Venerable Shravasti Dhammika

Shravasti Dhammika was born in Australia in 1951 into a Christian family and converted to Buddhism at the age of 18. In 1973 he went to Thailand with the intention of becoming a monk and from there to Laos, Burma and finally to India. For the next three years, he traveled around India learning yoga and meditation and finally ordained under Venerable Matiwella Sangharatna, the last disciple of Anagarika Dharmapala.

In 1976 he went to Sri Lanka where he studied Pali at Sri Lanka Vidyalaya and later became one of the co-founders of the Nilambe Meditation Centre and one of its teachers. Since then, he has spent most of his time in Sri Lanka and Singapore.

Bhante Dhammika had written over 25 books and scores of articles on Buddhism and related subjects. He is also well-known for his public talks and represented Theravada Buddhism at the European Buddhist Millennium Conference in Berlin in 2000. Go to the following link for recent update on Venerable Dhammika: http://sdhammika.blogspot.com/

Venerable Shravasti Dhammika is a distinguished lecturer and Buddhist monk from Australia. He has spoken on Buddhism and Asian religions in universities and on television and radio in Australia and throughout Asia.

Ven Dhammaika is the author of many popular books on Buddhism:

All About Buddhism - published by BDMS ¹
An in-depth study of the Buddha's teachings. Ideal as a textbook for an introductory Dhamma course.

Good Question, Good Answer - published by Sukhi Hotu Dhamma Publication (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)

Questions on: What is Buddhism? Basic Buddhist Concepts, The Buddhist Scriptures, About Monks and Nuns, Rebirth, Vegetarianism, Becoming a Buddhist, Buddhism and the God-idea, and many more are answered by Ven. Dhammika.

Matreceta's Hymn to the Buddha - published by BDMS
A translation of 1st Century Buddhist devotional literature.

Buddha Vacana - published by BDMS
Daily readings from the sacred literature of Buddhism

Navel of the Earth - published by BDMS
An account of the history and legends surrounding Bodh Gaya, the most sacred of the Buddhist sites.

Buddha and His Disciples - published by BDMS (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)
Discover what the Buddha was like through his interactions with his contemporaries.

Middle Land Middle Way - published by BDMS
A comprehensive guidebook to the Buddha's India.

The Edicts of King Asoka - published by BDMS
A small anthology of 210 verses from the Pali Tipitaka.

Encounters with Buddhism - published by BDMS
Essays by people from both East and West, telling of their conversion to Buddhism.

Sayings of the Buddha - published by BDMS
Selected saying from the Pali Tipitaka.

Rahula Leads the Way - published by BDMS (Also available as a BuddhaNet eBook)
A book for children with delightful full-colour illustrations - co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.

The Buddha and His Friends - published by Times Books International
The life of the Buddha and related stories in full-colour cartoon format, co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.

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