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Nibbāna-The Mind Stilled is the translation of a series of 33 sermons titled Nivane Niveema, delivered in Sinhala by Venerable Bhikkhu Katukurunde Ñāṇananda during the late 80's & early 90's. The main focus of the sermons was on the psychological import of the term ''nibbāna'' and the deeper philosophical implications underlying this much-vexed term. The first volume of the 7-volume series was published in 2003.〔 〕 == History == It was inspired by an invitation that came from his revered teacher, the late venerable Matara Sri Ñāṇārāma Mahathera, the chief incumbent of the Nissarana Vanaya Hermitage in Meetirigala and an illustrious exponent of Insight Meditation in Sri Lanka. The sermons were delivered once every fortnight before the group of resident monks from August 1988 to January 1991. Thirty three sermons have been published in seven volumes.〔 Venerable Ñāṇananda had already written four books during the early phase of his monk’s life at Island Hermitage, Dodanduwa. They were Concept and Reality in Early Buddhist Thought,〔 〕 Samyutta Nikaya – An Anthology(Part 2),〔 〕 Ideal Solitude〔 〕 and The Magic of the Mind. He came under the tutelage of the late venerable Matara Sri Ñāṇārama Mahathera, when he shifted to Nissarana Vanaya Hermitage in 1972. The meeting of these two eminent disciples of the Buddha in a teacher-pupil relationship for nearly two decades, led to an outstanding seminal contribution to the understanding of Dhamma in its correct perspective.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nibbana-The Mind Stilled」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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