Theravada Teachings
Prof. David Dale Holmes taught English and World Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, Munich Campus, European Division, from 1966–92, after which he moved to Asia to lecture at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University, and later at the World Buddhist University in Bangkok. From 1986–92, he traveled yearly between Munich, Germany, and Kandy, Sri Lanka, to study under Ven. Nyanaponika and Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Here he became familiar with the body of literature disseminated by the Buddhist Publication Society, and later assisted in editing the BPS Wheel Series to make it available online for free download.
Theravada Teachings is published monthly.
The Fire Sermon: The Third Sermon of the Buddha
Overcoming craving and attachment to sense…
What the Buddha Taught Rāhula
Purification through constant reflection
Anicca Vata Sankhara: Concerning Conditioned Phenomena
On impermanence and the process of becoming and…
The Buddhist Ideals of Good Governance
On the Buddhist qualities of just leadership
Guarding the Doors of the Citadel: Dwelling in Awareness
Living a self-examined life
The Four Sublime Brahma-viharas
Meditative development of the sublime states as a basis for…
Harmfulness and Harmlessness
Getting rid of false views about self and the universe
Approaching the Precepts and Monastic Rules
Building the foundation of Buddhist conduct
Considering the Six Properties and Four Primary Elements
An examination of the fundamentals of…
Concerning Dukkha
Understanding the root of suffering
The Five Mental Hindrances
Venerable Nyanaponika in The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest, begins: “Unshakable deliverance of the mind is the highest goal in the Buddha’s doctrine. Here, deliverance