THANISSARO BHIKKHU

CHAPTER TWELVE The Quarrel at Kosambī There were two major challenges to the unity of the Saṅgha during the Buddha’s

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Devadatta The second—and more serious—of the two challenges to the unity of the Saṅgha came late in the

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Old Age I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling near Sāvatthī in the

CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Last Year We now return to a clear chronology because an entire sutta is devoted to the

CHAPTER SIXTEEN The First Council to the Present THE GROUP RECITATION Here the narrative of Ven. Mahā Kassapa returning to

Glossary Abhidhamma: (1) In the discourses of the Pāli Canon, this term simply means “higher Dhamma,” and a systematic attempt to

Further Reading The following books contain discussions of the relationship between the Buddha’s quest for awakening and the form and

Endnotes 1. The location of Kapilavatthu has been identified as the village of Piprāhwa, in northern India, just a few