Buddha's Lists

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A book by David N. Snyder, Ph.D., which was an Amazon.com bestseller, at the #1 position among Theravada books sold in March - April 2006. The book was in the Top 10 for over 80 weeks from 2006 to 2008. The books includes 90 of the Buddha's lists and relies heavily on the Anguttara Nikaya of the Buddhist scriptures.

The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained

Table of Contents

• About the author
• Preface
• Foreword: The Four Evolutionary Stages of Religion by Venerable Madewela Punnaji

Chapter

• 1. Introduction; The Nine Ways not to accept something as true
• 2. The Four Noble Truths
• 3. The Eightfold Middle Path, The Five Precepts, The Threefold Summaries and The Triple Gem
• 4. The 12 parts of Dependent Origination and the Three causes of karma
• 5. The 31 Planes of Existence
• 6. The 10,000 World Systems; Buddha and Science
• 7. The Three Characteristics of Existence and the Five Aggregates
• 8. The One Prerequisite to being a Brahmin; The Buddha on Equality
• 9. The Eight Points in the Lankavatara Sutra; Buddha on the Human Animal
• 10. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
• 11. The 40 Meditation Subjects
• 12. The Five Hindrances to Meditation and the Nine Jhanas
• 13. The 13 Major Meditation Rx for Total Wellness
• 14. The Four Supreme Efforts and the Four Divine Emotions
• 15. The 84,000 Dharma Doors; Buddha and Tolerance
• 16. The Ten Hindrances to Enlightenment, the Four Stages of Realization, and the Ten Perfections
• 17. Completing the Eightfold Wheel of Dharma
• 18. Other Lists of The Buddha
• 19. The Seven Directions of Loving-Kindness and other reference prayers and meditations
• 20. The Seven Enlightenment Factors and a Step-by-Step Guide to Awakening
• Glossary
• Bibliography

References

• http://www.thedhamma.com/

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• http://www.dhammawiki.com/ The Dhamma Encyclopedia

Excerpts

Excerpts from the book can be found not only in various articles here in The Dhamma Encyclopedia, but also at the following domains and websites, maintained by Vipassana Foundation:

• http://www.TheDhamma.com
• http://www.TheDhamma.org
• http://www.DhammaWiki.com
• http://www.vipassanafoundation.com
• http://www.buddhaslists.com
• http://www.buddhasbible.com
• http://www.jhanas.com
• http://www.jhanas.org
• http://www.vibhajjavada.com
• http://www.brahmaviharas.com
• http://www.mahabodhitemple.com
• http://www.the4nobletruths.com
• http://www.veggiebuddhists.com
• http://www.theravadabuddhism.org