BASIC THEMES

EPILOGUE I. There are three sets of results arising from the practice. Set A 1. Pubbenivāsānussati-ñāṇa: the ability to remember previous

Duties of the Saṅgha FOREWARD This year a large number of monks and novices came to be ordained and to

I. THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL GOVERNANCE Governance is of three sorts: A. Governing by regulations of the Saṅgha. B. Governing

II. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education in Buddhism – of the kind that gives proper knowledge conducive to the prosperity

III. THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT This department is another important area, in that it works for the convenience

IV. THE DEPARTMENT OF SPREADING THE DHAMMA Ways of spreading the Dhamma fall into three categories: A. The first category:

GLOSSARY Abhidhamma (Piṭaka): The third of the three collections forming the Pali Canon, composed of systematic treatises based on lists of

DEDICATION Sabbe sattā sadā hontu Avera sukha-jīvino Kataṁ puñña-phalaṁ mayhaṁ Sabbe bhāgī bhavantu te May all beings always live happily,