teachings from a wide variety of places, sortable by teacher and
collection.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dhammatalks.org">dhammatalks.org</a> - English
translations of suttas, audio talks, and books by Thanissaro
Bhikkhu.</li>
<li><a href="https://tisarana.ca/teachings-audio/">Tisarana</a> -
Recorded talks from Tisarana Buddhist Monastery in Canada.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="forums">Forums</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://discourse.suttacentral.net/">Discuss &amp;
Discover</a> - Forums for SuttaCentral early Buddhist texts.</li>
<li><a href="https://dhammawheel.com/">Dhamma Wheel</a> - Discussion on
a wide variety of topics pertaining to Theravada Buddhism.</li>
<li><a href="https://bswa.org/about-dhammaloka-community/">Dhammaloka
Community</a> - Ask and learn from the members of Dhammaloka City Centre
in Australia.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="organizations">Organizations</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://forestsangha.org/">Forest Sangha</a> - Home of the
international monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn
Chah.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sirimangalo.org/">Sirimangalo International</a>
- Teachings on meditation and Buddhism in audio, video, and printed
format. It is also a meditation centre located in Hamilton,
Ontario.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="pali">Pali</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.arrowriver.ca/pali/paliDrill1.html">Pali
Tutor</a> - Practice declensions, conjugations, and vocabulary.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.bps.lk/pali_misc/palipron.html">Pronunciation</a> -
Single page guide on the Pali alphabet and its pronunciation.</li>
<li><a
href="http://bodhimonastery.org/a-course-in-the-pali-language.html">Bhikkhu
Bodhis A Course in the Pali Language</a> - Designed to help you to
learn the basics of Pali grammar and vocabulary through direct study of
selections from the Buddhas discourses. It aims to enable you to read
the Buddhas discourses in the original as quickly as possible.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.buddha-vacana.org/index.html">Buddha Vacana</a>
- This website is dedicated to those who wish to understand better the
words of the Buddha by learning the basics of Pali language, but who
dont have much time available for it.</li>
<li><a href="http://dhamma.ru/paali/tables/palisufi.htm">Pali
Suffixes</a> - List of the different ways words can end, from the Pali
Dictionary by Kogen Mizuno.</li>
<li><a
href="http://palitools.sourceforge.net/docs/BasicPaliNounDeclension.pdf">Basic
Pāli Noun Declension (PDF)</a> - Cheatsheet with the various forms that
nouns can take.</li>
<li><a
href="http://palitools.sourceforge.net/docs/PaliVerbalEndings.pdf">Pali
Verbal Endings (PDF)</a> - Cheatsheet with verbal endings based on
tense.</li>
<li><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.01570.pdf">Morphological
analyzer and generator for Pali (PDF)</a> - First step in the direction
of the morphological analysis of Pali.</li>
<li><a href="http://chantpali.org/">Chant Pali</a> - Helpful guides for
chanting and learning the most common Pali phrases, broken down
line-by-line and syllable-by-syllable.</li>
<li><a href="http://pali.pratyeka.org/">Pratyeka</a> - Comprehensive
study of Pali through three textbooks.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="places">Places</h2>
<h3 id="monasteries">Monasteries</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.abhayagiri.org">Abhayagiri</a> - Redwood
Valley, California - Environment in which individuals and families are
given the opportunity to be in contact with the principles of the
Buddhas teachings.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amaravati.org/">Amaravati</a> - Hertfordshire,
England - Place of practice for monks and nuns in the Forest
Tradition.</li>
<li><a href="https://ratanagiri.org.uk/">Aruna Ratanagiri</a> -
Northumberland, England - Forest Tradition monastery headed by abbot
Ajahn Munindo.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.atamma.org/">Atammayatarama Buddhist
Monastery</a> - Woodinville, Washington - Theravada monastery that
offers free services, books, and meditation sessions.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bodhinyanarama.net.nz/">Bodhinyanarama</a> -
Wellington, New Zealand - Sanctuary in a wooded valley that serves as a
monastic residence and public area for Buddhist events.</li>
<li><a href="http://buddhabodhivana.org/">Buddha Bodhivana</a> - East
Warburton, Victoria, Australia - Forest monastery in a small town.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cittaviveka.org/">Cittaviveka</a> - Hampshire,
England - Primarily a residence for monks and nuns.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dhammavihara.org/">Dhamma Vihara</a> - Veracruz,
Mexico - Facilitates group and individual meditation retreats.</li>
<li><a href="http://dhammapala.ch/home-eng/">Dhammapala</a> -
Kandersteg, Switzerland - Quiet monastery in the mountains.</li>
<li><a href="https://suddhavari.org/">Mosteiro Suddhavāri</a> - São
Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Forest Tradition monastery with Ajahn
Mudito as its resident monastic.</li>
<li><a href="https://birken.ca/">Sitavana</a> - Forest Monastary,
Kamloops, British Columbia - Forest Tradition monastery with Ajahn Sona
as abbot.</li>
<li><a href="http://forestmonastery.org/">Temple Forest Monastery</a> -
Temple, New Hampshire - Balance of wilderness, seclusion, and
accessibility.</li>
<li><a href="http://watnongpahpong.org/indexe.php">Wat Nong Pah Pong</a>
- Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand - Forest monastery established by the
venerable Ajahn Chah.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.watpahnanachat.org/">Wat Pah Nanachat</a> - Ubon
Ratchathani, Thailand - Where English-speakers can practice the simple
lifestyle as taught by the Buddha.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="temples">Temples</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://watsanfran.org/">Wat San Fran</a> - San Francisco,
California - Temple for learning, celebrating Buddhist holidays, as well
as experiencing Thai culture.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="hermitages">Hermitages</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hillsidehermitage.org/">Hillside Hermitage</a> -
Small hermitage for monks of the Forest Tradition near the Knuckles
mountain range in Sri Lanka.</li>
<li><a href="http://pacifichermitage.org/">Pacific Hermitage</a> - White
Salmon, Washington - Small monastery where monks can devote time to
study and meditation.</li>
<li><a href="http://foresthermitage.org.uk/">The Forest Hermitage</a> -
Warwickshire, England - Headquarters of the Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy
Organisation.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="meditation-centers">Meditation Centers</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/">Barre Center for Buddhist
Studies</a> - Barre, Massachusetts - Offers residential and online
courses combining study, discussion, and meditation.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="russian-language">Russian Language</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dhamma.ru/">Dhamma.ru</a> - A variety of
resources.</li>
<li><a href="http://theravada.ru/">Theravada.ru</a> - An introduction to
Theravada Buddhism from the St. Petersburg community.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="suttas">Suttas</h2>
<h3 id="individual-suttas">Individual Suttas</h3>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn03/sn03.019.than.html">Aputtaka
Sutta: Heirless</a> - The Buddha criticizes those who hoard wealth
without enjoying it or giving it to others.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html">Dhammacakkappavattana
Sutta: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion</a> - The Buddhas first
discourse.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html">Samaññaphala
Sutta: The Fruits of the Contemplative Life</a> - Comprehensive portrait
of the Buddhist path of training, illustrating each stage of the
training with vivid similes.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn07/sn07.011.than.html">Kasi
Bharadvaja Sutta: To the Plowing Bharadvaja</a> - The Buddha explains
how he plows, sows, and eats like a farmer.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/khp/khp.1-9.than.html#khp-8">Nidhi
Kanda: The Reserve Fund</a> - Reminder that a fund of virtue and
restraint will always be safe, while a material fund can be lost.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.4.14.than.html">Tuvataka
Sutta: Quickly</a> - How a monastic should act, with parts that are
applicable to laypeople as well.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="resources">Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/">Access to Insight</a> -
Translations of over one thousand suttas from the Pali Canon.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/">Ancient Buddhist
Texts</a> - Original texts, translations, and Pali material.</li>
<li><a href="http://apadanatranslation.org/">Apadāna (Legends of the
Buddhist Saints)</a> - Complete translation of six hundred
autobiographical poems ascribed to the accomplished Buddhas and Arahants
of the early Buddhist community.</li>
<li><a href="http://dhammadana.org/">dhammadāna</a> - Learn about the
Buddhas original teachings in French, English, Italian, Burmese, and
Japanese.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.intro.budd.html">Dhammapada</a>
- Short verses that summarize the essential principles of the Buddhas
teachings.</li>
<li><a
href="http://myweb.ncku.edu.tw/~lsn46/tipitaka/sutta/khuddaka/dhammapada/dhp-contrast-reading/dhp-contrast-reading-en/">Parallel
Reading of the Dhammapada</a> - Read and compare multiple versions of
the Dhammapada side-by-side.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhamma.ru/sadhu/">Sādhu!</a> - World directory
of physical locations and websites.</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/">SuttaCentral</a> - Early
Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels in many languages.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="videos">Videos</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bswa.org/teachings/">Buddhist Society of Western
Australia</a> - Dhamma talks by various monastics, including Ajahn
Brahm.</li>
<li><a href="https://video.sirimangalo.org/">SI Video Wiki</a> -
Categorized selection of videos by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="individual-videos">Individual Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq4ibpX-nS0">Ask A Monk:
Divorce</a> - Discussion of divorce that leads back to the fundamentals
of Buddhism.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHu46KZVchY">Ask A Monk:
Life Partners</a> - Suffering does not come from not getting what you
want, but from the wanting itself.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1bTUC7QUbI">Dana en Wat
Pah Nanachat</a> - A walk through of daily life at Wat Pah Nanachat,
focusing on the topic of generosity and the role it plays in Buddhist
life. (Español with English subtitles)</li>
<li><a href="https://viewtube.io/watch?v=eFy-a9VaVvE">The Mindful
Way</a> - BBC documentary about the life and function of a Buddhist
monastery of the Forest Tradition in Thailand.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="youtube-channels">YouTube Channels</h3>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/1983dukkha/videos">1983dukkha</a> -
Audio recordings of talks from well-known Buddhist monks and nuns.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFAuQ5fmYYVv5_Dim0EQpVA/videos">Abhayagiri
Buddhist Monastery</a> - Live streams, talks, and events at
Abhayagiri.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AjahnSona">Ajahn Sona</a> -
Talks over basic concepts in Buddhism given by the abbot of Birken
Forest Buddhist Monastery.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AjahnBrahmRetreats">AjahnBrahmRetreats</a>
- Recordings of meditation retreats with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove
Meditation Retreat Centre.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCNZfA9m6Q8DZ7V192QMu1Q">Bodhisaddha
Forest Monastery</a> - Life at a forest monastery.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BSVWeeklyDTEng">BSV Dhamma
Talks</a> - Buddhist Society of Victoria making available the Buddhas
teachings to the community.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/buddhistfellowshipsg/videos">Buddhist
Fellowship</a> - Videos from the non-sectarian Buddhist organisation of
the same name.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA/videos">Buddhist
Society of Western Australia</a> - Talks from monks and nuns at
Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_BnRZmNgECsJGS31F495g/videos">Dhamma
in English</a> - Live talks and Q&amp;A with lay visitors from around
the world. (English)</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FSq_ptJ-I6aTHT-XA_e0Q">Dhamma
Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu</a> - Longer audio talks from Thanissaro
Bhikkhu.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dhammanet/videos">Dhammanet</a> -
Inspiring and enlightening discourses by respected scholars, Buddhist
monks and philosophers.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKejmWAt_kNpRMq5gQEGAqw/videos">Hillside
Hermitage</a> - Short Q&amp;A dhamma talks by Ajahn Nyanamoli
Thero.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDtDoWqqaE_GMOBf33PtsOA/videos">London
Buddhist Videos</a> - Talks, lectures, and educational materials from
the London Buddhist Vihara.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtDbJ3n3aURo0yjyD8kcNA/videos">PhraSuchart
Live</a> - Live talks and Q&amp;A with lay visitors from around the
world. (Thai - ไทย)</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLz6Y2gbO2njffgLsV6FrA">Portland
Friends of the Dhamma</a> - Buddhist center in the Thai Forest tradition
of Ajahn Chah that hosts talks from visiting monastics.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQRkIum1cnPNI5QZ0XtIMWw">Short
Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu</a> - Daily talks given by Thanissaro
Bhikkhu at Metta Forest Monastery.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StudentofthePath/videos">StudentofthePath</a>
- American born Buddhist monastics journey into homelessness.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Dhammavat/videos">The Noble
Path</a> - Several documentaries on Buddhism in the late 1900s.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/westendbuddhistmedia">urbanbuddhistmonk</a>
- Talks from Bhante Saranapala of the West End Buddhist Temple and
Meditation Center.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/watmarpjan">Wat Marp Jan
(วัดมาบจันทร์)</a> - Events at a Thai Forest monastery established by Ajahn
Anan Akiñcano.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/watsanfran/videos">watsanfran</a> -
Classes and daily sermons in Thai and English.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/user/yuttadhammo/videos">Yuttadhammo
Bhikkhu</a> - Live broadcasts almost every day on the topics of
meditation, Buddhism, and the monastic life.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="license">License</h2>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0
1.0</a></p>