Shravasti Dhammika

Shravasti Dhammika (1951- ) was born in Australia and ordained as a Theravada monk in India. He has written over 25 books, many of which are available to read completely online at no cost. He currently resides mostly in Sri Lanka or Singapore. He has written several excellent books for beginners such as Good Question, Good Answer and Buddhism A to Z and also books on pilgrimage to Buddhist sites. He has written 28 books as of year 2014. Bhante Dhammika has a keen insight into progressing Dhamma for the modern world, calling for a “Buddhayana” Buddhism where all traditions are valued and literalist views of scriptures are avoided.

Buddhist publications

• Like Milk and Water Mixed: Buddhist Reflections on Love - published by BDMS in 2013

Exploring love in various aspect as found in the Pali Canon, from romantic love, to friendship, to metta

• All About Buddhism published by BDMS

An in-depth study of the Buddha's teachings. Ideal as a textbook for an introductory Dhamma course.

• Good Question, Good Answer published by Sukhi Hotu Dhamma Publication (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)

Questions on: What is Buddhism? Basic Buddhist Concepts, The Buddhist Scriptures, About Monks and Nuns, Rebirth, Vegetarianism, Becoming a Buddhist, Buddhism and the God-idea, and many more are answered by Ven. Dhammika.

• Matreceta's Hymn to the Buddha published by BDMS

A translation of 1st Century Buddhist devotional literature.

• Buddha Vacana published by BDMS

Daily readings from the sacred literature of Buddhism

• Navel of the Earth published by BDMS

An account of the history and legends surrounding Bodh Gaya, the most sacred of the Buddhist sites.

• Buddha and His Disciples published by BDMS (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)

Discover what the Buddha was like through his interactions with his contemporaries.

• Middle Land Middle Way published by BDMS

A comprehensive guidebook to the Buddha's India.

• The Edicts of King Asoka published by BDMS

A small anthology of 210 verses from the Pali Tipitaka.

• Encounters with Buddhism published by BDMS

Essays by people from both East and West, telling of their conversion to Buddhism.

• Sayings of the Buddha published by BDMS

Selected saying from the Pali Tipitaka.

• Rahula Leads the Way published by BDMS (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)

A book for children with delightful full-colour illustrations - co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.

• The Buddha and His Friends published by Times Books International

The life of the Buddha and related stories in full-colour cartoon format, co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.

• Gemstones of the Good Dhamma published by BDMS

• The Words of the Buddha published by BDMS

• The Buddha and his Disciples published by BDMS

• How to Protect Yourself from Cults published by BDMS

• Yellow Robe Red Flag published by BDMS

• Stories from Buddhist Lands published by BDMS

• The Broken Buddha published by BDMS

• Sacred Island published by BDMS

• A Guide to Buddhism A to Z published by BDMS

• A Guide to Bodh Gaya published by BDMS

• Mt. Kailash: A Pilgrim's Companion published by BDMS

• To Eat or Not to Eat Meat published by BDMS

• A Pilgrim's Guide to Borobudur published by BDMS

• Vejjavatapada: The Buddhist Physician's Vow published by BDMS

• Nature and the Environment in Early Buddhism published by BDMS

See also

• Shravasti Dhammika quotes

External links and websites Ven. Dhammika maintains

• http://www.bdms.org.sg/ Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society, Ven. Dhammika is the spiritual head of this temple
• http://www.buddhismA2Z.com/ One of his most famous books, in an online format, which gets additions occasionally
• http://www.sdhammika.blogspot.com/ His blog