Theravadin Tradition Versus Early Buddhist Texts

A book by Bhikkyu Kumāra, an ordained Theravadin monk, addresses the primary difference between long-time Theravadin teachings and those of the early Buddhist texts (the EBTs).

Kumāra writes that modern Theravadin teachings rely heavily on the separation of vipassana (insight) from samatha/jhana (concentration), a separation that transforms ...  read more