Publications by Bhikkhu Anālayo

Bhikkhu Anālayo’s genius is, in part, to [analyze] the terse, sometimes obscure language of the Buddha’s discourses and reveal them as fresh, practical guidance for contemporary meditators.

-Guy Armstrong

Books

1)    Abiding in Emptiness: A Guide for Meditative Practice, New York: Wisdom Publications, 2024.

2)    Bhikkhunī Ordination from Ancient India to Contemporary Sri Lanka / භික්ෂුණී පැවිද්දපුරාණ ඉන්දියාවේ පටන් වර්තමාන ශ්‍රී ලංකාව දක්වා, New Taipei City: Āgama Research Group, 2018. download
– Italian trsl.: L’ordinazione monastica delle bhikkhunī: dall’India antica allo Sri Lanka contemporaneo (in preparation).
– Myanmar trsl.: ဘိက္ခုနီဥပသမ္ပဒါပြုခြင်း ရှေးခေတ်အိန္ဒိယမှသည် မျက်မှောက်ခေတ်သီရိလင်္ကာသို့, New Taipei City: Āgama Research Group, 2023. download
– Thai trsl.: การอุปสมบทภิกษุณีจากอินเดียยุคโบราณจนถึงศรีลังกาในยุคปัจจุบัน (in preparation).

3)    Buddhapada and the Bodhisattva Path, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 8), Bochum: Projektverlag, 2017. download

4)    A Comparative Study of the Majjhima-nikāya(Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 3), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2011 (2 vols.), 1: download, 2: download

5)    Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2015. download
– Dutch trsl.: Compassie en Leegte, Het Vroegboeddhistische Pad van Meditatie, Asoka Publishers, 2018.
– German trsl.: Mitgefühl und Leerheit in der früh-buddhistischen Meditation, Berlin: Edition Steinreich. download
– Korean trsl.: 자비와 공-아날라요 스님의 초기불교 명상 수업, Seoul: Minjoksa, 2018.
– Spanish trsl.: Prácticas de Meditación: Compasión y Vacuidad, Editorial Siglantana, 2021.

6)    Daughters of the Buddha, Teachings by Ancient Indian Women, Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2022.

7)    The Dawn of Abhidharma, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 2), Hamburg: Hamburg University Press, 2014. download

8)    Deepening Insight, Teachings on vedanā in the Early Buddhist Discourses, Washington: Pariyatti, 2021. download
– Italian trsl.: Vedanā e visione penetrante: la sensazione secondo il buddhismo antico, Napoli: Diana Edizioni (in preparation).

9)    Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditions: The Interplay Between Theory and Practice, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2022. download

10) Dīrgha-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 6), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017. download

11) Early Buddhist Meditation Studies, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2017 download.

12) Early Buddhist Oral Tradition: Textual Formation and Transmission, Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2022.

13) Ekottarika-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 4), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2016. download

14) Facets of Mindfulness: Collected Studies, New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 2025 (forthcoming).

15) The Foundation History of the Nuns’ Order, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 6), Bochum: Projektverlag, 2016. download
– Korean trsl.: 비구니 승가 설립의 역사, Seoul: Unjusa (운주사), 2022.

16) From Craving to Liberation – Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses (1), New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2009, (collection of revised articles originally published in the Encyclopaedia of Buddhism). download
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.    download
– Italian trsl.: Dalla brama alla liberazione, Escursioni nel mondo di pensiero del buddhismo antico I, Napoli, Diana Edizioni, 2019. download

17) From Grasping to Emptiness – Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses (2), New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2010, (collection of revised articles originally published in the Encyclopaedia of Buddhism). download
reprinted in Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses, Washington: Pariyatti, 2012.
– Asian edition Malaysia: Selangor Buddhist Vipassana Meditation Society, 2010.
– Italian trsl.: Dall’attacamento al vuoto, Escursioni nel pensiero del buddhismo antico II, Napoli, Diana Edizioni, 2019. download

18) The Genesis of the Bodhisattva Ideal, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 1), Hamburg: Hamburg University Press, 2010. download

19) Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2020. download
– Durch trsl.: Kennismaken met Mindfulness, Boeddhistische Achtergronden en praktische Oefeningen, Waarbeke: Asoka Publishers, 2023
– Italian trsl.: Introduzione alla Mindfulness, origini buddhiste ed esercizi pratici, Napoli: Diana Edizioni, 2022.
– Russian trsl.: Введение в практику внимательного наблюдения, Издательство Ганга, Москва, 2023.

20) The Madhyama Āgama (Middle Length Discourses), (ed. in collaboration with Marcus Bingenheimer (chief editor for the first volume) and Rod Bucknell co-editor for all volumes), BDK English Tripiṭaka Series, Berkeley: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2013 (vol. 1); 2020 (vol. 2); 2022 (vol. 3), and 2023 (vol. 4).

21) Madhyama-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Buddhist College Research Series 5), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2012. download

22) A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha, Based on the Early Discourses, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2017. download
– Italian trsl.: Una vita meditativa del Buddha secondo i testi del buddhismo antico, Rome: Ubiliber, 2021.

23) Mindfully Facing Climate Change, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2019. download
– Italian trsl.: La presenza mentale e cambiamento climatico, Napoli: Diana Edizioni (in preparation).

24) Mindfully Facing Disease and Death, Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2016. download
Italian trsl.: La presenza mentale nella malattia e nella morte, Gli insegnamenti degli antichi testi buddhisti, Napoli: Diana Edizioni, 2020.
Korean trsl.: 붓다의 영적 돌봄, 병과 죽음에 대한 알아차림, Seoul: CIR Publishing (씨아이알출판사), 2020.

25) Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change, Barre: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2024. download

26) Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2019. download
– Italian trsl.: Presenza al respiro, guida pratica ad ānāpānasati secondo il buddhismo antico, Napoli: Diana Edizioni, forthcoming.
– Korean trsl.: 호흡 마음챙김 명상: 초기불교 문헌과 수행법 안내, Seoul: Isiggwa Gamseong, 2021 download
– Portguese trsl.: Consciência plena da respiração: Um guia prático com traduções, Teresópolis: Editora Lúcida Letra, 2024.
– Spanish trsl.: Mindfulness de la respiración, Spain: Editorial Siglatana,

27) Mindfulness in Early Buddhism, Characteristics and Functions, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2020. download

28) Perspectives on Satipaṭṭhāna, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2013. download
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. download
– Korean trsl.: 한역으로 읽는 알아차림의 확립 수행, 알아차림의 확립에 대한 새로운 관점, Seoul: Minjoksa, 2021.
– Russian trsl.: Перспективы Сатипаттханы. Moscow: Svatan Research Center, 2018.

29) The Perfection of Wisdom in First Bloom: Relating Early Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā to Āgama Literature, New York: Wisdom, 2025 (forthcoming).

30) Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research, Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2018. download
Indonesia trsl.: Kelahiran Kembali: dalam Buddhisme Awal & Riset Terkini, Nusantara: Penerbit Yayasan Pengembangan dan Pelestarian Lamrim/Lamrimnesia, 2022.
– Italian trsl.: Sul rinascere, buddhismo antico e studi contemporanei, Rome: Ubiliber.

31) Saṃyukta-āgama Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 2), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2015. download

32) Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization, Birmingham: Windhorse, 2003. download
– 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. download
– Dutch trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, De directe weg naar bevrijding, Waarbeke: 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.  download
– Hungarian trsl.: Szatipatthana – A megvalositas egyenes utja, Budapest Buddhist University, 2007.
– Indonesian trsl.: Satipatthana Jalan Langsung Ke Tujuan, Jakarta Potowa Center, 2012 download.
– Italian trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, il cammino diretto, Frasso Sabino: Edizioni Santacittarama, 2018/2021.
– Korean trsl.: 사띠파타나, 깨달음의 길, Meditation Counselling Research Institute, 2014.
– Russian trsl.: Прямой путь к реализации. Основы внимательности. Moscow: Svatan Research Center, 2014.
– Sinhala trsl. (partial): Satiya, Sri Lanka: Nissarana Vanaye, 2003. download
– Spanish trsl.: Satipaṭṭhāna, Los Orígenes del Mindfulness, Spain: Editorial Siglatana, 2019. download
– Vietnamese trsl. (with unauthorized addition of material): Con Đường Thẳng Tới Chứng Ngộ & Nghiên Cứu Đối Chiếu với các bộ A Hàm, Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Hồng Đức, 2017.

33) Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: A Practice Guide, Cambridge: Windhorse, 2018. download
– Dutch trsl.: Praktijkboek satipatthana, Waarbeke: Asoka Publishers, 2021.
– Italian trsl.: Meditazione satipaṭṭhāna secondo il buddhismo antico, una guida pratica, Napoli: Diana Edizioni.
– Korean trsl.: 마음챙김 확립수행, 아날라요 비구의 마음챙김 확립수행, Seoul: Bulkwang 2019.
– Portuguese trsl.: Meditação satipaṭṭhāna, Um Guia Prático, Teresópolis, Editora Lúcida Letra, 2024.
– Russian trsl.: Медитация Сатипаттхана, Moscow: Svatan Research Center, 2020.
– Spanish trsl.: Meditación Satipaṭṭhāna, Una Guía Práctica, Spain: Editorial Desclée de Brouwer, 2019.

34) The Scripture on the Monk Nāgasena, BDK English Tripiṭaka Series, Berkeley: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 2021. download

35) The Signless and the Deathless: On the Realization of Nirvana, New York: Wisdom Publications, 2023.

36) Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literature, New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 2023. download

37) Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions, A Historical Perspective, Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2021.
– Chinese trsl.: 從歷史視角觀察佛教傳統裡的傲慢 (provisional title), Taipei: Dharma Drum Corporation (in preparation)
– Italian trsl.: Presunzione di superiorità e tradizioni buddhiste: una prospettiva storico-religiosa, Roma: Ubiliber, 2024 (in preparation)
– Thai trsl.:  ก้าวพ้นความทระนงในนิกาย (provisional title), Bangkok: สำนักพิมพ์สำนักนิสิตสามย่าน (in preparation).

38) Vinaya Studies, (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts Research Series 7), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation, 2017. download  

Book Chapters:

39) “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.

40) “Assessing the Field of Āgama Studies in Twentieth-century China: With a Focus on Master Yinshun’s 印順 Three-aṅga Theory” (in collaboration with S. Travagnin), in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, 933–1007, Taipei: Dharma Drum Corporation. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

41) “Bhikṣuṇī Ordination”, in Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics, D. Cozort and J.M. Shields (ed.), 2018, 116–134, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (reprinted in Vinaya Studies)

42) “Comparing the Tibetan and Chinese Parallels to the Cūḷavedalla-sutta”, in Investigating Principles: International Aspects of Buddhist Culture, Essays in Honour of Professor Charles Willemen, L. Shravak and S. Rai (ed.), 2019, 1–36, Hong Kong: The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

43) “Defying Māra – Bhikkhunīs in the Saṃyukta-āgama”, in Women in Early Indian Buddhism: Comparative Textual Studies, Alice Collett (ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, 116–139. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

44) “The Divine Messengers”, in Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Kirindigalle Dhammaratana, S. Ratnayaka (ed.), Colombo: Felicitation Committee, 2007, 15–26. download
– Chinese trsl.: 巴利與漢譯經典中天使 (Devadūta) 的意涵, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2008, 3: 1–7.

45) “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, 23–56. (reused in Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditionsdownload
– Chinese trsl.: 上座部觀禪的原動力, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, 7: 1–22.

46) “An Ekottarika-āgama Discourse Without Parallels: From Perception of Impermanence to the Pure Land”, in Buddhist Path Buddhist Teachings, Studies in Memory of 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). (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literature)

47) “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)

48) “Fa-xian and the Chinese Āgamas”, in India on the Silk Route, K. Sheel et al. (ed.), Delhi: Buddhist World Press, 2010, 57–93. (reprinted in Vinaya Studies)

49) “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.), 2014, 69–90, Oslo: Hermes Publishing. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studies)

50) “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, and T.H. Soon (ed.), 8–17, Selangor: Nalanda Buddhist Society, 2018. download

51) “Gotama Buddha: His Quest and Teachings”, in The Routledge Handbook of Indian Buddhist Philosophy, William Edelglass, Pierre-Julien Harter and Sara McClintock (ed.), 2022, 11–26, London: Routledge Curzon.

52) “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.

53) “How the Steps of Mindfulness of Breathing Decreased from Sixteen to Two”, in Illuminating the Dharma: Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Professor K.L. Dhammajoti, T. Endo (ed.), Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong, 2021, 11–28. (reused in Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditionsdownload

54) “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: 1–20. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)
– Chinese trsl.: 註釋書對阿含經文的影響, Satyābhisamaya, 2009, 48: 1–48.

55) “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.), 2009, 1–24, Marburg: Indica et Tibetica. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

56) “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.), 2011, 203–231, Germany, Nuesttal: Edition Ubuntu. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

57) “Meditation Leading to Suicide: A Discourse from the Saṃyukta-āgama”, in Meditation Sickness: An Anthology on the Dangers of Meditation Practice, C. P. Salguero (ed.), Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i ‘Press (forthcoming).

58) “The Meditative Cultivation of Joy”, in Teaching Awareness in the Buddhist Tradition: Essays in Honour of Professor Corrado Pensa, C. Neri and F. Sferra (ed.), 2024, 3–13, Sheffield: Equinox.

59) “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. download

60) “Mindfulness in the Pāli Nikāyas”, in Buddhist Thought and Applied Psychological Research, D. K. Nauriyal, Michael S. Drummond, and Y. G. Lal (ed.), 2006, 229–249, London: Routledge Curzon (based on extracts from Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization).
– German trsl.: Sati in den Pāli Lehrreden, München: BGM 2007. download

61) “Mindfulness ‘Internally’, ‘Externally’, and ‘Internally and Externally’ by Lambert Schmithausen”, in Buddhist Thought & Application, Essays in Honour of Professor P. D. Premasiri, G. A. Somaratne, Wadinagala Pannaloka, Jnan Nanda Tanchangya (ed.), Hong Kong: Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong, 2021, 15–27.  download

62) “‘Mūlasarvāstivādin and Sarvāstivādin’: Oral Transmission Lineages of Āgama Texts”, in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, 387–426, Taipei: Dharma Drum Corporation. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

63) “The Name Theravāda in an Eighteenth-Century Inscription: Reconsidering the Problematization of the Term”, in Śāntamatiḥ: Manuscripts for Life, Essays in Memory of Seishi Karashima, N. Kudo (ed.), 1–25, Tokyo: International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University, 2023. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

64) “Outstanding Bhikkhunīs in the Ekottarika-āgama”, in Women in Early Indian Buddhism: Comparative Textual Studies, Alice Collett (ed.), 2014, 97–115, New York: Oxford University Press. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studies)

65) “Perspectives on the Body in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in Buddhist Meditative Traditions: Their Origin and Development, Chuang Kuo-pin (ed.), 2014, 21–49, Taipei: Shin Wen Feng Print. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studies)

66) “Peyāla in the Skandha-saṃyukta, Contraction and Expansion in Textual Transmission”, in Research on the Saṃyukta-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2020, 53–108, Taipei: Dharma Drum Corporation. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

67) “A Quantitative Textual Analysis of the Translation Idiom of the Madhyama-āgama and the Ekottarika-āgama” (in collaboration with Jen-Jou Hung), in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2017, 177–196, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. download

68) “The Repercussions of Lack of Proper Governance”, in Justice and Statecraft: Ancient Buddhist Ideals Inspiring Contemporary World, D. Mahinda (ed.), 2017, 119–128, Nagananda International Buddhist University. download

69) “Sati & Samādhi”, in Preserving the Dhamma, Writings in Honor of the Eightieth Birthday of Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Mahā Thera, Y. Rahula (ed.), 2007, 89–92, West Virginia: Bhavana Society, (based on extracts from Satipaṭṭhāna, the Direct Path to Realization).

70) “The ‘School Affiliation’ of the Madhyama-āgama”, in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2017, 55–76, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. download

71) “The Second Absorption in Early Buddhist Discourse”, in Buddhist Meditative Traditions: Dialogue and Comparison, Chuang Kuo-pin (ed.), 2016, 25–58, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studiesdownload

72) “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, 2012, 1–21, Delhi: Buddhist World Press. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

73) “Theravāda Vinaya and bhikkhunī Ordination”, in Rules of Engagement, Medieval Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Regulations, S. Andrews, J. Chen, C. Liu, (ed.), 2017, 333–367, Bochum: Projekt Verlag (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload.

74) “Three Chinese Dīrgha-āgama Discourses Without Parallels”, in Research on the Dīrgha-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2014, 1–55, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

75) “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.), 2007, 111–130, Hamburg: EB Verlag.

76) “Turning the Wheel of Dharma”, in Handbook of Ethical Foundations of Mindfulness, S. Stanley, R. Purser, and N. Singh (ed.), 2018, 33–49, Cham: Springer.

77) “Two Versions of the Mahādeva Tale in the Ekottarika-āgama, A Study in the Development of Taishō.125”, in Research on the Ekottarika-āgama (Taishō 125), Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), 2013, 1–70, Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

78) “Understanding and Practicing the Ānāpānasati-sutta”, in Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness, E. Shonin et al. (ed.), 2015, 55–69, Cham: Springer.

79) “Understanding and Practicing the Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta”, in Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness, E. Shonin et al. (ed.), 2015, 71–88, Cham: Springer.

80) “Understanding Early Buddhist Oral Narrative”, in Dharmayātrā, Felicitation Volume in Honour of Ven. Tampalawela Dhammaratana, 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. The felicitation volume has been re-issued by the same publisher and with Mahinda Degalle as editor in 2022, with the differing pagination 1–16. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literature)

81) “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 and Y. Karunadasa (ed.), 2009, 183–234, Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studies)

82) “Were the Ekottarika-āgama and the Madhyama-āgama Translated by the Same Person? An Assessment on the Basis of Translation Style” (in collaboration with Michael Radich), 2017, 209–237, in Research on the Madhyama-āgama, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā (ed.), Taipei: Dharma Drum Publishing Corporation. download

83) “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.), 2007, 25–38, Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien.
– 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, 47: 1–23.

84) “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.), 2010, 65–97, Somerville: Wisdom Publications.
– 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, 113–161.

Journal Articles:

85) “Abbreviation in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2022, 25: 61–71. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

86) “Abbreviation in the Madhyama-āgama”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2021, 24: 23–38. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

87) “Acitta in Early Prajñāpāramitā: Unconsciousness, Cessation Attainment, or Signlessness?”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2024 (forthcoming).

88) “Adding Historical Depth to Definitions of Mindfulness”, Current Opinion in Psychology, Special Issue on Mindfulness, 2019, 28: 11–14.

89) “Āgama and aṅga in the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition”, Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 3: 9–37 (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload.

90) “Ancient Indian Education and Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.5: 964–969. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

91) “The Ancient Roots of the U Ba Khin Vipassanā Meditation”, Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2006, 4: 259–269. download
– Chinese trsl.: 烏巴慶內觀禪修之古老根源, download
– German trsl.: “Die historischen Wurzeln der U Ba Khin Meditation”, in Aspekte der Atembetrachtung, München: BGM 2009, 20–30. download

92) “The Āneñjasappāya-sutta and its Parallels on Imperturbability and on the Contribution of Insight to the Development of Tranquillity”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2009, 26.2: 177–195. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

93) “The Arahant Ideal in Early Buddhism – The Case of Bakkula”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2007, 8: 1–21. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

94) “Attention and Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.5: 1131–1138. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

95) “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, 17: 332–400. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

96) “Awakening or Enlightenment? On the Significance of bodhi,” Mindfulness, 2021, 12.7: 1653–1658. download

97) “The Bāhiya Instruction and Bare Awareness”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2018, 19: 1–19. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

98) “The Bahudhātuka-sutta and its Parallels on Women’s Inabilities”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2009, 16: 137–190. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

99) “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, 2: 39–53. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

100)       “Being Mindful of What is Absent,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.7: 1671–1678 (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload
– Italian trsl.: “Presenza all’assenza,” Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

101)       “Beyond the Limitations of Binary Thinking: Mindfulness and the Tetralemma,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.6: 1410–1417. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

102)       “Bhikkhave and Bhikkhu as Gender-inclusive Terminology in Early Buddhist Texts”, (in collaboration with Alice Collett), Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2014, 21: 760–797. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload
– German trsl.: “Bhikkhave und Bhikkhu als Terminologie in frühen buddhistischen Texten, die alle Geschlechter einschließt”, Dhammaregen, 2020.

103)       “The Bodhisattva and Kassapa Buddha – A Study Based on the Madhyama-āgama Parallel to the Ghaṭikāra-sutta”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2009, 10: 1–33. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studiesdownload

104)       “The Brahmajāla and the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2014, 17: 41–59. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

105)       “The Brahmajāla and the Early Buddhist Oral Tradition (2)”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2015, 18: 79–94. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

106)       “Brahmā’s Invitation, The Ariyapariyesanā-sutta in the Light of its Madhyama-āgama Parallel”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2011, 1: 12–38. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

107)       “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, 3.4: 1–27. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

108)       “A Brief Criticism of the ‘Two Paths to Liberation’ Theory”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, 11: 38–51. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studiesdownload

109)       “A Brief History of Buddhist Absorption”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.3: 571–586. (reused in Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditionsdownload

110)       “The Buddha and His Son”, Mindfulness, Special Issue on Mindful Parenting, 2021, 12.2: 269–274. download

111)       “The Buddha and Omniscience”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2006, 7: 1–20. download

112)       “The Buddha’s Awakening”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.9: 2141–2148. download

113)       “The Buddha’s Awakening Insights, His Role, and His Smile, Together with a Reassessment of the ‘Play of Formulas'”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2023, 20: 1–36. download

114)       “The Buddha’s Fire Miracles”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2015, 9: 9–42. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

115)       “The Buddha’s Last Meditation in the Dīrgha-āgama”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, 15: 1–43. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

116)       “The Buddha’s Past Life as a Princess in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2015, 22: 95–137. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

117)       “The Buddha’s Pre-awakening Practices and Their Mindful Transformation”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.8: 1892–1898. download

118)       “The Buddha’s Truly Praiseworthy Qualities – According to the Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta and its Chinese Parallel”, Journal of the Pali Text Society, 2009, 30: 137–160. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

119)       “Buddhist Antecedents to the Body Scan Meditation”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.1: 194–202. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

120)       “Canonical Exegesis in the Theravāda Vinaya”, (in collaboration with Bhikkhu Brahmāli) Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2017, 24: 225–246. download

121)       “Canonical Jātaka Tales in Comparative Perspective – The Evolution of Tales of the Buddha’s Past Lives”, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2012, 7: 75–100. download
(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.

122)       “The Case for Reviving the Bhikkhunī Order by Single Ordination”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2018, 25: 931–962. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

123)       “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, 19: 396–438. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

124)       “The Centrality of Mindfulness-related Meditations in Early Buddhist Discourse”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.8: 1935–1942. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

125)       “The Challenge of Pain”, Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 11–20. download

126)       “Channa’s Suicide in the Saṃyukta-āgama”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2010, 27.2: 125–137. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

127)       “The Chinese Madhyama-āgama and the Pāli Majjhima-nikāya – In the Footsteps of Thich Minh Chau”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, 9: 1–21. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

128)       “The Chinese Parallels to the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta (1)”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2012, 3: 12–46. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

129)       “The Chinese Parallels to the Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta (2)”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2013, 5: 9–41. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

130)       “The Chinese Version of the Dantabhūmi Sutta”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2006, 23.1: 5–19. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

131)       “Chos sbyin gyi mdo, Bhikṣuṇī Dharmadinnā Proves Her Wisdom”, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2011, 24: 3–33. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

132)       “Christian Insight Meditation”, Insight Journal, 2024, 50: 1–12. download

133)       “Clear Knowing and Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.4: 862–871. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

134)       “Clearing the Path Continues: Notes on Ñāṇavīra Thera’s ‘Notes on Dhamma’,” Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 18: 97‒117. (download)

135)       “Comparative Notes on the Madhyama-āgama”, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2007, 2: 33–56. download
– Chinese trsl.: 《中阿含》比較研究摘要, ibid.: 1–32.

136)       “Compassion in the Āgamas and Nikāyas”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 16: 1–30. (reused in Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditionsdownload

137)       “Confronting Racism with Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.10: 2283–2297. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)  download

138)       “Consciousness and Dependent Arising”, Insight Journal, 2019, 46: 55–63. download
– Italian trsl.: “Coscienza e genesi dipendente”, Āgama Research Group, 2020. download

139)       “The Conversion of Aṅgulimāla in the Saṃyukta-āgama”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2008, 25.2: 135–148. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

140)       “The Conversion of the Brahmin Sela in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Thai International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2011, 2: 37–56. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

141)       “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, 4: 215–243. download

142)       “Craving and dukkha”, Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 35–42. download

143)       “Crescendo Repetitions: From the Madhyama-āgama to the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2024, 27: 49–76. download

144)       “The Cullavagga on Bhikkhunī Ordination”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2015, 22: 401–448. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload
– reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia, Selangor 2016. download

145)       “Dabba’s Self-cremation in the Saṃyukta-āgama”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2012, 29.2: 153–174. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

146)       “The Dangers of Mindfulness: Another Myth?”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.12: 2890–2895. (partially reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)  download

147)       “Debate with a Sceptic – The Dīrgha-āgama Parallel to the Pāyāsi-sutta (1)”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, 13: 1–26. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studies)        download

148)       “Debate with a Sceptic – The Dīrgha-āgama Parallel to the Pāyāsi-sutta (2)”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, 14: 1–27. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studies)        download

149)        “Definitions of Right Concentration in Comparative Perspective”, Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2019, 5: 9–39. download

150)       “Dependent Arising”, Insight Journal, 2020, 46: 1–8. download
Italian trsl.: “Genesi dipendente”, Āgama Research Group, 2020. download

151)       “Dependent Arising and Interdependence”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.5: 1094–1102. (partially reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)  download
– Italian trsl.: “Genesi dipendente e interdipendenza,” Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

152)       “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, 6: 151–174. download

153)       “The Development of the Pāli Udāna Collection”, Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2009, 37: 39–72. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

154)       “Dimensions of the ‘Body’ in Tranquility Meditation”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.10: 2388–2393. download

155)       “Discourse Merger in the Ekottarika-āgama (1), The Parallel to the Bhaddāli-sutta and the Laṭukikopama-sutta, Together with Notes on the Chinese Translation of the Collection”, Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 2: 5–35. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studies) download

156)       “Discourse Merger in the Ekottarika-āgama (2), The Parallels to the Kakacūpama-sutta and the Alagaddūpama-sutta”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2014/2015, 12: 63–90. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

157)       “Early Buddhism”, Insight Journal, 2023, 49: 23–34. (partially reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)
– Italian trsl.: “Il buddhismo antico”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download
– Spanish trsl.: “El buddhismo temprano”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

158)       “Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 1: The Immeasurables”, Mindfulness, 2024, 15.1: 253–256. download

159)       “Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 2: Nondual Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2024, 15.2: 518–522. download

160)       “Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 3: The Establishments of Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2024, 15.3: 733–736. download

161)       “Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 4: Mindfulness of Breathing”, Mindfulness, 2024, 15.4: 991–994. download

162)       “Early Buddhist Meditation, Part 5: Dimensions of Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2024, 15.5: 1252–1255. download

163)       “Early Buddhist Mindfulness and Memory, the Body, and Pain”, Mindfulness, 2016, 7.6: 1271–1280. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)

164)       “Early Buddhist Oral Transmission and the Problem of Accurate Source Monitoring”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.12: 2715–2724. download (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)

165)       “Education and Mindfulness: An Early Buddhist Contribution to the Ongoing Dialogue”, Mindfulness, 2022, 13.10: 2413–2419. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)

166)       “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, 2019, 10.385: 1–13.

167)       “Effects of Mindful Practices on Terror of Mortality: A Randomized Controlled Trial” (in collaboration with Oleg Medvedev, Nirbhay N. Singh, and Marie Dhaussy), Mindfulness, 2022, 13.12: 3043–3057.

168)       “The Ekottarika-āgama Parallel to the Saccavibhaṅga-sutta and the Four (Noble) Truths”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2006, 23.2: 145–153. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studies)

169)       “The Emphasis on the Present Moment in the Cultivation of Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.3: 571–581. download (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)

170)       “Energy Practices and Mindfulness Meditation”, (in collaboration with Christiane Steffens-Dhaussy, Fred Gallo, and Dawn Scott) Mindfulness, 2022, 13.11: 2705–2713. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)

171)       “Ethical Dimensions of Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Thought”, The Humanist Psychologist, 2021, 49.1: 89–93.

172)       “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, 1: 1–23. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

173)       “Exploring Satipaṭṭhāna in Study and Practice”, Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, 10: 73–95. download   audio
Chinese      German

174)       “External Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.7: 1632–1646. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

175)       “The First Saṅgīti and Theravāda Monasticism”, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 4: 2–17. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

176)       “The Five ‘Fingers’ of Name”, Insight Journal, 2020, 46: 27–36. download
Italian trsl: “Le cinque dita del nome”, Āgama Research Group, 2020. download

177)       “Food and Insight”, Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 1–10. download

178)       “The Four Assemblies and Theravāda Buddhism”, The Mahā Bodhi, 2015, 122: 13–21. download

179)       “Four Element Meditation”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.1: 215–225. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

180)       “The Four Levels of Awakening”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.4: 831–840. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

181)       “From Compassion to Self-Compassion: A Text-Historical Perspective” (in collaboration with Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā), Mindfulness, 2021, 12.6: 1350–1360.
– Italian trsl.: “Dalla compassione alla self-compassion: una prospettiva storico-testuale”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download
– Spanish trsl.: “De la compasión a la autocompasión: una perspectiva histórico-textual”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

182)       “The Function of Silence in Āgama Literature,” Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2023, 26: 67–76. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

183)       “Global Concerns and Local Requirements in the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy”, 元智全球在地文化報, 2013, 36: 2–3. download

184)       “The Going Forth of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī in T 60”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2016, 23: 1–31. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

185)       “A Gradual Entry into Emptiness – Depicted in the Early Buddhist Discourses”, Thai International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, 3: 25–56. (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studiesdownload

186)       “The Gradual Path of Training in the Dīrgha-āgama, From Sense-restraint to Imperturbability”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 17: 1–24. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studiesdownload

187)       “The Gurudharma on Bhikṣuṇī Ordination in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition”, (in collaboration with Jampa Tsedroen), Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2013, 20: 743–774. download

188)       “Healing in Early Buddhism”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2015, 32.1: 19–33. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studies)

189)       “Hearing, Reflection, and Cultivation: Relating the Three Types of Wisdom to Mindfulness,” Religions, 2021, 21.441: 1–12. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

190)       “Heart Rate Variability, Mindfulness of Breathing, and Religious Identity,” (in collaboration with Oleg Medvedev) Mindfulness, 2022, 13.1: 54–56.

191)       “The Historical Value of the Pāli Discourses”, Indo-Iranian Journal, 2012, 55: 223–253. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studies)

192)       “The Hīnayāna Fallacy”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2014, 6: 9–31. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

193)       “How Compassion Became Painful”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2017, 14: 85–113. download

194)       “How Mindfulness Came to Plunge Into Its Objects”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.6: 1181–1185. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload
– Italian trsl.: “Come la compassione si fece dolorosa”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

195)       “Ichimura Shohei, The Canonical Book of the Buddha’s Lengthy Discourses”, The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2020, 21: 159–170. download

196)       “The Idea of Dhammadāna”, Insight Journal, 2021, 47: 1–9. download

197)       “Immeasurable Meditations and Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.12: 2620–2628. download

198)       “The Influxes and Mindful Eating”, Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 31–42. download

199)       “In the Seen Just the Seen: Mindfulness and the Construction of Experience”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.1: 179–184. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

200)       “The Insight Knowledge of Fear and Adverse Effects of Mindfulness Practices”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.10: 2172–2185. (partially reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

201)       “An Inspired Utterance on Annihilation”, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 7.1: 1–13. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

202)       “The Interplay Between Meditation Theory and Practice”, Insight Journal, 2021, 47: 131–137. download

203)       “Karma and Female Birth”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2014, 21: 109–153. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

204)       “Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.2: 318–325. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)

205)       “The Legal Consequences of pārājika”, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 5: 1–22 (reissued 2019 in the 10th Anniversary Special Edition of the same journal). (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

206)       “The Legality of Bhikkhunī Ordination”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Special 20th Anniversary Issue, D. Keown and C. Prebish (ed.), 2013, 20: 310–333. download
– 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. download
– German trsl. Bhikkhunī Ordination, München: BGM, 2015 download

207)       “Levitation in Early Buddhist Discourse”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, 10: 11–26. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

208)       “Literary Readings of Ancient Buddhist Texts: Mind the Hermeneutical Gap,” Journal of Buddhist Studies, 21 (forthcoming).

209)       “The Lion’s Roar in Early Buddhism – A Study Based on the Ekottarika-āgama Parallel to the Cūḷasīhanāda-sutta”, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2009, 22: 3–23. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

210)       “The Luminous Mind in Theravāda and Dharmaguptaka Discourses”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2017, 13: 10–51. (reused in Developments in Buddhist Meditation Traditionsdownload

211)       “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, 8: 59–93. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

212)       “Mahāpajāpatī’s Going Forth in the Madhyama-āgama”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2011, 18: 268–317. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

213)       “On the Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya-sutta”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2019, 20: 143–157. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

214)       “Mahāyāna in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Singaporean Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, 1: 5–43. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

215)       “Maitreya and the Wheel-turning King”, Asian Literature and Translation: A Journal of Religion and Culture, 2014, 2.7: 1–29. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

216)       “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, 7: 11–55. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

217)       “Meditation on the Breath: Mindfulness and Focused Attention”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.8: 1684–1691. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

218)       “Meditation Maps, Attainment Claims, and the Adversities of Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.9: 2102–2112. (partially reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)  download

219)       “Meeting Buddhas Now, Part 1: Meditative Visions of the Buddha and Buddhafields,” Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 28: 83–108. download

220)       “Meeting Buddhas Now, Part 2: Samādhi, the *Pratyutpannasamādhi-sūtra, and Prajñāpāramitā,” Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 28: 109–134. download

221)       “Memories of Past Lives in Nikāya/Āgama and Mahāyāna Literature”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2023, 23: 1–22. download

222)       “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.

223)       “Mindfulness Constructs in Early Buddhism and Theravāda: Another Contribution to the Memory Debate”, Mindfulness, 2018, 9.4: 1047–1051. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

224)       “Mindfulness in Early Buddhism”, Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka 2013, 11: 147–174. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studiesdownload

225)       “Mindfulness of Breathing in the Saṃyukta-āgama”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2007, 24.2: 137–150. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)
– German trsl.: “Atembetrachtung im Saṃyukta-āgama”, in Aspekte der Atembetrachtung, München: BGM 2009, 3–19. download

226)       “Mindfulness-Based Interventions and the Four satipaṭṭhānas”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.4: 611–615. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

227)       “The Mind-made Body and Levitation: A Brief Clarification”, Annali di Ca’ Foscari, Serie Orientale, 2021, 57: 7–8. download

228)       “Miracle-working Nuns in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 16: 1–27. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

229)       “Monitoring and Acceptance: Key Dimensions in Establishing Mindfulness,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.8: 1901–1906. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

230)       “The Myth of McMindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.2: 472–479. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

231)       “A Note on the Term Theravāda”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2013, 30.2: 216–235. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studies)

232)       “On the Five Aggregates (1) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 1 to 32”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, 11: 1–61. download

233)       “On the Five Aggregates (2) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 256 to 272”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, 12: 1–69. download

234)       “On the Five Aggregates (3) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 59 to 87”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2013, 13: 1–65. download

235)       “On the Five Aggregates (4) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 33 to 58”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, 14: 1–71. download

236)       “On the Five Aggregates (5) – A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 103 to 110”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, 15: 1–64. download

237)       “Once again on Bakkula”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, 11: 1–28. download

238)       “Once again on External Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.11: 2651–2657. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

239)       “Once again on Mindfulness and Memory”, Mindfulness, 2018, 9.1: 1–6. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

240)       “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy”, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2014, 3: 1–20. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload
– reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia, Selangor: Gotamī Vihāra Society, 2014, and New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2015. download
– German trsl. Bhikkhunī Ordination, München: BGM, 2015 download

241)       On Rādha and Views ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 111 to 138 (Fascicle 6)”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 17: 1–42. download

242)       “On the Supposedly Liberating Function of the First Absorption”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2016, 33.1/2: 271–280. (reused in Early Buddhist Meditation Studiesdownload

243)       “On Time”, Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 11–20. download

244)       “On the Two Paths Theory: Replies to Criticism”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2018, 15: 1–22. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

245)       “On Views and Penetrative Knowledge ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 139 to 187 (Fascicle 7)”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2015, 17: 43–100. download

246)       “Open Monitoring and Mindfulness “, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.7: 1437–1442. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)  download

247)       “The Opening Debate in the Milindapañha”, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 7.2: 15–27. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

248)       “Oral Dimensions of Pāli Discourses: Pericopes, Other Mnemonic Techniques, And the Oral Performance Context”, Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2007, 3: 5–33. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload
– 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, 1–9.

249)       “Orality and Writing in Early Prajñāpāramitā”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2024, 27: 77–93. download

250)       “Overcoming Fear by Recollecting the Buddha: His Role in Early Buddhist Texts”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.3: 594–603. download

251)       “Overeating and Mindfulness in Ancient India”, Mindfulness, 2018, 9.5: 1648–1654, download

252)       “Paccekabuddhas in the Isigili-sutta and its Ekottarika-āgama Parallel”, Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2010, 6: 5–36. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

253)       “Pārājika Does Not Necessarily Entail Expulsion”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2019, 22: 3–8. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

254)       “Plumbing the Depth of Absorption (jhana),” Journal of Buddhist Studies, 21 (forthcoming).

255)       “The Potential of Facing Anger with Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2018 9.6: 1966–1972. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

256)       “The Potential of Pleasant Feelings”, Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 1–10. download

257)       “Pratyekabuddhas in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2015, 8: 10–27. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

258)       “Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness – The Acrobat Simile in the Saṃyukta-āgama“, Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2012, 2: 1–23. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload
Italian trsl.: “Proteggere se stessi e gli altri attraverso la presenza mentale, la similitudine dell’acrobata nel Saṃyukta-āgama”, Āgama Research Group, 2020.  download

259)       “Purification in Early Buddhist Discourse and Buddhist Ethics”, Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2012, 40: 67–97. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

260)       “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, 7: 153–184. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

261)       “The Qualities Pertinent to Awakening: Bringing Mindfulness Home”, Mindfulness, 2022, 13.12: 2979–2996. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulness)

262)       “Rebirth and the Gandhabba”, Mahachulalongkorn Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, 1: 91–105. download

263)       “Rebirth and the West”, Insight Journal, 2019, 45: 55–64. download

264)       “Reflections on Comparative Āgama Studies”, Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, 2008, 21: 3–21. download

265)       “Reinterpreting Absorption: A Critical Examination of a Trend in Buddhist Studies”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2022, 19: 121–149. download

266)       “Relating Equanimity to Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2021, 12.11: 2635–2644. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

267)       “Remembering with Wisdom Is Not Intrinsic to All Forms of Mindfulness”, Mindfulness, 2018, 9.6: 1987–1990. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

268)       “The Revival of the Bhikkhunī Order and the Decline of the Sāsana”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2013, 20: 110–193. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

269)       “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, 7: 11–44. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

270)       “The Robes of a bhikkhunī” (in collaboration with Oskar von Hinüber), Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 13: 79–90. download

271)       “The Role of Absorption for Entering the Stream”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2022, 19: 1–26. download

272)       “The Role of Brahmā in Pāli Discourses”, The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities, 2004, 29/30: 157–166.

273)       “The Role of Mindfulness in the Cultivation of Absorption”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.11: 2341–2351. download

274)       “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, 23: 39–70. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

275)       “Śakra and the Destruction of Craving – A Case Study in the Role of Śakra in Early Buddhism”, Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2011, 12: 157–176. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

276)       “The Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Sāleyyaka-sutta”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2006, 13: 1–22. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

277)       “The Scope of Free Inquiry – According to the Vīmaṃsaka-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama Parallel”, Rivista di Studi Sudasiatici, 2010, 4: 7–20. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

278)       “Selected Madhyama-āgama Discourse Passages and their Pāli Parallels”, Dharma Drum Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2016, 19: 1–61. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

279)       “The Seven Stages of Purification in Comparative Perspective”, Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2005, 3: 126–138. download

280)       “Sarah Shaw: Mindfulness: Where it Comes from and What it Means”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.8: 2035–2037. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

281)       “Situating Mindfulness, Part 1: Early Buddhism and Scientific Research in Psychology,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.3: 577–583. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

282)       “Situating Mindfulness, Part 2: Early Buddhist Soteriology,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.4: 855–862. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload

283)       “Situating Mindfulness, Part 3: Unmasking Buddhism?,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.5: 1136–1143. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Change)

284)       “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: 1–61. download

285)       “On the Six Sense-spheres (2) ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 230 to 249”, Satyābhisamaya, 2019, 88: 75–131. download

286)       “On the Six Sense-spheres (3) ―A Translation of Saṃyukta-āgama Discourses 250 to 255”, Satyābhisamaya, 2019, 90: 139–187. download

287)       “The Sixfold Purity of an Arahant, According to the Chabbisodhana-sutta and its Parallel”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2008, 15: 241–277. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

288)       “The Sixteen Steps of Mindfulness of Breathing in Three Vinayas”, Anveṣaṇā, 2016, 10–25.

289)       “The Sixty-two Views – A Comparative Study”, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2010, 5: 23–42, (based on extracts from “Views and the Tathāgata”). download

290)       “Skill in Means and Mindfulness,” Mindfulness, Special Issue on Compassion and Skillful Means, 2023, 14.10: 2323–2330. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literature)  download

291)       “Somatics of Early Buddhist Mindfulness and How to Face Anxiety”, Mindfulness, 2020, 11.6: 1520–1526. (reprinted in Facets of Mindfulnessdownload

292)       “Some Pāli Discourses in the Light of Their Chinese Parallels”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2005, 22.1: 1–14. download
– Chinese trsl.: 他山之石可以攻錯 (1)─借助四阿含解讀巴利經典, Satyābhisamaya, 2007, 42: 115–134.

293)       “Some Pāli Discourses in the Light of Their Chinese Parallels (2)”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2005, 22.2: 93–105.            download
– Chinese trsl.: 他山之石可以攻錯 (2)─借助四阿含解讀巴利經典, Satyābhisamaya, 2008, 43: 23–42.

294)       “Some Renditions of the Term Tathāgata in the Chinese Āgamas”, Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University, 2017, 20: 11–21. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

295)       “Structural Aspects of the Majjhima-nikāya”, Bukkyō Kenkyū, 2010, 38: 35–70. download

296)       “Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Survey of Reviews”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2023, 20: 57–79. download

297)       “Summaries of the Dharma, A Translation of Dīrgha-āgama Discourse.12”, Asian Literature and Translation: A Journal of Religion and Culture, 2013, 1.6: 1–14. (reprinted in Dīrga-āgama Studiesdownload

298)       “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, 9: 43–77. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

299)       “The Tale of King Nimi in the Ekottarika-āgama”, Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2012, 10: 69–94. (reprinted in Ekottarika-āgama Studiesdownload

300)       “A Task for Mindfulness: Facing Climate Change”, Mindfulness, 2019, 10.9: 1926–1935. (reused in Mindfulness Between Early Buddhism and Climate Changedownload
– Italian trsl.: “Un compito per la presenza mentale: affrontare il cambiamento climatico”, Āgama Research Group, 2019. download
– Portuguese trsl.: “Uma Tarefa de Atenção Plena (Mindfulness): Enfrentar a Mudança Climática”, Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

301)       “Teaching the Abhidharma in the Heaven of the Thirty-three, The Buddha and His Mother”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2012, 2: 9–35. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studiesdownload

302)       “Teachings to Lay Disciples – The Saṃyukta-āgama Parallel to the Anāthapiṇḍikovāda-sutta”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2010, 27.1: 3–14. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies).

303)       “The Tevijjavacchagotta-sutta and the Anupada-sutta in Relation to the Emergence of Abhidharma Thought”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2020, 17: 21–33. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

304)       “Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns’ Order – A Critical Evaluation”, Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2008, 6: 105–142. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

305)       “The Treatise on the Path to Liberation (解脫道論) and the Visuddhimagga”, Fuyan Buddhist Studies, 2009, 4: 1–15, (based on extracts from “Vimuttimagga”). download
– Chinese trsl.: 《解脫道論》與《清淨道論》, ibid.: 16–28.

306)       “The Underlying Tendencies”, Insight Journal, 2018, 44: 21–30. download

307)       “Vakkali’s Suicide in the Chinese Āgamas”, Buddhist Studies Review, 2011, 28.2: 155–170. (reprinted in Saṃyukta-āgama Studies)

308)       “The Validity of bhikkhunī Ordination by bhikkhus Only, According to the Pāli Vinaya”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2017, 12: 9–25. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

309)       “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, 5: 89–104. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

310)       “The Verses on an Auspicious Night, Explained by Mahākaccāna – A Study and Translation of the Chinese Version”, Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2008, 4: 5–27. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

311)       “The Vessantara-Jātaka and Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Narrative”, Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, 2016, 11: 11–37. (reprinted in Vinaya Studiesdownload

312)       “The Vicissitudes of Memory and Early Buddhist Oral Transmission”, Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2009, 5: 5–19. download

313)       “‘Visions of the Buddha’: A Critical Reply”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2021, 18: 1‒36. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

314)       “Visualization in Early Buddhism,” Mindfulness, 2022, 13.9: 2155–2161.

315)       “What the Buddha would not do, According to the Bāhitika-sutta and its Madhyama-āgama parallel”, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2007, 14: 153–179. download (reprinted in Madhyama-āgama Studies)

316)       “What About Neutral Feelings?”, Insight Journal, 2017, 43: 1–10. download

317)       “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.

318)       “Women in Early Buddhism”, Journal of Buddhist Studies, 2019, 16: 33–76. (reprinted in Studies in Āgama and Vinaya Literaturedownload

Encyclopedia Entries:

In the list below, BEB stands for Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism, vol. 1 J. Silk, O. von Hinüber, and V. Eltschinger (ed.), vol. 2 J. Silk, R. Bowring, V. Eltschinger, M. Radich (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, Buddhism and Jainism, K.T.S Sarao and J.D. Long (ed.), Dordrecht: Springer; EMB stands for Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism and Other Contemplative Practices, Nirbhay N. Singh (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 (ed.)., New York: Oxford University Press.

319)       “Absorption in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

320)       “Āgama/Nikāya”, in BEB 2015, 1: 50–59.

321)       “Aggregate in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

322)       “Anāgāmin”, in EIR, 2017, 99–101.
– Italian trsl.: “Anāgāmin”, Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

323)       “Anattā”, in ESR, 2013, 96–98.

324)       “Anicca”, in EIR, 2017, 127–129.

325)       “Arahant”, in EIR, 2017, 138–144.
– Italian trsl.: “Arahant”, Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

326)       “Arahant in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

327)       “Asceticism (Buddhism)”, in EIR, 2017, 161–164.

328)       “Asceticism in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

329)       “Attention and Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

330)       “Avijjā”, in EIR, 2017, 202–205.

331)       “Awakening”, in ESR, 2013, 183–185.

332)       “Awakening in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

333)       “Awakening Factor in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.) 

334)       “Bare Awareness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

335)       “Base of Success in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

336)       “Bhāvanā”, in EIR, 2017, 228–230.

337)       “Bodhisattva Ideal”, in ESR, 2013, 275–277.

338)       “Bodhisattva Ideal in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

339)       “Body in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

340)       “Body Scan in Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

341)       “Brahmā”, in EIR, 2017, 268–270.

342)       “Brahmā, Śakra, and Māra”, in BEB, 2019, 85–91.

343)       “Breath Meditation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

344)       “Buddha’s First Sermon”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

345)       “Buddhist Canonical Literature”, in ESR, 2013, 297–300.

346)       “Buddhist Meditation Practices”, in ESR, 2013, 300–302.

347)       “Chinese Āgamas”, in OBB, 2017, DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780195393521-0250.

348)       “Clear Discernment in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

349)       “Clinging in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

350)       “Compassion in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

351)       “Concentration in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

352)       “Consciousness”, in ESR, 2013, 473–475.

353)       “Cosmology and Meditation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

354)       “Craving”, in EIR, 2017, 332–334.

355)       “Craving in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

356)       “Death in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

357)       “Dhammacakkappavattana-sutta”, in EIR, 2017, 372–374.

358)       “Defilement in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

359)       “Dependent Arising”, in ESR, 2013, 608–610.

360)       “Dependent Arising in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

361)       “Divine Abode in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

362)       “Dukkha”, in ESR, 2013, 647–649.

363)       “Dukkha in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

364)       “Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

365)       “Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

366)       “Earth, Buddhism”, in EIR, 2017, 417–419.

367)       “Eightfold Path in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

368)       “Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

369)       “Equanimity and Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

370)       “Establishment of Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

371)       “External Mindfulness in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

372)       “Fasting and Overeating in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

373)       “Feeling in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

374)       “Fetter in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

375)       “Four Noble Truths”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

376)       “God and Devil in Buddhism”, in ESR 2013, 952–954 .

377)       “Gotama Buddha”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

378)       “Higher Knowledge in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

379)       “Hīnayāna Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)
– Italian trsl.: “Il buddhismo ‘hīnayāna'”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

380)       “Hindrances”, in ESR 2013, 987–989.

381)       “Hindrance in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

382)       “Iddhi”, in EIR, 2017, 573–575.

383)       “Ignorance in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

384)       “Immaterial Sphere in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

385)       “Impermanence”, in ESR 2013, 1044–1046.

386)       “Impermanence in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

387)       “Influx in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

388)       “Insight”, in EIR, 2017, 578–581.

389)       “Insight in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

390)       “Insight Knowledge in Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

391)       “Intention in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

392)       “Jarā-maraṇa”, in EIR, 2017, 585–587.

393)       “Karma”, in ESR 2013, 1119–1121.

394)       “Karma in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

395)       “Kasiṇa in Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

396)       “Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

397)       “Levitation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

398)       “Liberation in Buddhism”, in EIR, 2017, 696–701.

399)       “Liberation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

400)       “Māra”, in EIR, 2017, 749–751.

401)       “Mind, Buddhism”, in EIR, 2017, 779–781.

402)       “Mind in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

403)       “Mindfulness”, in ESR, 2013, 1323–1325.

404)       “Mindfulness in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

405)       “Mindfulness in Theravāda Buddhism “, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

406)       “Nāma-rūpa”, in EIR, 2017, 802–804.

407)       “Nimitta”, in EB, 2003, 7.1: 177–179. download
-Italian trsl.: “Nimitta nel buddhismo antico”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

408)       “Nirvana in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

409)       “Nonduality in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)
– Italian trsl.: “Non-dualità nel pensiero del buddhismo antico”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

410)       “Non-return in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

411)       “Not Self in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

412)       “Omniscience in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

413)       “Once-return in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

414)       “Oral Transmission”, in EIR, 2017, 820–822.

415)       “Paccekabuddha in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

416)       “Pain in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

417)       “Passion in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

418)       “Rāga”, in EB, 2005, 7.3: 478–481. download

419)       “Rathavinīta Sutta”, in EB, 2005, 7.3: 518–520. download

420)       “Rebirth in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

421)       “Recitation in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

422)       “Recollection in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

423)       “Right Endeavor in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

424)       “Sakadāgāmi”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 626–627. download

425)       “Sakadāgāmin”, in EIR, 2017, 1029–1031.
– Italian trsl.: “Sakadāgāmin”, Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

426)       “Sakkāyadiṭṭhi”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 641–644. download

427)       “Samādhi”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 650–655. download

428)       “Sāmaññaphala Sutta”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 665–667. download

429)       “Samatha”, in EIR, 2017, 1038–1041.

430)       “Samatha & Vipassanā”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 673–675. download

431)       “Sammādiṭṭhi”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 675–679. download

432)       “Sampajañña”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 682–683. download

433)       “Saṅkhārā”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 732–737. download

434)       “Saṃkhāra”, in EIR, 2017, 1045–1048.

435)       “Santuṭṭhi”, in EB, 2006, 7.4: 755–756. download

436)       “Sati”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 7–12. download

437)       “Satipaṭṭhāna”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 12–15. download

438)       “Satipaṭṭhāna”, in EIR, 2017, 1089–1092.

439)       “Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 15–18. download

440)       “Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta”, in OBB, 2016, DOI 10.1093/OBO/9780195393521-0217.

441)       “Sotāpanna”, in EIR, 2017, 1126–1129.
– Italian trsl.: “Sotāpanna”, Āgama Research Group, 2022. download

442)       “Sotāpatti”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 141–144. download

443)       “Spiritual Faculty in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

444)       “Stream-entry in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

445)       “Suicide”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 161–164. download

446)       “Suicide in Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

447)       “Sukha”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 164–168. download

448)       “Śūnyatā”, in EB, 2007, 8.1: 194–200. download

449)       “Taṇhā”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 244–250. download  

450)       “Tathāgata”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 277–283. download  

451)       “Tathāgata”, in EIR, 2017, 1184–1186.

452)       “Tevijjavacchagotta Sutta”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 302–303. download  

453)       “Thīna-middha”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 325–326. download  

454)       “Thinking in Early Buddhism”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)
– Italian trsl.: “Pensiero e riflessione nel buddhismo antico”, Āgama Research Group, 2023. download

455)       “Tranquility in Early Buddhist Meditation”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

456)       “Truths, Four Noble”, in ESR 2013, 2307–2309.

457)       “Tuṇhībhāva”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 372–373. download  

458)       “U Ba Khin”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 373–374. download  

459)       “Udāna”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 375–384. download  

460)       “Uddesavibhaṅga Sutta”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 389–390. download  

461)       “Uddhaccakukkucca”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 390–393. download  

462)       “Underlying Tendency in Early Buddhist Thought”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

463)       “Upādāna”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 402–408. download  

464)       “Upakkilesa Sutta”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 420–422. download  

465)       “Upekkhā”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 442–449. download  

466)       “Uttarakuru”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 460–461. download  

467)       “Uttarimanussadhamma”, in EB, 2008, 8.2: 462–465. download  

468)        “Vācā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 466–467. download  

469)        “Vacīkamma”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 468–470. download  

470)        “Vammika Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 494. download  

471)       “Vāseṭṭha Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 494–496. download  

472)        “Vatthūpama Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 512–513. download  

473)        “Vedanā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 513–517. download  

474)        “Vedanānupassanā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 517–521. download  

475)       “Veramaṇī”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 522–525. download  

476)       “Vesārajja”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 540–541. download  

477)       “Veyyākaraṇa”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 549–554. download  

478)       “Vibhajjavāda”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 556–558. download  

479)        “Vibhava”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 558–560. download  

480)        “Vibhavataṇhā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 560–561. download  

481)        “Vicikicchā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 561–564. download  

482)       “Vihesā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 597–598. download  

483)       “Vihiṃsā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 599–600. download  

484)       “Vijjacaraṇa”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 601–605. download  

485)       “Vīmaṃsā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 607–609. download  

486)       “Vīmaṃsaka Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 609–610. download  

487)       “Vimokkha”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 611–613. download  

488)       “Vimuttāyatana”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 613–615. download  

489)       “Vimutti”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 615–622. download  

490)       “Vimuttimagga”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 622–632. download  

491)       “Vinaya”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 647–650. download  

492)       “Viññāṇa”, in EIR, 2017, 1349–1351.

493)       “Viññāṇañcāyatana”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 667–668. download  

494)       “Vipāka”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 669–671. download  

495)       “Vipassanā”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 672–681. download  

496)       “Vipassanāñāṇa”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 681–686. download  

497)       “Virāga”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 688–690. download  

498)       “Viriya”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 691–695. download  

499)       “Vitakka”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 712–716. download  

500)       “Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 717–718. download  

501)       “Vivāda”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 718–720. download  

502)       “Viveka”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 720–722. download  

503)       “Vohāra”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 723–725. download  

504)       “Vossagga”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 725–728. download  

505)       “Vyāpāda”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 728–732. download  

506)       “War and Peace”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 733–739. download  

507)       “Waxing Syllables”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 740–741. download  

508)       “Wholesomeness in Early Buddhist Soteriology”, in EMB 2022 (online publ.)

509)       “Women in Buddhism”, in ESR 2013, 2347–2349.

510)       “Writing”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 764–768. download  

511)       “Yamakapāṭihāriya”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 776–777. download  

512)       “Yāna”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 778–780. download  

513)       “Yañña”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 780–782. download  

514)       “Yasa”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 783–784. download  

515)       “Yathābhūtañāṇadassana”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 791–797. download  

516)       “Yinshun”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 797–798. download  

517)       “Yodhājīva Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 798–799. download  

518)       “Yoga”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 799–802. download  

519)       “Yona”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 807–808. download  

520)       “Yoniso manasikāra”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 809–815. download  

521)       “Yuganaddha Sutta”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 815–817. download  

522)       “Zeng-yi A-han”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 822–827. download

523)       “Zhong A-han”, in EB, 2009, 8.3: 827–830. download