- BUDDHISM IN A NUTSHELL
- Narada Mahathera
- Copyright 1982, 1995 Buddhist Publication Society
Kandy, Sri Lanka
- DharmaNet Edition 1995
Transcription: Bradford Griffith
Proofreading & Formatting: John Bullitt
PREFACE
Buddhism in a Nutshell first appeared in 1933. Since then several
editions were published by various philanthropic gentlemen for free distribution.
For a fuller exposition of the subjects dealt with here, readers are kindly requested
to read the revised and enlarged edition of The Buddha and His Teachings
published in 1980.
Permission may freely be obtained to reprint or to translate this book.
NARADA
Vajirarama
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
7th May 1982.
CONTENTS:
[01]. The Buddha
[02]. The Dhamma: Is it a
Philosophy?
[03]. Is it a Religion?
[04]. Is Buddhism an Ethical
System?
[05]. Some Salient Features of
Buddhism
[06]. Kamma or the Law of Moral
Causation
[07]. Re-Birth
[08]. Paticca Samuppada
(Dependent Origination)
[09]. Anatta or Soul-lessness
[10]. Nibanna
[11]. The Path to Nibbana
[12]. Appendix:
Mindfulness on Breathing