The Buddha’s Teaching As It Is/ Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
Time of Lecture: Year of 1981
Place of Lecture: Washington Buddhist Vihara
Title of CD: The Buddha’s Teaching As It Is
Date of Publication: March 2008
Introduction to CD: In the fall of 1979, while living at the Washington Buddhist Vihara, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi gave a series of lectures on the fundamental teachings of Early Buddhism. Bhante Gunaratana, at the time the President of the Buddhist Vihara Society, suggested he record the lectures so that the Vihara could distribute them as a set of cassette tapes. In the summer of 1981, Ven. Bodhi recorded his ten lectures in the basement of the Washington Buddhist Vihara, using an ordinary, nonprofessional recorder. An enthusiastic lay supporter had the master copies reproduced in large quantities for expanded distribution. They have continued to be distributed on tape and as CDs for over twenty-five years, and are considered “public domain” for anyone to copy and distribute freely. The one condition is that they must not be sold. The present CD contains the original ten lectures. We recommend that the first time you listen to them, you listen to them in their proper sequence.
Introduction to Lecturer: Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (Jeffrey Block is born on December 10, 1944) is an American Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching 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. Bhikkhu Bodhi is founder of the organization Buddhist Global Relief, which funds projects to fight hunger and to empower women across the world.
