Dr. Bhikkhu Analayo
Faculty
Address
Bhikkhu Anālayo was born in Germany in 1962 and ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. In the year 2000 he completed a Ph.D. thesis on the Satipatthana-sutta at the University of Peradeniya (published by Windhorse in the UK). In the year 2007 he completed a habilitation research at the University of Marburg, in which he compared the Majjhima-nikaya discourses with their Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan counterparts. At present, he is a member of the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg. Besides his academic activities, he regularly teaches meditation.
Books
- Bhikkhunī Ordination from Ancient India to Contemporary Sri Lanka, New Taipei City: Āgama Research Group, 2018. (PDF)
- Buddhapada and the Bodhisattva Path, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 8), Bochum: Projektverlag, 2017 . (PDF)
- A Comparative Study of the Majjhima-nikāya, (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 3), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2011, (2 vols.).1: (PDF) , vol. 2: (PDF)
- Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2015. (PDF)
- Dutch trsl.: Compassie en Leegte, Het Vroegboeddhistische Pad van Meditatie, Asoka Publishers, 2018.
- Korean trsl.: 자비와 공-아날라요 스님의 초기불교 명상 수업, Minjoksa 2018. - The Dawn of Abhidharma, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 2), Hamburg: Hamburg University Press, 2014. (PDF)
- Deepening Insight, Teachings on vedanā in the Early Buddhist Discourses, Washington: Pariyatti, 2021. (PDF)
- Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditions: The Interplay Between Theory and Practice, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2022. (PDF)
- Dīrgha-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 6), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017. (PDF)
- Early Buddhist Meditation Studies, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2017 (PDF).
- Early Buddhist Oral Tradition: Textual Formation and Transmission, Sommerville: Wisdom Publications, 2022.
- Ekottarika-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2016. (PDF)
- The Foundation History of the Nuns' Order, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 6), Bochum: Projektverlag, 2016. (PDF)
- Korean translation: 비구니 승가 설립의 역사, Seoul: Unjusa (운주사), 2022. - From Craving to Liberation – Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses (1), New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2009. (PDF)
reprinted in Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses, Washington: Pariyatti, 2012.
- Asian edition Malaysia: Selangor Buddhist Vipassana Meditation Society, 2009.
- German trsl.: Vom Verlangen zur Befreiung – Exkursionen in die Gedankenwelt der Pāli Lehrreden (1), Herrnschrot: Beyerlein & Steinschulte 2012. (PDF)
- Italian trsl.: Dalla brama alla liberazione, Escursioni nel pensiero del buddhismo antico I, Napoli, Diana Edizioni, 2019. - From Grasping to Emptiness – Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses (2), New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2010. (PDF)
reprinted in Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses, Washington: Pariyatti, 2012.
- Asian edition Malaysia: Selangor Buddhist Vipassana Meditation Society, 2010.
- German trsl.: (in preparation), Herrnschrot: Beyerlein & Steinschulte.
- Italian trsl.: Dall'attacamento al vuoto, Escursioni nel pensiero del buddhismo antico II, Napoli, Diana Edizioni, 2019 . - The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 1), Hamburg: Hamburg University Press, 2010. (PDF)
- Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2020.
- Italian trsl.: Introduzione alla Mindfulness, origini buddhiste ed esercizi pratici, Napoli: Diana Edizioni, 2022. - The Madhyama Āgama (Middle Length Discourses), (ed. and trsl. in collaboration with Marcus Bingenheimer (chief editor) and Rod Bucknell), BDK English Tripiṭaka Series, Berkeley: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2013, vol. 1.
- Madhyama-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 5), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2012. (PDF)
- A Meditator's Life of the Buddha, Based on the Early Discourses, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2017. (PDF)
- Mindfully Facing Climate Change, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2019. (PDF)
- Mindfully Facing Disease and Death, Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2016. (PDF)
- Italian trsl.: La presenza mentale nella malattia e nella morte, Gli insegnamenti degli antichi testi buddhisti, Napoli: Diana Edizioni, 2020. - Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2019. (PDF)
- Mindfulness in Early Buddhism, Characteristics and Functions, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2020.
- Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2013. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 從比較的觀點看念住的實修方法, Taipei: Dharma Drum Corporation, 2020
- German trsl: Satipaṭṭhāna aus der Perspektive des frühen Buddhismus, Herrnschrot: Beyerlein & Steinschulte, 2018.
- Russian trsl.: Перспективы Сатипаттханы. Moscow: Svatan Research Center, 2018. - Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research, Boston: Wisdom, 2018.
- Saṃyukta-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 2), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2015. (PDF)
- Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization, Birmingham: Windhorse, 2003. (PDF)
- Asian editions: Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 2003; Selangor: Buddhist Wisdom Centre, 2006; Taipei: Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, 2011; Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2012.
- Chinese trsl.: 念住: 通往證悟的直接之道, Taiwan: Luminary Institute 2013. (PDF)
- Dutch trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, De directe weg naar bevrijding, Asoka Publishers, 2012.
- French trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, Le chemin direct pour la réalisation, Paris: Éditions Almora.
- German trsl.: Der Direkte Weg der Achtsamkeit, Satipaṭṭhāna, Herrnschrot: Beyerlein & Steinschulte, 2010. (PDF)
- Hungarian trsl.: Szatipatthana - A megvalositas egyenes utja, Budapest Buddhist University, 2007.
- Indonesian trsl.: Satipatthana Jalan Langsung Ke Tujuan, Jakarta Potowa Center, 2012. (PDF)
- Italian trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, il cammino diretto, Frasso Sabino: Santacittarama Edizioni, 2018. (PDF)
- Korean trsl.: 사띠파타나, 깨달음의 길, Meditation Counselling Research Institute, 2014.
- Russian trsl.: Прямой путь к реализации. Основы внимательности. Svatan Research Center, Moscow, 2014.
- Sinhala trsl. (partial): Satiya, Sri Lanka: Nissarana Vanaye, 2003. (PDF)
- Spanish trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, Los Orígenes del Mindfulness, Spain: Editorial Siglantana, 2019.
- Vietnamese trsl. (with unauthorized addition of material): Con Đường Thẳng Tới Chứng Ngộ & Nghiên Cứu Đối Chiếu với các bộ A Hàm, Saigon, Vietnam, 2017. - Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: A Practice Guide, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2018. (PDF)
- Korean trsl. 마음챙김 확립수행, 아날라요 비구의 마음챙김 확립수행, Seoul: Bulkwang 2019.
- Portuguese trsl.: Meditação satipaṭṭhāna, Um Guia Prático, Teresópolis, R J: Lúcida Letra, 2022.
- Russian trsl.: Медитация Сатипаттхана, Moscow: Svatan Research Center, 2020
- Spanish trsl.: Meditación Satipaṭṭhāna, Una Guía Práctica, Spain: Editorial Desclée de Brouwer, 2019. - The Scripture on the Monk Nāgasena, BDK English Tripiṭaka Series, Berkeley: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2021. (PDF)
- Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions, A Historical Perspective, Sommerville: Wisdom Publications, 2021.
- Vinaya Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 7), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017. (PDF)
Articles or Chapters in Books
- "Achtsamkeit aus frühbuddhistischer Sicht" in Achtsamkeit, Ein buddhistisches Konzept erobert die Wissenschaft, mit einem Beitrag S. H. des Dalai Lama, M. Zimmerman et al. (ed.), Bern: Hans Huber Verlag, 2012, 277-290.
- "Bhikṣuṇī Ordination", in Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics, , D. Cozort and J.M. Shields (ed.), 2018, 116–134, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- "Comparing the Tibetan and Chinese Parallels to the Cūḷavedalla-sutta", in International Aspects of Buddhist Culture, L. Shravak and S. Roy (ed.), 2019, 1–36, Hong Kong: The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong.
- "Defying Māra – Bhikkhunīs in the Saṃyukta-āgama", in Women in Early Indian Buddhism: Comparative Textual Studies, A. Collett (ed.), New York: Oxford University Press , 2014, pp. 116–139.
- "The Divine Messengers", in Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Kirindigalle Dhammaratana, S. Ratnayaka (ed.), Colombo: Felicitation Committee, 2007, pp. 15–26. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 巴利與漢譯經典中天使 (Devadūta) 的意涵, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2008, vol. 3
pp. 1–7. - "The Dynamics of Theravāda Insight Meditation", in 佛教禪坐傳統國際學術研討 會論文集, [Buddhist Meditation Traditions: An International Symposium], Kuo-pin Chuang (ed.), Taiwan: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2012, pp. 23–56. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 上座部觀禪的原動力, Dharma Drum Journalof Buddhist Studies, 2010, no. 7 pp. 1–22. - "An Ekottarika-āgama Discourse Without Parallels: From Perception of Impermanence to the Pure Land", in Buddhist Path Buddhist Teachings, Studies in Memory of for L. S. Cousins, Peter Harvey and Naomi Appleton (ed.), 2019, 145–156, Sheffield: Equinox Publishing (also in Buddhist Studies Review, 2018, 35.1/2: 125–134).
- "The Evolution of the Bodhisattva Concept in Early Buddhist Canonical Literature", in The Bodhisattva Ideal, Essays on the Emergence of Mahāyāna, Bhikkhu Ñāṇatusita (ed.), 2013, 165–208, Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society. (based on extracts from The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal)
- "Fa-xian and the Chinese Āgamas", in India on the Silk Route, K. Sheel et al. (ed.), Delhi: Buddhist World Press, 2010, pp. 57–93.
- "The First Absorption (Dhyāna) in Early Indian Buddhism – A Study of Source Material from the Madhyama-āgama", in Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist Meditation Cultural Histories, H. Eifring (ed.), Oslo: Hermes Publishing, 2014, pp. 69–90.
- "The Four Assemblies in Pāli Buddhism", in K Sri Dhammananda, Essays in Honor of his Centenary, Volume 2, Contemporary Perspectives, B.L.W. Khin, V. Samarawickrama, T.H. Soon (ed.) , 2018, 8–17, Selangor: Nalanda Buddhist Society, 2018. (PDF)
- "The Function of Silence in Āgama Literature", in Śāntamatiḥ: Manuscripts for Life: Essays in Memory of Seishi Karashima, N. Kudo (ed.), Tokyo: International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University (forthcoming).
- "Gotama Buddha", in Routledge Handbook of Indian Philosophy, William Edelglass, Pierre-Julien Harter and Sara McClintock (ed.), 2022, (in press), London: Routledge Curzon
- "The Healing Potential of the Awakening Factors in Early Buddhist Discourse", in Buddhism and Medicine, An Anthology of Premodern Sources, C.P. Salguero (ed.), New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 12–19.
- "How the Steps of Mindfulness of Breathing Decreased from Sixteen to Two", in Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Professor K.L. Dhammajoti, T. Endo (ed.), Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong (forthcoming).
- "The Influence of Commentarial Exegesis on the Transmission of Āgama Literature", in Translating Buddhist Chinese, Problems and Prospects, (East Asia Intercultural Studies 3), K. Meisig (ed.), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2010 pp. 1–20.
- Chinese trsl.: 註釋書對阿含經文的影響, Satyābhisamaya, 2009, vol. 48 pp. 1–48. - "Karma and Liberation – The Karajakāya-sutta (AN 10.208) in the Light of its Parallels", in Pāsādikadānaṃ, Festschrift für Bhikkhu Pāsādika, (Indica et Tibetica 52), M. Straube et al. (ed.), Marburg: Indica et Tibetica, 2009, pp. 1–24. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Living in Seclusion and Facing Fear –The Ekottarika-āgama Counterpart to the Bhayabherava-sutta", in Buddhism as a Stronghold of Free Thinking? Social, Ethical and Philosophical Dimensions of Buddhism, S.C.A. Fay and I.M. Bruckner (ed.), Germany, Nuesttal: Edition Unbuntu, 2011, pp. 203–231. (PDF)
- "Meditation Leading to Suicide", in Meditation Sickness, C. P. Salguero (ed.), (forthcoming).
- "Memento Mori: Recollection of Death in Early Buddhist Meditation", in From Local to Global, Papers in Asian History and Culture, K. Sheel, C. Willemen, K. Zysk (ed.), 2017, 581-599, Delhi: Buddhist World Press. (PDF)
- "The Meditative Cultivation of Joy", in Felicitation Volume for Corrado Pensa, C. Neri and F. Sferra (ed.), (forthcoming).
- "Mindfulness in the Pāli Nikāyas", in Buddhist Thought and Applied Psychological Research, K. Nauriyal (ed.), London: Routledge Curzon, 2006, pp. 229–249, (based on extracts from Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization).
- German trsl.: Sati in den Pāli Lehrreden, München: BGM 2007. (PDF) - "Mindfulness 'internally', 'externally', and 'internally and externally' by Lambert Schmithausen", Premasiri Festschrift, D. Mahinda et al. (ed.), (forthcoming).
- "'Mūlasarvāstivādin and Sarvāstivādin': Oral Transmission Lineages of Āgama Texts", in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, 387-426, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation.
- "Outstanding Bhikkhunīs in the Ekottarika-āgama", in Women in Early Indian Buddhism: Comparative Textual Studies, A. Collett (ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 97–115.
- "Perspectives on the Body in Early Buddhist Meditation", in Buddhist Meditative Traditions: Their Origin and Development, Chuang Kuo-pin (ed.), 21–49, 2014, Taipei: Shin Wen Feng Print.
- "Peyāla in the Skandha-saṃyukta, Contraction and Expansion in Textual Transmission", in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, 53-108, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation.
- "A Quantitative Textual Analysis of the Translation Idiom of the Madhyama-āgama (T 26) and the Ekottarika-āgama (T 125)" (in collaboration with Jen-Jou Hung), in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017, pp. 177–196.
- "The Repercussions of Lack of Proper Governance, Described in the Chinese Dīrgha-āgama", in Justice and Statecraft: Ancient Buddhist Ideals Inspiring Contemporary World, D. Mahinda (ed.), 2017, 119–128, Nagananda International Buddhist University (PDF).
- "Sati & Samādhi", in Preserving the Dhamma, Writings in Honor of the Eightieth Birthday of Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Mahā Thera, Y. Rahula (ed.), West Virginia: Bhavana Society, 2007, pp. 89–92, (based on extracts from Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization).
- "The 'School Affiliation' of the Madhyama-āgama", in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), 55–76, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation.
- "The Second Absorption in Early Buddhist Discourse", in Buddhist Meditative Traditions: Dialogue and Comparison, Chuang Kuo-pin (ed.), 2016, pp. 25–58.
- "Teaching and Liberation – Rāhula's Awakening in the Saṃyukta-āgama", in Dharmapravicaya, Aspects of Buddhist Studies, Essays in Honour of N.H. Samtani, ed. L. Shravak and C. Willemen, Delhi: Buddhist World Press, 2012, pp. 1–21.
- "Theravāda Vinaya and bhikkhunī Ordination", in Rules of Engagement, Medieval Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Regulations, S. Andrews, J. Chen, C. Liu, S. Andrews (ed.), 2017, 333–367, Bochum: Projekt Verlag. (PDF)
- "The Three-aṅga Theory in Master Yinshun’s 印順 Scholarship: Assessing the State of Āgama Studies in Twentieth-century China" (in collaboration with S. Travagnin), in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation.
- "Three Chinese Dīrgha-āgama Discourses Without Parallels", in Research on the Dīrgha-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2014, pp. 1–55, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. (PDF)
- "Der Tod aus der Perspektive der frühbuddhistischen Schriften", in Sterben, Tod und Trauer in den Religionen und Kulturen der Welt; Gemeinsamkeiten und Besonderheiten in Theorie und Praxis, C. Elsas (ed.), Hamburg: EB Verlag, 2007, pp. 111–130.
- "Turning the Wheel of Dharma", in Handbook of Ethical Foundations of Mindfulness, S. Stanley, R. Purser, and N. Singh (ed.), 33–49, Cham: Springer, 2018.
- "Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika-āgama, A Study in the Development of Taishō No. 125", in Research on the Ekottarika-āgama (Taishō 125), Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2013,
pp. 1–70, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. (PDF) - "Understanding and Practicing the Ānāpānasati-sutta", in Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness, E. Shonin et al. (ed.), Cham: Springer, 2015, pp. 55–69.
- "Understanding and Practicing the Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta", in Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness, E. Shonin et al. (ed.), Cham: Springer, 2015, pp. 71–88.
- "Understanding Early Buddhist Oral Narrative", in Dharmayātrā, Felicitation Volume in Honour of Ven. Tampalawela Dhammaratna, François Chenet, Mahinda Deegalle, Malini Dias, Xiaoping Dong, Patricia Gaden, Siyan Jin , Godagama Mangala, Bhikkhu Pāsādika, Wei Shan, Siddharth Singh, Bhikkhuni Soun, Bangwei Wang, and François Wang-Toutain (eds.), 1–19. Paris: Éditions Nuvis, 2021/2022 (forthcoming).
- "Views and the Tathāgata – A Comparative Study and Translation of the Brahmajāla in the Chinese Dīrgha-āgama", in Buddhist and Pali Studies in Honour of the Venerable Professor Kakkapalliye Anuruddha, K.L. Dhammajoti et al. (ed.), Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong, 2009, pp. 183–234.
- "Were the Ekottarika-āgama 增壹阿含經 T 125 and the Madhyama-āgama 中阿含經 T 26 Translated by the Same Person? An Assessment on the Basis of Translation Style " (in collaboration with Michael Radich), in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Dhammadinnā (ed.), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017, pp. 209–237.
- "Who said it? Authorship Disagreements between Pāli and Chinese Discourses", in Indica et Tibetica 65, Festschrift für Michael Hahn zum 65. Geburtstag von Freunden und Schülern überreicht, K. Klaus and J. U. Hartmann (ed.), Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 2007, pp. 25–38.
- Chinese trsl.: 誰說的法, 誰說的話--巴利與漢譯經典關於說者的差異, Satyābhisamaya, 2008, vol. 47 pp. 1–23. - "Women's Renunciation in Early Buddhism - The Four Assemblies and the Foundation of the Order of Nuns", in Dignity & Discipline, Reviving Full Ordination for Buddhist Nuns, T. Mohr and J. Tsedroen (ed.), Boston: Wisdom, 2010, pp. 65–97.
- German trsl.: "Die Weltentsagung der Frauen im frühen Buddhismus: Die vier Versammlungen und die Gründung des Nonnenordens", in Mit Würde und Beharrlichkeit, Die Erneuerung buddhistischer Nonnenorden, A. Hubig (trsl.), Berlin: Steinrich, pp. 113–161.
Articles in Journals
- "Abbreviation in the Ekottarika-āgama", Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2022, 25: 61–71. (PDF)
- "Abbreviation in the Madhyama-āgama", Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2021, 24: 23–38. (PDF)
- "Adding Historical Depth to Definitions of Mindfulness", Current Opinion in Psychology, Special Issue on Mindfulness, 2019, 28: 11–14.
- "Āgama and aṅga in the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition", Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016 vol. 3 pp.9–37. pdf
- "Ancient Indian Education and Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.5: 964–969. (PDF)
- "Attitudes Towards Nuns – A Case Study of the Nandakovāda in the Light of its Parallels", (with a contribution by Giuliana Martini) Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2010, vol. 17 pp. 332–400. (PDF)
- "The Ancient Roots of the U Ba Khin Vipassanā Meditation", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka 2006, vol. 4 pp. 259–269. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 烏巴慶內觀禪修之古老根源, (PDF)
- German trsl.: "Die historischen Wurzeln der U Ba Khin Meditation", in Aspekte der Atembetrachtung, München: BGM 2009, pp. 20–30. (PDF) - "The Āneñjasappāya-sutta and its Parallels on Imperturbability and on the Contribution of Insight to the Development of Tranquillity", Buddhist Studies Review, 2009, vol. 26 no. 2 pp. 177–195. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Arahant Ideal in Early Buddhism - The Case of Bakkula", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2007, vol. 8
pp. 1–21. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies) - "Attention and Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.5: 1131–1138.
- "Awakening or Enlightenment? On the Significance of bodhi." Mindfulness, 2021, 12.7: 1653–1658. (PDF)
- "The Bāhiya Instruction and Bare Awareness", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2018, 19: 1–19. (PDF)
- "The Bahudhātuka-sutta and its Parallels on Women’s Inabilities", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2009, vol. 16 pp. 137–190. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Beautiful Eyes Seen with Insight as Bereft of Beauty – Subhā Therī and Her Male Counterpart in the Ekottarika-āgama", The Journal of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 2 pp. 39–53. (PDF)
- "Being Mindful of What is Absent," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.7: 1671–1678. (PDF)
- "Beyond the Limitations of Binary Thinking: Mindfulness and the Tetralemma," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.6: 1410–1417. (PDF)
- "Bhikkhave and Bhikkhu as Gender-inclusive Terminology in Early Buddhist Texts", (in collaboration with Alice Collett), Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2014, vol. 21 pp. 760–797. (PDF)
- "The Bodhisattva and Kassapa Buddha – A Study Based on the Madhyama-āgama Parallel to the Ghaṭikāra-sutta", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2009, vol. 10 pp. 1–33. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Brahmajāla and the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition", Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2014, vol. 17 pp. 41–59. (PDF)
- "The Brahmajāla and the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition (2)", Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2015, vol. 18 pp. 79–94. (PDF)
- "Brahmā's Invitation, The Ariyapariyesanā-sutta in the Light of its Madhyama-āgama Parallel", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2011, vol. 1 pp. 12–38. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- Brahmavihāra and Awakening, A Study of the Dīrgha-āgama Parallel to the Tevijja-sutta", Asian Literature and Translation: A Journal of Religion and Culture, 2015, vol. 3 no. 4: 1–27. (PDF)
- "A Brief Criticism of the 'Two Paths to Liberation' Theory", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, vol. 11 pp. 38–51. (PDF)
- "A Brief History of Buddhist Absorption", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.3: 571–586.
- "The Buddha and His Son", Mindfulness, Special Issue on Mindful Parenting, 2021, forthcoming.
- "The Buddha and Omniscience", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2006, vol. 7 pp. 1–20. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Awakening", Mindfulness, 2021, 12.9: 2141–2148. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Fire Miracles", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 9 pp. 9–42. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Last Meditation in the Dīrgha-āgama", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 15 pp. 1–43. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Past Life as a Princess in the Ekottarika-āgama", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2015, vol. 22 pp. 95–137. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Pre-awakening Practices and Their Mindful Transformation", Mindfulness, 2021, 12.8: 1892–1898. (PDF)
- "The Buddha's Truly Praiseworthy Qualities – According to the Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta and its Chinese Parallel", Journal of the Pali Text Society, 2009, vol. 30 pp. 137–160. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Buddhist Antecedents to the Body Scan Meditation", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.1: 194–202.
- "Canonical Exegesis in the Theravāda Vinaya", (in collaboration with Bhikkhu Brahmāli) Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2017, vol. 24 pp. 225–246. (PDF)
- "Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective – The Evolution of Tales of the Buddha's Past Lives", Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 7 pp. 75–100. (PDF)
(based on an extract from The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal)
- Chinese trsl.: 從對讀觀點看佛典中的「本生經」—佛陀諸多前生故事的演進, ibid. 101–113. - "The Case for Reviving the Bhikkhunī Order by Single Ordination", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2018, 25: 931–962. (PDF)
- "The Case of Sudinna: On the Function of Vinaya Narrative, Based on a Comparative Study of the Background Narration to the First Pārājika Rule", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2012, vol. 19 pp. 396–438. (PDF)
- "The Centrality of Mindfulness-related Meditations in Early Buddhist Discourse", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.8: 1935–1942 .
- "The Challenge of Pain", Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 11–20. (PDF)
- "Channa's Suicide in the Saṃyukta-āgama", Buddhist Studies Review, 2010, vol. 27 no. 2 pp. 125–137.
- "The Chinese Madhyama-āgama and the Pāli Majjhima-nikāya - In the Footsteps of Thich Minh Chau", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, vol. 9 pp. 1–21. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Chinese Parallels to the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta (1)", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 3 pp. 12–46. (PDF)
- "The Chinese Parallels to the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta (2)", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2013, vol. 5 pp. 9–41. (PDF)
- "The Chinese Version of the Dantabhūmi Sutta", Buddhist Studies Review, 2006, vol. 23 no. 1 pp. 5–19. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Chos sbyin gyi mdo, Bhikṣuṇī Dharmadinnā ves Her Wisdom", Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2011, vol. 24 pp. 3–33. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)Pro
- "Clear Knowing and Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.4: 862–871.
- "Clearing the Path Continues: Notes on Ñāṇavīra Thera’s 'Notes on Dhamma'," Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 18.
- "Comparative Notes on the Madhyama-āgama", Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2007, vol. 2 pp. 33–56. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 《中阿含》比較研究摘要, ibid. pp. 1–32. - "Compassion in the Āgamas and Nikāyas", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 16 pp. 1–31 (PDF).
- "Consciousness and Dependent Arising", Insight Journal, 46: 55–63. (PDF)
- Italian trsl. “Coscienza e genesi dipendente” - "Confronting Racism with Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.10: : 2283–2297.
- "The Conversion of Aṅgulimāla in the Saṃyukta-āgama", Buddhist Studies Review, 2008, vol. 25 no. 2 pp. 135–148.
- "The Conversion of the Brahmin Sela in the Ekottarika-āgama", Thai International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2011, vol. 2
pp. 37–56. (PDF) - "Correspondence Table for Parallels to the Discourses of the Majjhima Nikāya: Toward a Revision of Akanuma's Comparative Catalogue", (in collaboration with Rod Bucknell), Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2006, vol. 4 pp. 215–243. (PDF)
- "Craving and dukkha", Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 35–42. (PDF)
- "The Cullavagga on Bhikkhunī Ordination", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2015, vol. 22 pp. 401–448. (PDF)
reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia, Selangor 2016. (PDF) - "Dabba's Self-cremation in the Saṃyukta-āgama", Buddhist Studies Review, 2012, vol. 29 no. 2 pp. 153–174.
- "The Dangers of Mindfulness: Another Myth?" Mindfulness, 2021, 12.12: 2890–2895. (PDF)
- "Debate with a Sceptic – The Dīrgha-āgama Parallel to the Pāyāsi-sutta (1)", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 13 pp. 1–26. (PDF)
- Debate with a Sceptic – The Dīrgha-āgama Parallel to the Pāyāsi-sutta (2)", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, vol. 14 pp. 1–27. (PDF)
- "Definitions of Right Concentration in Comparative Perspective", Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2019, 5: 9–39. (PDF)
- "Dependent Arising", Insight Journal, 2020, 46: 1–8. (PDF)
- "The Development of Insight – A Study of the U Ba Khin Vipassanā Meditation Tradition as Taught by S.N. Goenka in Comparison with Insight Teachings in the Early Discourses", Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2011, vol. 6 pp. 151–174. (PDF)
- "The Development of the Pāli Udāna Collection", Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2009, vol. 37 pp. 39–72. (PDF)
- "Dimensions of the 'Body' in Tranquility Meditation", Mindfulness, 2021, 12.10: 2388–2393. (PDF)
- Discourse Merger in the Ekottarika-āgama (1), The Parallel to the Bhaddāli-sutta and the Latukikopama-sutta, Together with Notes on the Chinese Translation of the Collection", Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015 vol. 2 pp 5–35. (PDF)
- "Discourse Merger in the Ekottarika-āgama (2), The Parallels to the Kakacūpama-sutta and the Alagaddūpama-sutta" , Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014/2015, vol. 12 pp. 63–90. (PDF)
- "Early Buddhist Oral Transmission and the Problem of Accurate Source Monitoring", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.12: 2715–2724.
- "Education and Mindfulness: An Early Buddhist Contribution to the Ongoing Dialogue", Mindfulness, 2022, 13.
- "Early Buddhist Mindfulness and Memory, the Body, and Pain", Mindfulness, 2016, 7.6: 1271–1280.
- "Effects of Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) Training Are Equally Beneficial for Mothers and Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or With Intellectual Disabilities", (in collaboration with Nirbhay N. Singh, G.E. Lancioni, B.T. Karazsia, R.E. Myers, and Y.-S. Hwang), Frontiers in Psychology, 10.385: 1–13.
- "The Ekottarika-āgama Parallel to the Saccavibhaṅga-sutta and the Four (Noble) Truths", Buddhist Studies Review, 2006, vol. 23 no. 2 pp. 145–153.
- "The Emphasis on the Present Moment in the Cultivation of Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.3: 571–581. (PDF)
- "Energy Practices and Mindfulness Meditation", (in collaboration with Christiane Steffens-Dhaussy, Fred Gallo, and Dawn Scott) Mindfulness, 2022, 13.
- "Ethical Dimensions of Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Thought", The Humanist Psychologist (forthcoming).
- "Exemplary Qualities of a Monastic – The Saṃyukta-āgama Counterpart to the Mahāgopālaka-sutta and the Need of Balancing Inner Development with Concern for Others", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, vol. 1 pp. 1–23. (PDF)
- "Exploring Satipaṭṭhāna in Study and Practice", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 10 pp. 73–95. (PDF) Chinese German
- "External Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.7: 1632–1646.
- "The First Saṅgīti and Theravāda Monasticism", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 4 pp. 2–17. (PDF)
- "The Five 'Fingers' of Name", Insight Journal, 2020, 46: 27–36. (PDF)
Italian trsl: http://agamaresearch.dila.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Le-cinque-dita-del-nome.pdf - "Food and Insight", Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 1–10. (PDF)
- "The Four Assemblies and Theravāda Buddhism", The Mahā Bodhi, 2015, 122: 13-21. (PDF)
- "Global Concerns and Local Requirements in the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy", 元智全球在地文化報, 2013, vol. 36 pp. 2–3. (PDF)
- "The Going Forth of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī in T 60", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2016, vol. 23 pp. 1–31. (PDF)
- "A Gradual Entry Into Emptiness – Depicted in the Early Buddhist Discourses", Thai International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 3 pp. 25–56. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies) (PDF)
- "The Gradual Path of Training in the Dīrgha-āgama, From Sense-restraint to Imperturbability", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies 2016, vol. 17 pp. 1-24 (PDF).
- "The Gurudharma on Bhikṣuṇī Ordination in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition", (in collaboration with Jampa Tsedroen), Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2013, vol. 20 pp. 743–774. (PDF)
- "Healing in Early Buddhism", Buddhist Studies Review, 2015, vol. 32 no. 1 pp. 19–33.
- "Hearing, Reflection, and Cultivation: Relating the Three Types of Wisdom to Mindfulness," Religions, 2021, 21.441: 1–12. (PDF)
- "Heart Rate Variability, Mindfulness of Breathing, and Religious Identity," (in collaboration with Oleg Medvedev) Mindfulness, 2022, 13.1: 54–56.
- "The Historical Value of the Pāli Discourses", Indo-Iranian Journal, 2012, vol. 55 pp. 223–253.
- "The Hīnayāna Fallacy", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 6 pp. 9–31. (PDF)
- "How Compassion Became Painful", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2017, vol. 14 pp. 85–113. (PDF)
- "How Mindfulness Came to Plunge Into Its Objects", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.6: 1181–1185. (PDF)
- "Immeasurable Meditations and Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.12: 2620–2628. (PDF)
- "The Influxes and Mindful Eating", Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 31–42. (PDF)
- "In the Seen Just the Seen: Mindfulness and the Construction of Experience", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.1: 179–184. (PDF)
- "The Insight Knowledge of Fear and Adverse Effects of Mindfulness Practices", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.10: 2172–2185. (PDF)
- "An Inspired Utterance on Annihilation", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 7.1: 1–13. (PDF)
- "The Interplay Between Meditation Theory and Practice", Insight Journal, 2021, 47: 131–137. (PDF)
- "Karma and Female Birth", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2014, vol. 21 pp. 109–153. (PDF)
- "Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.2: 318–325.
- "The Legal Consequences of pārājika", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, vol. 5 pp. 1–22 (reissued 2019 in the 10th Anniversary Special Edition of the same journal). (PDF)
- "The Legality of Bhikkhunī Ordination", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Special 20th Anniversary Issue, D. Keown and C. Prebish (ed.), 2013, vol. 20 pp. 310–333. (PDF)
- reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia: Selangor Buddhist Vipassanā Meditation Society, 2013; and New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2014. (PDF)
- German trsl. Bhikkhunī Ordination, München: BGM, 2015. (PDF) - "Levitation in Early Buddhist Discourse", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, vol. 10 pp. 11–26. (PDF)
- "The Lion's Roar in Early Buddhism – A Study based on the Ekottarika-āgama parallel to the Cūḷasīhanāda-sutta", Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2009, vol. 22 pp. 3–23. (PDF)
- “The Luminous Mind in Theravāda and Dharmaguptaka Discourses”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2017, vol. 13 pp. 10–51. PDF
- "The Mahācattārīsaka-sutta in the Light of its Parallels – Tracing the Beginnings of Abhidharmic Thought", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2010, vol. 8 pp. 59–93. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Mahāpajāpatī’s Going Forth in the Madhyama-āgama", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2011, vol. 18 pp. 268–317. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "On the Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya-sutta", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 20: 143–157. (PDF)
- "Mahāyāna in the Ekottarika-āgama", Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013 vol. 1 pp. 5–43. (PDF)
- "Maitreya and the Wheel-turning King", Asian Literature and Translation: A Journal of Religion and Culture, 2014, vol. 2 no. 7 pp. 1–29. (PDF)
- "The Mass Suicide of Monks in Discourse and Vinaya Literature", (with an addendum by Richard Gombrich), Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 7 pp. 11–55. (PDF)
- "Meditation on the Breath: Mindfulness and Focussed Attention", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.8: 1684–1691. (PDF)
- "Meditation Maps, Attainment Claims, and the Adversities of Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.9: 2102–2112.
- "Mindfulness Enhances Episodic Memory Performance: Evidence from a Multimethod Investigation" (in collaboration with K. Brown, R.M. Ryan, R. Goodman), PLoS ONE, 2016, 11(4): e0153309.
- "Mindfulness Constructs in Early Buddhism and Theravāda: Another Contribution to the Memory Debate", Mindfulness, 2018, 9.4: 1047–1051. (PDF)
- "Mindfulness in Early Buddhism", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka 2013, vol. 11 pp. 147–174. (PDF)
- "Mindfulness of Breathing in the Saṃyukta-āgama", Buddhist Studies Review, 2007, vol. 24 no. 2 pp. 137–150.
- German trsl.: "Atembetrachtung im Saṃyukta-āgama", in Aspekte der Atembetrachtung, München: BGM 2009, pp. 3–19. (PDF) - "Mindfulness-Based Interventions and the Four satipaṭṭhānas", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.4: 611–615. (PDF)
- "The Mind-made Body and Levitation: A Brief Clarification", Annali di Ca’ Foscari, Serie Orientale, 2021, 57: 7–8. (PDF)
- "Miracle-working Nuns in the Ekottarika-āgama", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 16 pp. 1–27 (PDF).
- "Monitoring and Acceptance: Key Dimensions in Establishing Mindfulness," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.8: 1901–1906. (PDF)
- "The Myth of McMindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.2: 472–479.
- "A Note on the Term Theravāda", Buddhist Studies Review, 2013, vol. 30 no. 2 pp. 216–235.
- "On the Five Aggregates (1) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 1 to 32", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 11 pp. 1–61. (PDF)
- "On the Five Aggregates (2) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 256 to 272", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, vol. 12 pp. 1–69. (PDF)
- "On the Five Aggregates (3) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 59 to 87", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, vol. 13 pp. 1–65. (PDF)
- "On the Five Aggregates (4) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 33 to 58", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 14 pp. 1–71. (PDF)
- "On the Five Aggregates (5) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 103 to 110", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 15 pp. 1–64. (PDF)
- "Once again on Bakkula", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, vol. 11 pp. 1–28. (PDF)
- "Once again on Mindfulness and Memory", Mindfulness, 2018, vol. 9 no. 1 pp. 1–6. (PDF)
- "On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, vol. 3 pp. 1–20. (PDF)
- reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia, Selangor, 2014, and New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2015. (PDF)
- German trsl. Bhikkhunī Ordination, München: BGM, 2015. (PDF) - "On the Supposedly Liberating Function of the First Absorption", Buddhist Studies Review, 2016, vol. 33.1/2 pp. 271–280.
- "On Time", Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 11–20. (PDF)
- "On the Two Paths Theory: Replies to Criticism", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2018, 15: 1–22. (PDF)
- "Open Monitoring and Mindfulness ", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.7: 1437–1442. (PDF)
- "The Opening Debate in the Milindapañha", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 7.2: 15–27. (PDF)
- "Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, Other Mnemonic Techniques, And the Oral Performance Context", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2007, vol. 3 pp. 5–33. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl. (extract): "巴利口誦傳統的形式與功能", in 第一屆 巴利學與佛教學 術研討會, Taiwan: 南華大學世界禪學研究中心, 2006, pp. 1–9. - "Overeating and Mindfulness in Ancient India", Mindfulness, 9.5: 1648–1654. (PDF)
- "Paccekabuddhas in the Isigili-sutta and its Ekottarika-āgama Parallel", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, vol. 6 pp. 5–36. (PDF)
- "Pārājika Does Not Necessarily Entail Expulsion", Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2019, 22: 3–8. (PDF)
- "The Potential of Facing Anger with Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 9.6: 1966–1972. (PDF)
- "The Potential of Pleasant Feelings", Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 1–11. (PDF)
- "Pratyekabuddhas in the Ekottarika-āgama", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 8 pp. 10–27. (PDF)
- "Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness – The Acrobat Simile in the Saṃyukta-āgama", Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 2 pp. 1–23. (PDF)
- "Purification in Early Buddhist Discourse and Buddhist Ethics", Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2012, vol. 40 pp. 67–97. (PDF)
- "Qualities of a True Recluse (Samaṇa) –According to the Samaṇamaṇḍikā-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama Parallel", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2009, vol. 7 pp. 153–184. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Qualities Pertinent to Awakening: Bringing Mindfulness Home", Mindfulness, 2022, forthcoming.
- "On Rādha and Views ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 111 to 138 (Fascicle 6)", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 17 pp. 1–42. (PDF)
- "Rebirth and the Gandhabba", Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, vol. 1 pp. 91–105. (PDF)
- "Rebirth and the West", Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 55–64. (PDF)
- "Reflections on Comparative Āgama Studies", Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2008, vol. 21 pp. 3–21. (PDF)
- "Relating Equanimity to Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2021, 12.11: 2635–2644. (PDF)
- "Remembering with Wisdom Is Not Intrinsic to All Forms of Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2018, 9.6: 1987–1990. (PDF)
- "The Revival of the Bhikkhunī Order and the Decline of the Sāsana", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2013, vol. 20 pp. 110–193. (PDF)
- "Right View and the Scheme of the Four Truths in Early Buddhism, The Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Sammādiṭṭhi-sutta and the Simile of the Four Skills of a Physician", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2011, vol. 7 pp. 11–44. (PDF)
- "The Robes of a bhikkhunī" (in collaboration with Oskar von Hinüber), Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka 2016, vol. 13 pp. 79–90 (PDF).
- "The Role of Brahmā in Pāli Discourses", The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities, 2004, vol. 29/30 pp. 157–166.
- "The Role of Mindfulness in the Cultivation of Absorption", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.11: 2341–2351. (PDF)
- "Saccaka's Challenge – A Study of the Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Cūḷasaccaka-sutta in Relation to the Notion of Merit Transfer", Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2010, vol. 23 pp. 39–70. (PDF)
- "Śakra and the Destruction of Craving – A Case Study in the Role of Śakra in Early Buddhism", Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2011, vol. 12 pp. 157–176. (PDF)
- "The Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Sāleyyaka-sutta", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2006, vol. 13 pp. 1–22. (PDF)
- "The Scope of Free Inquiry - According to the Vīmaṃsaka-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama Parallel", Rivista di Studi Sudasiatici, 2010, vol. 4 pp. 7–20. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "Selected Madhyama-āgama Discourse Passages and their Pāli Parallels", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 19: 1–61. (PDF)
- "The Seven Stages of Purification in Comparative Perspective", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2005, vol. 3 pp. 126–138. (PDF)
- "Sarah Shaw: Mindfulness: Where it Comes from and What it Means", Mindfulness, 2020, 11.8: 2035–2037. (PDF)
- "Situating Mindfulness, Part 1: Early Buddhism and Scientific Research in Psychology," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.3: 577–583. (PDF)
- "Situating Mindfulness, Part 2: Early Buddhist Soteriology," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.4: 855–862. (PDF)
- "Situating Mindfulness, Part 3: Unmasking Buddhism?," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.5: 1136–1143.
- "On the Six Sense-spheres (1) ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 188 to 229 (Fascicle 8)", Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 18 pp. 1–61. (PDF)
- "On the Six Sense-spheres (2) ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 230 to 249", Satyābhisamaya, 2019, 88: 75–131. (PDF)
- "On the Six Sense-spheres (3) ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 250 to 255", Satyābhisamaya, 2019, 90: 139–187. (PDF)
- "The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant, According to the Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2008, vol. 15 pp. 241–277. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Sixteen Steps of Mindfulness of Breathing in Three Vinayas", Anvesana, 2016, pp. 10–25.
- "The Sixty-two Views – A Comparative Study", Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2010, vol. 5 pp. 23–42, (based on extracts from "Views and the Tathāgata"). (PDF)
- "Skill in Means and Mindfulness," Mindfulness, Special Issue on Compassion and Skillful Means, 2022, 13.
- "Some Pāli Discourses in the Light of Their Chinese Parallels", Buddhist Studies Review, 2005, vol. 22 no. 1 pp. 1–14. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 他山之石可以攻錯 (1)─借助四阿含解讀巴利經典, Satyābhisamaya, 2007, vol. 42 pp. 115–134. - "Some Pāli Discourses in the Light of Their Chinese Parallels (2)", Buddhist Studies Review, 2005, vol. 22 no. 2 pp. 93–105. (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 他山之石可以攻錯 (2)─借助四阿含解讀巴利經典, Satyābhisamaya, 2008, vol. 43 pp. 23–42. - "Some Renditions of the Term Tathāgata in the Chinese Āgamas" Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2017, vol. 20 pp. 11–21. (PDF).
- "Structural Aspects of the Majjhima-nikāya", Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2010, vol. 38 pp. 35–70. (PDF)
- "Summaries of the Dharma, A Translation of Dīrgha-āgama Discourse no. 12", Asian Literature and Translation: A Journal of Religion and Culture, 2013, vol. 1 no. 6 pp. 1–14. (PDF)
- "Somatics of Early Buddhist Mindfulness", Mindfulness, 2020, 11: forthcoming.
- "The Tale of King Ma(k)hādeva in the Ekottarika-āgama and the Cakravartin Motif", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2011, vol. 9 pp. 43–77. (PDF)
- "The Tale of King Nimi in the Ekottarika-āgama ", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2012, vol. 10 pp. 69–94. (PDF)
- "A Task for Mindfulness: Facing Climate Change", Mindfulness, 2019, 10.9: 1926–1935. (PDF)
- Italian trsl.: "Un compito per la presenza mentale: affrontare il cambiamento climatico", Āgama Research Group, 2019
- Portuguese trsl.: "Uma Tarefa de Atenção Plena (Mindfulness): Enfrentar a Mudança Climática." Āgama Research Group, 2022 - "Teaching the Abhidharma in the Heaven of the Thirty-three, The Buddha and His Mother", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2012, vol. 2 pp. 9–35. (PDF)
- "Teachings to Lay Disciples – The Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Anāthapiṇḍikovāda-sutta", Buddhist Studies Review, 2010, vol. 27 no. 1 pp. 3–14.
- "Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns' Order – A Critical Evaluation", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2008, vol. 6 pp. 105–142. (PDF)
- "The Treaties on the Path to Liberation (解脫道論) and the Visuddhimagga", Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2009, vol. 4 pp. 1–15, (based on extracts from "Vimuttimagga"). (PDF)
- Chinese trsl.: 《解脫道論》與《清淨道論》, ibid. pp. 16–28. - "The Underlying Tendencies", Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 21–30. (PDF)
- "Vakkali's Suicide in the Chinese Āgamas", Buddhist Studies Review, 2011, vol. 28 no. 2 pp. 155–170.
- "The Validity of bhikkhunī Ordination by bhikkhus Only, According to the Pāli Vinaya", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2017, vol. 12 pp. 9–25. (PDF)
- "The Vekhanassa-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama Parallel - A Case Study in the Transmission of the Pāli Discourses", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2007, vol. 5 pp. 89–104. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "The Verses on an Auspicious Night, Explained by Mahākaccāna – A Study and Translation of the Chinese Version", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, vol. 4 pp. 5–27. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies) .
- "The Vessantara-Jātaka and Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Narrative", Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, vol. 11 pp. 11–37. (PDF)
- "The Vicissitudes of Memory and Early Buddhist Oral Transmission", Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2009, vol. 5 pp. 5–19. (PDF)
- "On Views and Penetrative Knowledge ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 139 to 187 (Fascicle 7)”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, vol. 17 pp. 43–100. (PDF)
- "'Visions of the Buddha': A Critical Reply," Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 18: 1‒36. (PDF)
- "Visualization in Early Buddhism," Mindfulness, 2022, 13.
- "What the Buddha would not do, According to the Bāhitika-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama parallel", Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2007, vol. 14 pp. 153–179. (PDF) (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)
- "What About Neutral Feelings?", Insight Journal, 2017, 43: 1–10. (PDF)
- "Why Be Mindful of Feelings?" Contemporary Buddhism, Special Issue: Knowing How it Feels: The Definition, Practice, and Psychology of vedanā, 2018, 19.1: 47–53.
- "Women in Early Buddhism”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 16: 33–76. (PDF)
- "諸部《阿含經》中的「受」[Feeling (vedanā) in the Āgamas]", 香光莊嚴, 2011, vol. 106 pp. 88–101.
Encyclopedia Entries
In the list below, BEB stands for Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism, J. Silk (ed.),Leiden: Brill; EB stands for Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, W.G. Weeraratne (ed.), Sri Lanka: Department of Buddhist Affairs; EIR stands for Encyclopedia of Indian Religions, A. Sharma (ed.), Dordrecht: Springer; ESR stands for Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions, A.L.C. Runehov & L. Oviedo (ed.), Dordrecht: Springer; and OBB for Oxford Bibliographies in Buddhism, R. Payne et al. (ed.)., New York: Oxford University Press.
- "Āgama/Nikāya", in BEB, 2015, vol. 1 pp. 50-59.
- "Anāgāmin", in EIR, 2017, pp. 99–101.
- "Anattā", in ESR, 2013, pp. 96–98.
- "Anicca", in EIR, 2017, pp. 127–129.
- "Arahant", in EIR, 2017, pp. 138–144.
- "Asceticism (Buddhist)", in EIR, 2017, pp. 161–164.
- "Avijjā", in EIR, 2017, pp. 202–205.
- "Awakening", in ESR, 2013, pp.183–185.
- "Bhāvanā", in EIR, 2017, pp. 228–230.
- "Bodhisattva Ideal", in ESR, 2013, pp. 275–277.
- "Brahmā", in EIR, 2017, pp. 268–270.
- "Brahmā, Śakra, and Māra", in BEB, 2018, 85–91.
- "Buddhist Canonical Literature", in ESR, 2013, pp. 297–300.
- "Buddhist Meditation Practices", in ESR, 2013, pp. 300–302.
- "Chinese Āgamas", in OBB, 2017, DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780195393521-0250
- "Consciousness", in ESR, 2013, pp. 473–475.
- "Craving", in EIR, 2017, pp. 332–334..
- "Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta", in EIR, 2017, pp. 372–374.
- "Dependent Arising", in ESR, 2013, pp. 608–610.
- "Dukkha", in ESR, 2013, pp. 647–649.
- "Earth, Buddhism", in EIR, 2017, pp. 417–419.
- "God and Devil in Buddhism", in ESR 2013, pp. 952–954 .
- "Hindrances", in ESR 2013, pp. 987–989.
- "Iddhi", in EIR, 2017, pp. 573–575.
- "Impermanence", in ESR 2013, pp. 1044–1046.
- "Insight", in EIR, 2017, pp. 578–581.
- "Jarā-maraṇa", in EIR, 2017, pp. 585–587.
- "Karma", in ESR 2013, pp. 1119–1121.
- "Liberation", in EIR, 2017, pp. 696–701.
- "Māra", in EIR, 2017, pp. 749–751.
- "Mind, Buddhism", in EIR, 2017, pp. 779–781.
- "Mindfulness", in ESR, 2013, pp. 1323–1325.
- "Nāma-rūpa", in EIR, 2017, pp. 802–804.
- "Nimitta", in EB, 2003, vol. 7 no. 1 pp. 177–179. (PDF)
- "Oral Transmission", in EIR, 2017, pp. 820–822.
- "Rāga", in EB, 2005, vol. 7 no. 3 pp. 478–481. (PDF)
- "Rathavinīta Sutta", in EB, 2005, vol. 7 no. 3 pp. 518–520. (PDF)
- "Sakadāgāmi", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 626–627. (PDF)
- "Sakadāgāmin", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1029–1031.
- "Sakkāyadiṭṭhi", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 641–644. (PDF)
- "Samādhi", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 650–655. (PDF)
- "Sāmaññaphala Sutta", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 665–667. (PDF)
- "Samatha", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1038–1041.
- "Samatha & Vipassanā", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 673–675. (PDF)
- "Sammādiṭṭhi", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 675–679. (PDF)
- "Sampajañña", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 682–683. (PDF)
- "Saṅkhāra", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 732–737. (PDF)
- "Saṅkhāra", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1045–1048.
- "Santuṭṭhi", in EB, 2006, vol. 7 no. 4 pp. 755–756. (PDF)
- "Sati", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 7–12. (PDF)
- "Satipaṭṭhāna", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 12–15. (PDF)
- "Satipaṭṭhāna", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1089–1092.
- "Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 15–18. (PDF)
- "Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta", in OBB, 2016, DOI 10.1093/OBO/9780195393521-0217.
- "Sotāpanna", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1126–1129.
- "Sotāpatti", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 141–144. (PDF)
- "Suicide", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 161–164. (PDF)
- "Sukha", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 164–168. (PDF)
- "Śūnyatā", in EB, 2007, vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 194–200. (PDF)
- "Taṇhā", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 244–250. (PDF)
- "Tathāgata", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 277–283. (PDF)
- "Tathāgata", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1184–1186.
- "Tevijjavacchagotta Sutta", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 302–303. (PDF)
- "Thīna-middha", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 325–326. (PDF)
- "Truths, Four Noble", in ESR 2013, pp. 2307–2309.
- "Tuṇhībhāva", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 372–373. (PDF)
- "U Ba Khin", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 373–374. (PDF)
- "Udāna", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 375–384. (PDF)
- "Uddesavibhaṅga Sutta", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 389–390. (PDF)
- "Uddhaccakukkucca", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 390–393. (PDF)
- "Upādāna", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 402–408. (PDF)
- "Upakkilesa Sutta", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 420–422. (PDF)
- "Upekkhā", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 442–449. (PDF)
- "Uttarakuru", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 460–461. (PDF)
- "Uttarimanussadhamma", in EB, 2008, vol. 8 no. 2 pp. 462–465. (PDF)
- "Vācā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 466–467. (PDF)
- "Vacīkamma", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 468–470. (PDF)
- "Vammika Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 494. (PDF)
- "Vāseṭṭha Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 494–496. (PDF)
- "Vatthūpama Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 512–513. (PDF)
- "Vedanā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 513–517. (PDF)
- "Vedanānupassanā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 517–521. (PDF)
- "Veramaṇī", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 522–525. (PDF)
- "Vesārajja", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 540–541. (PDF)
- "Veyyākaraṇa", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 549–554. (PDF)
- "Vibhajjavāda", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 556–558. (PDF)
- "Vibhava", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 558–560. (PDF)
- "Vibhavataṇhā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 560–561. (PDF)
- "Vicikicchā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 561–564. (PDF)
- "Vihesā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 597–598. (PDF)
- "Vihiṃsā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 599–600. (PDF)
- "Vijjacaraṇa", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 601–605. (PDF)
- "Vīmaṃsā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 607–609. (PDF)
- "Vīmaṃsaka Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 609–610. (PDF)
- "Vimokkha", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 611–613. (PDF)
- "Vimuttāyatana", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 613–615. (PDF)
- "Vimutti", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 615–622. (PDF)
- "Vimuttimagga", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 622–632. (PDF)
- "Vinaya", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 647–650. (PDF)
- "Viññāṇa", in EIR, 2017, pp. 1349–1351.
- "Viññāṇañcāyatana", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 667–668. (PDF)
- "Vipāka", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 669–671. (PDF)
- "Vipassanā", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 672–681. (PDF)
- "Vipassanāñāṇa", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 681–686. (PDF)
- "Virāga", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 688–690. (PDF)
- "Viriya", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 691–695. (PDF)
- "Vitakka", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 712–716. (PDF)
- "Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta ", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 717–718. (PDF)
- "Vivāda", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 718–720. (PDF)
- "Viveka", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 720–722. (PDF)
- "Vohāra", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 723–725. (PDF)
- "Vossagga", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 725–728. (PDF)
- "Vyāpāda", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 728–732. (PDF)
- "War and Peace", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 733–739. (PDF)
- "Waxing Syllables", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 740–741. (PDF)
- "Women in Buddhism", in ESR 2013, pp. 2347–2349.
- "Writing", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 764–768. (PDF)
- "Yamakapāṭihāriya", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 776–777. (PDF)
- "Yāna", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 778–780. (PDF)
- "Yañña", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 780–782. (PDF)
- "Yasa", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 783–784. (PDF)
- "Yathābhūtañāṇadassana", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 791–797. (PDF)
- "Yinshun", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 797–798. (PDF)
- "Yodhājīva Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 798–799. (PDF)
- "Yoga", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 799–802. (PDF)
- "Yona", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 807–808. (PDF)
- "Yonisomanasikāra", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 809–815. (PDF)
- "Yuganaddha Sutta", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 815–817. (PDF)
- "Zeng-yi A-han", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 822–827. (PDF)
- "Zhong A-han", in EB, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 827–830. (PDF)