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On Studying Buddha-Dhamma

Studying the Suttas according to the Suttas

One aspect of our work at Liberation Park is helping folks to study & explore Buddha-Dhamma in its original manifestation. The key resource for such study is the Pali Suttanta (collection of discourses). We receive regular inquiries & requests for guidance in how to go about sorting through this vast material. In additon to the other study aids on this site, we offer these talks on study methodology.

On Reading the Suttas:

Using the Suttas to read the Suttas is the approach advocated by Ajahn Buddhadasa.

Part 1 (9.6 mb, 42:06 min)

Part 2 (in preparation)

Warning: "Study" in the sense we use it here is never separate from "practice," nor is it just an intellectual or bookish activity. In fact, both study & practice are contained in the Pali terms sikkha (training) and bhavana (cultivation). In other words, "meditation" is a crucial aspect of study-training and meditation without intellectual training is often confused.