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Bhikkhu Bodhi (b. 1944, NYC
New York City

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), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

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 and currently teaching in the New York
New York

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/New Jersey
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 area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society
Buddhist Publication Society

The Buddhist Publication Society is a charity whose goal is to explain and spread the dhamma of the Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Sri Lanka in 1958 by two Sri Lankan Buddhist laymen, A.S....
 and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada
Theravada

Theravada...
 Buddhist tradition.

944, Block was born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, NY. In 1966, he obtained a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in philosophy from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New York ....
. In 1972, he obtained a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School.

In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a novice monk
Samanera

In Buddhist context, a samanera can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small Shramana', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl....
 in the Vietnamese Mahayana
Mahayana

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 order.






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Bhikkhu Bodhi (b. 1944, NYC
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
 and currently teaching in the New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
/New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society
Buddhist Publication Society

The Buddhist Publication Society is a charity whose goal is to explain and spread the dhamma of the Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Sri Lanka in 1958 by two Sri Lankan Buddhist laymen, A.S....
 and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada
Theravada

Theravada...
 Buddhist tradition.

Life

In 1944, Block was born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, NY. In 1966, he obtained a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in philosophy from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New York ....
. In 1972, he obtained a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School.

In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a novice monk
Samanera

In Buddhist context, a samanera can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small Shramana', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl....
 in the Vietnamese Mahayana
Mahayana

Mahayana is one of the two main existing schools of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophy and practice. It was History of Buddhism in India....
 order. In 1972, after graduation, Bodhi traveled to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
 where, under Ven. Ananda Maitreya
Ananda Maitreya

Balangoda Ananda Maitreya , a Sri Lankan scholar-monk, was a personality of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. Through his meditations, he was believed to have achieved the highest level of spiritual development within the Sri Lankan Buddhism sangha ....
, he received novice ordination and, in 1973, he received full ordination in a Theravada
Theravada

Theravada...
 order.

In 1984, succeeding co-founder Ven. Nyanaponika Thera
Nyanaponika Thera

Nyanaponika Thera or Nyaniponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous seminal Theravada books, and teacher of contemporary Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi....
, Bodhi was appointed English-language editor of the Buddhist Publication Society
Buddhist Publication Society

The Buddhist Publication Society is a charity whose goal is to explain and spread the dhamma of the Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Sri Lanka in 1958 by two Sri Lankan Buddhist laymen, A.S....
 (BPS, Sri Lanka) and, in 1988, became its president. In 2002, he retired from the society's editorship while still remaining its president.

In 2000, at the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
' first official Vesak
Vesak

Vesak is an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in many Asian countries like India, Nepal, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia and Republic of China....
 celebration, Bodhi gave the keynote address.

In 2002, after retiring as editor of BPS, Bodhi returned to the United States. He currently teaches at Bodhi Monastery (Lafayette, New Jersey) and Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery

Chuang Yen Monastery is a Pure Land Buddhist monasticism monastery in Carmel, New York, New York. The monastery was built and is maintained by the Buddhist Association of the United States on land donated by C....
 (Carmel, New York
Carmel, New York

Carmel is a town located in Putnam County, New York, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 33,006. It is the county seat of Putnam County, New York....
) and is the chairman of the Yin Shun
Yin Shun

Yin Shun was a well known Buddhist monk and scholar in the tradition of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism, particularly the San-Lun school. Yin Shun's research helped bring forth the ideal of Humanistic Buddhism, a leading mainstream Buddhist philosophy studied and upheld by many practitioners....
 Foundation.

Publications and teachings


Bodhi's publications include:
  • The Noble Eightfold Path
    Noble Eightfold Path

    The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal Dharma of Gautama Buddha, who described it as the way leading to the cessation of suffering and the achievement of self-awakening....
    : Way to the End of Suffering     (1984, BPS; 2000, Pariyatti)
  • The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
    Gautama Buddha

    Siddhartha Gautama was a Spirituality teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddhahood of our age....
    : A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya
    Majjhima Nikaya

    The Majjhima Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the second of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....
     (with Bhikkhu Nanamoli, 1995, Wisdom Publications)
  • Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya
    Anguttara Nikaya

    The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....
     (with Nyanaponika Thera
    Nyanaponika Thera

    Nyanaponika Thera or Nyaniponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous seminal Theravada books, and teacher of contemporary Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi....
    , 2000, Altamira Press)
  • The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
    Samyutta Nikaya

    The Samyutta Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....
     (2000, Wisdom Publications)
  • A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma
    Abhidhamma

    Abhidharma or Abhidhamma are ancient Buddhist works which contain detailed scholastic reworkings of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist Sutras, according to schematic classifications....
    : The Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Acariya Anuruddha     (2000, BPS Pariyatti)
  • In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
    Pali Canon

    The Pali Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhism tradition, as preserved in the Pali. It is the only completely surviving Early Buddhist schools canon, and one of the first to be written down....
     (2005, Wisdom Publications)


Bodhi's on-line courses include:
  • "The Buddha’s Teaching As It Is" (1981)
  • A course in Pali
    Páli

    P?li is a village in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.External links...
     Language (2003)
  • Majjhima Nikaya lectures (2003-2008)


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