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 removals.

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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 (Abridged): An Abbreviated Guide for Laypeople by Bhikkhu Ariyesako
• The Buddhist Monk's Discipline (Abridged): 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

Recommended Books and Audible Audiobooks

• ​†A Concise and Scholarly Overview of The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• †An Expanded, Practical Elucidation of The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhante Gunaratana
• †The Buddha's Teachings via an Anthology of Core Suttas: 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
• The Numerical Discourses/Suttas: The Aṅguttara Nikāya by Bhikkhu Bodhi
• The Long Discourses/Suttas: The Digha Nikāya by Maurice Walshe (and the Audiobook by Bhikkhu Sujato)
• Other Sutta Translations on Amazon.com by Bhikkhu Bodhi: One of the Leading Academics of the Ancient Pāli Canon
• 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
• Dharma Talks by Anagārika Pasannacitta /Anagārika Michael Turner

Free Online Resources to Learn the Pāli Language

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

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Free Online Tibetan Dharma Learning Resources

• Sravasti Abbey: A Mahayana Learning Centre with Free Online Courses and Remote Group Study Programs

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†every student and practitioner of Buddhism should have these books, preferably in a physical format, regardless of tradition, school, or lineage.
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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.