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Bhikkhu Bodhi

April 11, 2024

Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

Bhikkhu Bodhi
TitlePresident of the Buddhist Association of the United States
Personal
Born
Jeffrey Block

(1944-12-10) December 10, 1944 (age 79)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityAmerican
SchoolTheravada
EducationBrooklyn College
Claremont Graduate University
Occupationscholar-monk; president, Buddhist Publication Society
Senior posting
TeacherVen. Ananda Maitreya
Based inChuang Yen Monastery
Buddhist Publication Society
Sangha Council of Bodhi Monastery
Yin Shun Foundation
PredecessorVen. Nyanaponika Thera (BPS editor and president)
SuccessorMr. Kariyavasam (BPS editor),[1]P.D. Premasiri (BPS president) Buddhist Publication Society

Life edit

In 1944, Block was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents. He grew up in Borough Park, where he attended elementary school P.S. 160.[2] In 1966, he obtained a B.A. in philosophy from Brooklyn College. In 1972, he obtained a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University.[3][4]

In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a sāmaṇera (novice) in the Vietnamese Mahayana order.[4] In 1972, after graduation, he traveled to Sri Lanka, where, under Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero,[5] he received sāmaṇera ordination in the Theravada Order and, in 1973, received full ordination (upasampadā) as a Theravāda bhikkhu or monk.[3]

In 1984, succeeding co-founder Nyanaponika Thera,[5] Bodhi was appointed English-language editor of the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS, Sri Lanka). He became its president in 1988.[1][3][6] In 2002, he retired from the society's editorship while still remaining president.[1][4][6]

In 2000, at the United Nations' first official Vesak celebration, Bodhi gave the keynote address.[7]

In 2002, after retiring as editor of BPS,[4] Bodhi returned to the U.S. After living at Bodhi Monastery (Lafayette Township, New Jersey),[8] he now lives and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery (Carmel, New York), and is the president of the Buddhist Association of the United States.[3][9]

Bhikkhu Bodhi is founder of Buddhist Global Relief, an organization that funds projects to fight hunger and empower women across the world.[10]

Works edit

  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (1989). The Discourse on the Fruit of Recluseship (The Samaññaphala Sutta and Its Commentaries). Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0045-2.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu; Bhikkhu, Ñāṇamoli (1995). The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-072-0.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (1998). Great Discourse on Causation: Mahanidana Sutta and Its Commentaries. Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0117-6.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu; Thera, Nyanaponika (2000). Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya. Altamira Press. ISBN 978-0-7425-0405-9.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000). The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-331-8.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000). The Buddha and His Message: Past, Present & Future (United Nations Vesak Day Lecture). Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0346-0.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000). A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Ācariya Anuruddha. Pariyatti. ISBN 978-1-928706-02-1.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2001). The Buddha and His Dhamma. Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0201-2.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2005). In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-491-9.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2006). The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering (3rd ed.). Pariyatti. ISBN 978-1-928706-07-6.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2007). The Discourse on the All-Embracing Net of Views: The Brahmajala Sutta Commentarial Exegesis (2nd ed.). Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0052-0.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2009). The Revival of Bhikkhuni Ordination in the Theravada Tradition. Inward Path. ISBN 978-983-3512-63-8
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2012). The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Anguttara Nikaya. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-1-61429-040-7.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2016). The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-1-61429-355-2.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2016). The Discourse on the Root of Existence: The Mulapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries (3rd ed.). Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 978-955-24-0064-3.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017). The Suttanipata: An Ancient Collection of the Buddha's Discourses and Its Canonical Commentaries. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-1-61429-429-0.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017). Investigating the Dhamma: A Collection of Papers. Pariyatti. ISBN 978-1-68172-068-5.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017). Dhamma Reflections: Collected Essays of Bhikkhu Bodhi. Pariyatti. ISBN 978-1-68172-032-6.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2020). Reading the Buddha's Discourses in Pali: A Practical Guide to the Language of the Ancient Buddhist Canon. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-1-61429-700-0.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2023), Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha's Original Teachings. Wisdom Publications.

Wheel Publications (BPS) edit

  • Nourishing the Roots and Other Essays on Buddhist Ethics (WH259/260)
  • Transcendental Dependent Arising (WH277/278)
  • Going for Refuge; Taking the Precepts (WH282/284)
  • Dana: The Practice of Giving (WH367/369)
  • Maha Kaccana: Master of Doctrinal Exposition (WH405/406)
  • Facing the Future: Four essays on the social relevance of Buddhism (WH438/440)

Bodhi Leaf Publications (BPS) edit

  • Taste of Freedom (BL71)
  • The Living Message of the Dhammapada (BL129)
  • Discourses of the Ancient Nuns (BL143)
  • The Good, the Beautiful, and the True (BL154)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "About BPS". Buddhist Publication Society. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6U8-GTX5Puw , time 6:53.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi". Bodhi Monastery. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d . The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  5. ^ a b In Bodhi, Connected Discourses (2000), p. 5, Bodhi dedicates the tome to "the memory of my teacher Venerable Abhidhajamaharatthaguru Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera (1896–1998) and to the memories of my chief kalyanamittas in my life as a Buddhist monk, Venerable Nyanaponika Mahathera (1901–1994) and Venerable Piyadassi Maha Thera (1914–1998)".
  6. ^ a b "BPS "Newsletter" (1st Mailing 2008, No. 59)" (PDF). Note: The author [Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, related to the article "The Buddhist Publication Society of Kandy: A Brief Account of Its Contributions to Buddhist Literature," pp. 4–7] served as the editor of the BPS from 1984 until 2002 and has remained its president since 1988.
  7. ^ "Lecture on Vesak Day by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi". Buddhanet. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  8. ^ McLeod, Melvin, ed. The Best Buddhist Writing 2008, p. 333. Shambhala Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59030-615-4. Accessed May 10, 2017. "Bhikkhu Bodhi, an American Buddhist monk, was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1972.... He currently lives at Bodhi Monastery in Lafayette, New Jersey."
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Buddhist Global Relief". Retrieved May 24, 2015.

External links edit

  • Profile at Bodhi Monastery
  • Plemeniti Osmostruki Put, 2011 (Serbian)

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Bhikkhu Bodhi born December 10 1944 born Jeffrey Block is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition Bhikkhu BodhiTitlePresident of the Buddhist Association of the United StatesPersonalBornJeffrey Block 1944 12 10 December 10 1944 age 79 Brooklyn New York United StatesReligionBuddhismNationalityAmericanSchoolTheravadaEducationBrooklyn CollegeClaremont Graduate UniversityOccupationscholar monk president Buddhist Publication SocietySenior postingTeacherVen Ananda MaitreyaBased inChuang Yen MonasteryBuddhist Publication SocietySangha Council of Bodhi MonasteryYin Shun FoundationPredecessorVen Nyanaponika Thera BPS editor and president SuccessorMr Kariyavasam BPS editor 1 P D Premasiri BPS president Buddhist Publication Society Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Wheel Publications BPS 2 2 Bodhi Leaf Publications BPS 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editIn 1944 Block was born in Brooklyn New York to Jewish parents He grew up in Borough Park where he attended elementary school P S 160 2 In 1966 he obtained a B A in philosophy from Brooklyn College In 1972 he obtained a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University 3 4 In 1967 while still a graduate student Bodhi was ordained as a samaṇera novice in the Vietnamese Mahayana order 4 In 1972 after graduation he traveled to Sri Lanka where under Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero 5 he received samaṇera ordination in the Theravada Order and in 1973 received full ordination upasampada as a Theravada bhikkhu or monk 3 In 1984 succeeding co founder Nyanaponika Thera 5 Bodhi was appointed English language editor of the Buddhist Publication Society BPS Sri Lanka He became its president in 1988 1 3 6 In 2002 he retired from the society s editorship while still remaining president 1 4 6 In 2000 at the United Nations first official Vesak celebration Bodhi gave the keynote address 7 In 2002 after retiring as editor of BPS 4 Bodhi returned to the U S After living at Bodhi Monastery Lafayette Township New Jersey 8 he now lives and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery Carmel New York and is the president of the Buddhist Association of the United States 3 9 Bhikkhu Bodhi is founder of Buddhist Global Relief an organization that funds projects to fight hunger and empower women across the world 10 Works editBodhi Bhikkhu 1989 The Discourse on the Fruit of Recluseship The Samannaphala Sutta and Its Commentaries Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0045 2 Bodhi Bhikkhu Bhikkhu Naṇamoli 1995 The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 0 86171 072 0 Bodhi Bhikkhu 1998 Great Discourse on Causation Mahanidana Sutta and Its Commentaries Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0117 6 Bodhi Bhikkhu Thera Nyanaponika 2000 Numerical Discourses of the Buddha An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya Altamira Press ISBN 978 0 7425 0405 9 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2000 The Connected Discourses of the Buddha A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 0 86171 331 8 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2000 The Buddha and His Message Past Present amp Future United Nations Vesak Day Lecture Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0346 0 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2000 A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma The Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Acariya Anuruddha Pariyatti ISBN 978 1 928706 02 1 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2001 The Buddha and His Dhamma Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0201 2 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2005 In the Buddha s Words An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 0 86171 491 9 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2006 The Noble Eightfold Path Way to the End of Suffering 3rd ed Pariyatti ISBN 978 1 928706 07 6 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2007 The Discourse on the All Embracing Net of Views The Brahmajala Sutta Commentarial Exegesis 2nd ed Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0052 0 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2009 The Revival of Bhikkhuni Ordination in the Theravada Tradition Inward Path ISBN 978 983 3512 63 8 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2012 The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha A Translation of the Anguttara Nikaya Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 1 61429 040 7 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2016 The Buddha s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 1 61429 355 2 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2016 The Discourse on the Root of Existence The Mulapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries 3rd ed Buddhist Publication Society ISBN 978 955 24 0064 3 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2017 The Suttanipata An Ancient Collection of the Buddha s Discourses and Its Canonical Commentaries Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 1 61429 429 0 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2017 Investigating the Dhamma A Collection of Papers Pariyatti ISBN 978 1 68172 068 5 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2017 Dhamma Reflections Collected Essays of Bhikkhu Bodhi Pariyatti ISBN 978 1 68172 032 6 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2020 Reading the Buddha s Discourses in Pali A Practical Guide to the Language of the Ancient Buddhist Canon Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 1 61429 700 0 Bodhi Bhikkhu 2023 Noble Truths Noble Path The Heart Essence of the Buddha s Original Teachings Wisdom Publications Wheel Publications BPS edit Nourishing the Roots and Other Essays on Buddhist Ethics WH259 260 Transcendental Dependent Arising WH277 278 Going for Refuge Taking the Precepts WH282 284 Dana The Practice of Giving WH367 369 Maha Kaccana Master of Doctrinal Exposition WH405 406 Facing the Future Four essays on the social relevance of Buddhism WH438 440 Bodhi Leaf Publications BPS edit Taste of Freedom BL71 The Living Message of the Dhammapada BL129 Discourses of the Ancient Nuns BL143 The Good the Beautiful and the True BL154 See also editBuddhist Global Relief Buddhist Publication Society Chuang Yen Monastery List of peace activistsReferences edit a b c About BPS Buddhist Publication Society Retrieved May 24 2015 https m youtube com watch v 6U8 GTX5Puw time 6 53 a b c d Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Bodhi Monastery Retrieved May 24 2015 a b c d Climbing to the Top of the Mountain The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Archived from the original on April 17 2012 Retrieved May 24 2015 a b In Bodhi Connected Discourses 2000 p 5 Bodhi dedicates the tome to the memory of my teacher Venerable Abhidhajamaharatthaguru Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera 1896 1998 and to the memories of my chief kalyanamittas in my life as a Buddhist monk Venerable Nyanaponika Mahathera 1901 1994 and Venerable Piyadassi Maha Thera 1914 1998 a b BPS Newsletter 1st Mailing 2008 No 59 PDF Note The author Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi related to the article The Buddhist Publication Society of Kandy A Brief Account of Its Contributions to Buddhist Literature pp 4 7 served as the editor of the BPS from 1984 until 2002 and has remained its president since 1988 Lecture on Vesak Day by Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi Buddhanet Retrieved May 24 2015 McLeod Melvin ed The Best Buddhist Writing 2008 p 333 Shambhala Publications 2008 ISBN 978 1 59030 615 4 Accessed May 10 2017 Bhikkhu Bodhi an American Buddhist monk was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1972 He currently lives at Bodhi Monastery in Lafayette New Jersey BAUS President Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi 2013 Archived from the original on September 16 2016 Retrieved September 8 2016 Buddhist Global Relief Retrieved May 24 2015 External links editProfile at Bodhi Monastery Plemeniti Osmostruki Put 2011 Serbian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhikkhu Bodhi amp oldid 1198871801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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