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Mahabodhi Research Journal

Welcome to Mahabodhi Research Journal

The Mahabodhi Research Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the exploration and dissemination of knowledge across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Our mission is to foster scholarly dialogue, promote innovative research, and contribute to the academic community through high-quality publications. A journal is an important element for Research, Quality articles will help the academic and research community to frame and dig out more in-depth knowledge about the Theravada Buddhist Literature. Buddhist Research Journal has been a specific need which is required to cater the needs of research scholar, professors and other experts who are pursuing Buddhist Research at MBRC and elsewhere. Therefore, keeping this demand to serve the academicians, and research community, Mahabodhi Research Centre has started Big – Annual Journal the vision and objective to spread the teachings of Buddha to the mankind and guiding them to walk on the Buddha’s path.

Most Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita

Born in Imphal, Manipur, graduated as an engineer in Kolkata, having participated in the Indian Freedom Movement, this extraordinary person joined the army and saw enough violence of the II World War. That led him to renounce everything and he went in search of peace and truth. At last through reading the holy Dhammapada, he came to the path of the Buddha and got ordained in Kushinagar under the most Venerable Chandamani Mahathera and came to be known as Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita.

A visionary and hard working Buddhist monk, he scarified his whole life in study, practice and teaching of the Buddha’s words and putting that compassionate teachings into practice by establishing Maha Bodhi Society, Bengaluru in 1956. Since then he worked tirelessly in the field of spirituality, education, medical and social services and established meditation centers, hospitals and educational institutions in India and abroad. He had the distinction of being a member of the Editorial Board of the Sixth Buddhist Synod (Chattha Sangàyana) in Yangon, which brought out a complete edition of the Buddhist scriptures in the original Pali language.

Research Journal

Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita

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Charity is self-less giving anything to others without expecting anything in return.

Morality can be described as avoidance of unskillful or unwholesome actions and engagement in skillful or wholesome actions

The pali word panna is translated as wisdom, understanding, insight or descernment.

This Research Journal is an offering at the lotus feet of our beloved & respected teacher Bada Bhanteji, on his birth centenary year to pay homage and gratitude for his precious Dhamma gift. We hope and aim to provide insights and enrichment for scholars, truth seekers, students of Dhamma through this research journal. I’m extremely thankful to our Diploma students who have contributed their valuable articles for this journal making this Dhamma sharing possible. May the message of sublime Dhamma reach far and wide, touching the seekers of truths and lover of peace to remove the suffering. May the punya accrued from this Dhamma Dana be shared with Bada Bhante.