Links to Other Online Buddhist and Monastic Resources

​Below are a few links to resources that you may find of value.  You are welcome to contact me if you would like to suggest any additions or redactions.

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Buddhist Rules of Monasticism and Monk-life

• The Complete Buddhist Monastic Code by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (also available in PDF format here: Vol. 1, Vol. 2​) 
• The Bhikkhu's Rules: An Abbreviated Guide for Laypeople by Bhikkhu Ariyesako
• The Buddhist Monk's Discipline: Some Points Explained for Laypeople by Bhikkhu Khantipalo

Buddhist Monasteries

• Na Uyana Monastery (Sri Lanka): A Strict and Rigorous Theravāda Buddhist Forest Monastery
• Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya Monastery (Sri Lanka): A Strict and Rigorous ​Theravāda Buddhist Forest Monastery
• Pa-Auk Forest Monastery (Myanmar/Burma):  A Strict and Rigorous Theravāda Buddhist Forest Monastery
• Sravasti Abbey Buddhist Monastery (Washington, USA): A Non-sectarian Western Tibetan Buddhist Monastery

Recommended Books and Audible Audiobooks

• †A Concise Anthology of the Buddha's Teachings: In The Buddha's Words by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• The Middle Length Discourses/Suttas: The Majjhima Nikāya by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• The Connected Discourses/Suttas: The Saṃyutta Nikāya by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• Other Sutta Translations on Amazon.com by Bhikkhu Bodhi: One of the Leading Academics of the Ancient Pāli Canon
• The Long Discourses/Suttas: The Digha Nikāya by Bhikkhu Sujato
• The Science of Compassion: A Modern Approach for Cultivating Empathy, Love, and Connection by Dr. McGonigal

Free Resources on How to Approach, Read, Study, and Learn from the Suttas

• *Befriending the Suttas:  Tips, in a Q&A Format, on How to Read and Learn from the Suttas (accesstoinsight.org)
• A Guide to the Pāli Suttas: An Academic Guide on How to Approach and Study the Suttas (suttacentral.net)

Free Pāli Canon Translations: Dhamma-Vinaya Texts (Sutta & Vinaya Piṭaka)

• Access to Insight: Early Buddhist and Theravāda Texts, Teachings, and Translations of the Buddhist Pāli Canon
• Sutta Central: Early Buddhist and Theravāda Texts, Teachings, and Translations of the Buddhist Pāli Canon

Free Online Dhamma Audio and Recorded Suttas Resources

• Pāli Audio: Offers a Selection of Professionally Recorded Suttas, Translated into English from the Pāli Canon
• SuttaCentral Voice: Offers a Selection of Recorded Suttas, Read in English with Pāli Transcriptions

Free Online Resources to Learn the Pāli Language

• Pāli Course Offered by Bodhi Monastery
• Pāli Courses Offered by Pariyatti's Learning Center

Free Online Dharma Learning Resources

• Dharma Talks by Anagārika Michael Turner
• Venerable Thubten Chodron Audio Teachings by Subject
• Venerable Thubten Chodron Audio/Video Teachings by Lecture Series
• Venerable Thubten Chodron Video Teachings by Subject
• Sravasti Abbey: A Buddhadharma Learning Centre with Free Online Courses and Remote Group Study Programs
• Sravasti Abbey's YouTube Channel: A Vast Resource for Learning (the Practical Application of) the Dharma

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*every student and practitioner of Buddhism should have a basic understanding of how to approach and leverage the suttas in their everyday life.
†every student and practitioner of Buddhism should have this paperback book regardless of tradition, school, or lineage.