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American Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar (born 1944)
Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block , is an American
Theravada
Buddhist
monk ordained in
Sri Lanka . He teaches in the
New York and
New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the
Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the
Theravada Buddhist tradition.
Life
In 1944, Block was born in
Brooklyn , New York, to
Jewish parents. He grew up in
Borough Park , where he attended elementary school P.S. 160.
[2] In 1966, he obtained a B.A. in philosophy from
Brooklyn College . In 1972, he obtained a PhD in philosophy from
Claremont Graduate University .
[3]
[4]
In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a
sāmaṇera (novice) in the Vietnamese
Mahayana order.
[4] In 1972, after graduation, he traveled to
Sri Lanka , where, under
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero ,
[5] he received sāmaṇera ordination in the Theravada Order and, in 1973, received full ordination (
upasampadā ) as a
Theravāda
bhikkhu or monk.
[3]
In 1984, succeeding co-founder
Nyanaponika Thera ,
[5] Bodhi was appointed English-language editor of the
Buddhist Publication Society (BPS, Sri Lanka). He became its president in 1988.
[1]
[3]
[6] In 2002, he retired from the society's editorship while still remaining president.
[1]
[4]
[6]
In 2000, at the United Nations' first official
Vesak celebration, Bodhi gave the keynote address.
[7]
In 2002, after retiring as editor of BPS,
[4] Bodhi returned to the U.S. After living at Bodhi Monastery (
Lafayette Township, New Jersey ),
[8] he now lives and teaches at
Chuang Yen Monastery (
Carmel, New York ), and as of May 2013 he has been the president of the
Buddhist Association of the United States.
[3]
[9]
Bhikkhu Bodhi is founder of
Buddhist Global Relief , an organization that funds projects to fight hunger and empower women across the world.
[10]
Works
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (1989).
The Discourse on the Fruit of Recluseship (The Samaññaphala Sutta and Its Commentaries) .
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0045-2 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu;
Bhikkhu, Ñāṇamoli (1995). The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the
Majjhima Nikaya .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-0-86171-072-0 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (1998).
Great Discourse on Causation: Mahanidana Sutta and Its Commentaries .
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0117-6 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu;
Thera, Nyanaponika (2000). Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the
Anguttara Nikaya . Altamira Press.
ISBN
978-0-7425-0405-9 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000). The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the
Samyutta Nikaya .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-0-86171-331-8 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000).
The Buddha and His Message: Past, Present & Future (United Nations Vesak Day Lecture) .
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0346-0 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2000).
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Ācariya Anuruddha . Pariyatti.
ISBN
978-1-928706-02-1 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2001).
The Buddha and His Dhamma .
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0201-2 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2005). In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the
Pali Canon .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-0-86171-491-9 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2006).
The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering (3rd ed.). Pariyatti.
ISBN
978-1-928706-07-6 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2007).
The Discourse on the All-Embracing Net of Views: The Brahmajala Sutta Commentarial Exegesis (2nd ed.).
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0052-0 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2009). The Revival of Bhikkhuni Ordination in the Theravada Tradition . Inward Path.
ISBN
978-983-3512-63-8
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2012). The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the
Anguttara Nikaya .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-1-61429-040-7 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2016). The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-1-61429-355-2 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2016).
The Discourse on the Root of Existence: The Mulapariyaya Sutta and its Commentaries (3rd ed.).
Buddhist Publication Society .
ISBN
978-955-24-0064-3 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017). The
Suttanipata : An Ancient Collection of the Buddha's Discourses and Its Canonical Commentaries .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-1-61429-429-0 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017).
Investigating the Dhamma: A Collection of Papers . Pariyatti.
ISBN
978-1-68172-068-5 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2017).
Dhamma Reflections: Collected Essays of Bhikkhu Bodhi . Pariyatti.
ISBN
978-1-68172-032-6 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2020). Reading the Buddha's Discourses in Pali: A Practical Guide to the Language of the Ancient Buddhist Canon .
Wisdom Publications .
ISBN
978-1-61429-700-0 .
Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2023), Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha's Original Teachings . Wisdom Publications.
Wheel Publications (BPS)
Bodhi Leaf Publications (BPS)
See also
References
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a
b
c
"About BPS" .
Buddhist Publication Society . Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6U8-GTX5Puw , time 6:53.
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a
b
c
d
"Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi" . Bodhi Monastery. Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
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a
b
c
d
"Climbing to the Top of the Mountain" . The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Archived from
the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
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a
b In Bodhi, Connected Discourses (2000), p. 5, Bodhi dedicates the tome to "the memory of my teacher Venerable Abhidhajamaharatthaguru Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera (1896–1998) and to the memories of my chief
kalyanamittas in my life as a Buddhist monk, Venerable Nyanaponika Mahathera (1901–1994) and Venerable
Piyadassi Maha Thera (1914–1998)".
^
a
b
"BPS "Newsletter" (1st Mailing 2008, No. 59)" (PDF) . Note: The author [Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, related to the article "The Buddhist Publication Society of Kandy: A Brief Account of Its Contributions to Buddhist Literature," pp. 4–7] served as the editor of the BPS from 1984 until 2002 and has remained its president since 1988.
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"Lecture on Vesak Day by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi" . Buddhanet. Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
^ McLeod, Melvin, ed.
The Best Buddhist Writing 2008 , p. 333.
Shambhala Publications , 2008.
ISBN
978-1-59030-615-4 . Accessed May 10, 2017. "Bhikkhu Bodhi, an American Buddhist monk, was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1972.... He currently lives at Bodhi Monastery in Lafayette, New Jersey."
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"BAUS President Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2013 -" . Archived from
the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016 .
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"Buddhist Global Relief" . Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
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