SRI DHAMMANANDA MAHATHERA VENERABLE

Vegetarianism One should not judge the purity or impurity of man simply by observing what he eats. In the Amagandha Sutta,

The Moon and Religious Observances The outstanding events in the life of the Buddha took place on full moon days.

Part Four – Human Life in Society Chapter 11 – Life and Culture —————————————————– Traditions, Customs and Festivals Buddhism is

Buddhism and Women A female child may prove even to be a better offspring than a male. Women’s position in

Buddhism and Politics The Buddha had gone beyond all worldly affairs, but still gave advice on good government. The Buddha

Chapter 12 – Marriage, Birth Control And Death —————————————————————————- Buddhist Views on Marriage In Buddhism, marriage is regarded as entirely

Why Does the World Population Increase? There is really no ground to think that this is the only period in

Part Five – A Religion For Real Human Progress Chapter 13 – Nature, Value And Choice Of Religious Beliefs ———————————————————————————————

Which is the Proper Religion? If any religion has the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, then it can

Moral and Spiritual Development   Without a spiritual background man has no moral responsibility: man without moral responsibility poses a

The God-Idea The reality or validity of belief in God is based on man’s understanding capacity and the maturity of

Changing of Religious Label Before Death Merely to believe that there is someone to wash away our sins without suppressing

Short-cut to Paradise Paradise is open not only to the followers of a particular religion, but it is open to

Chapter 14 – Promoter of True Human Culture —————————————————————————- Modern Religion Buddhism is strong enough to face any modern views

Religion in a Scientific Age   Religion without science is crippled, while science without religion is blind. Today we live in

Religion of Freedom This is a religion of freedom and reason for man to lead a noble life. Buddhism does

Buddhist Missionaries   ‘Go forth, O Bhikkhus, for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out