Welcome to Budblooms

Budblooms (short for Buddhist Blooms) is a depository of the writings of Bhante S. Dhammika. These writings illuminate a wide range of subjects including aspects of the Buddha’s life, his teachings and the history and culture of Buddhism. The books and essays are in EPUB and PDF formats which can be downloaded and viewed in any digital gadgets (PCs, Mobile Phones, Tablets etc.)

Books

Begging Bowl and Banquet: Food and Drink in the Buddha’s India

Footprints in the Dust: The Life of the Buddha from the Most Ancient Sources

Good Kamma! Bad Kamma! What Exactly Is Kamma?

Encounters with Buddhism

Yellow Robe, Red Flag A short biography of Rahul Sankrityayan

Like Milk and Water Mixed

The Buddha

The Supreme Physician

The Buddha: Indian or Nepalese?

How the Buddha Spoke

The Miracle of Sankassa, Fact or Fiction

The Buddha, Einstein and Fake News

When the Buddha Became Sick

Buddhist Doctrine

Is it Really Possible to Transfer of Merit?

Right Speech and Criticism

The Five, Eight and Ten Precepts

The Buddha on Rebirth

Building Bridges for the Buddha

God, Buddhism and the Tsunami

Buddhist History and Culture

The Sauna: An Little-known Buddhist Innovation

The Shrine of Steadfast Gaze. Where is it?

Lumbini – Birth and Rebirth

The Role of Water in Religion

Peoples of the Buddhist World – A Review

Buddhist Monks and Politics

Mischellaneous

Did the Buddha Prophesize the Coming of Jesus?

Out of the Ordinary

Did Jesus Really Live in India

Meeting God at Puttapathi

Vegetarianism in Ancient India

Why Buddhism and Not Jainism?