Audio suitable for A-level
Selections from the Pali Canon
A 75-minute CD comprising the 8 suttas used in the book below read in English by the Venerable Sangharakshita, founder of the Western Buddhist Order.
The Clear Vision Book of the Pali Canon
28-page A4 teacher's handbook written to support the A Level syllabuses, this is an invaluable resource for teachers of Buddhism at AS/A2.
Eight Pali suttas (discourses) or extracts, with English translations, each with background information and detailed notes including references to core teachings and Religious Authority and Religious Experience.
Teachers/14 years+
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Buddhavagga (from the Dhammapada)
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Lectures on CD
Digitally recorded at Clear Vision's A level conferences on Buddhism, these CDs have indexed tracks for easy reference, and are ideal for group or personal study (each 45 mins approx.)
Understanding Karma and Buddhist Ethics
Given in Manchester, April 2000, by Dharmachari Nagapriya, Member of the Western Buddhist Order and then chairman of Vajrakuta Buddhist Study Centre, north Wales.
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The Buddhist view of karma
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Anatta Made Simple
Given in Manchester, March 2001, by Dr Elizabeth English, Lecturer in Religious Studies at St Martin's College, Carlisle.
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Anatta as one of the Three Marks
4.
Five Skandhas exercise
6.
Attachment to the idea of self
7.
Understanding of no-self = spirit
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The Sangha: Its Origins, Development and Significance
Given in Manchester, March 2001, by Dharmachari Nagapriya, Member of the Western Buddhist Order and then chairman of Vajrakuta Buddhist Study Centre, north Wales.
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Why is the Sangha one of the Three Jewels?
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Laypeople and monastics
6.
Settled monastics and the Vinaya
8.
The Sangha in the modern world
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The Three Yanas of Buddhism: Their Development and Characteristics
Given in Manchester, April 2000, by Dr Andrew Skilton, Lecturer in Buddhist Studies at Cardiff University, author of A Concise History of Buddhism, and co-translator of the Buddhist scripture the Bodhicharyavatara.
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Introduction to the three yanas
3.
Historical models, 'bad' and 'good'
4.
The Shravakayana (Hinayana)
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What's wrong with the 'bad' model?
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