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                        Revised 16 February 1995

              by John Bullitt <john.bullitt@metta.ci.net>


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        CONTENTS

        0       Background
        1       Titles Awaiting Transcription
        2       Transcriptions in Progress
        3       Titles Awaiting Proofreading
        4       Proofreading in Progress
        5       Final Formatting
        6       List of Titles Released
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                {1} TITLES AWAITING TRANSCRIPTION
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  The following books are awaiting transcription. Permission from the
  authors/publishers has been granted to distribute these titles on
  DharmaNet.

  If you are interested in volunteering to transcribe any of these
  titles, please let me know.


  Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    The Way It Is (Ven. Ajahn Sumedho)

    Forest Sangha Newsletter. Each issue contains a half-dozen or so articles,
    totaling about 20 pp.
      July 1994 -- "Is Buddhism a Religion" (Ajahn Sumedho); "More
          an agreement than an Order" (Ajahn Sucitto); More
      April 1994 -- "The Resolution of Conflict" (Ajahn Jagaro); Other
          articles by Ven. Sunnato, Sister Siripanna, Ajahn Sucitto; more
      Jan 1994 -- "Ajahn Chah Remembered" (Jack Kornfield); "Faith in
          Awakening" (a report on an Inter-religious conference at Amaravati);
          "Freedom in Restraint" by Sister Sundara; more
     Other past issues also available for transcription.


  Buddhist Publication Society
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Religious Responses to Dilemmas of Human Experience (Bodhi) [21pp]

  "Wheel" publications. These are small booklets (5" X 7"), between 20-100pp
      long.
   Wheel #82. The Discourse Collection (Ireland) [36pp]
   Wheel #116. Practical Advice for Meditators (Khantipalo) [35pp]
   Wheel #147-9. The Wheel of Birth and Death (Khantipalo) [47pp]
   Wheel #188. Ideal Solitude - Bhaddekaratta Sutta (Nanananda) [40pp]
   Wheel #277-8. Transcendental Dependent Arising (Bodhi) [64pp]
   Wheel #285-6. Buddhism & Social Action (Jones) [61pp]
   Wheel #298-300. Thoughts on the Dhamma (Mahasi) [81pp]
   Wheel #301-2. Investigation for Insight (Jootla) [62pp]
   Wheel #303-4. Contemplation of Feeling (Nyanaponika) [45pp]
   Wheel #316-7. Flight: Existential Conception of B'ism (Batchelor) [51pp]
   Wheel #342-4. Gemstones of the Good Dhamma (Dhammika) [78pp]
   Wheel #345. Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha (Hecker) [37pp]
   Wheel #346/348. Buddhist Perspectives on the Ecocrisis [77pp]
   Wheel #360-1. Matrceta's Hymn to the Buddha (Dhammika) [44pp]
   Wheel #363-4. Two Dialogues on Dhamma (Nyanasobhano) [64pp]
   Wheel #365-6. Metta: Philosophy & Practice of Universal Love (Buddharakkhita) [47pp]
   Wheel #367-9. Dana: The Practice of Giving (Bodhi) [71pp]
   Wheel #375-6. The Essential Practice - Part I (Webu) [46pp]
   Wheel #384-5. The Essential Practice - Part II (Webu) [45pp]

 "Bodhi Leaf" publications. These are tiny pocket-sized booklets (4" X 5"),
     seldom longer than 30 pages.
   Bodhi Leaf #26. Our Reactions to Dukkha (Ashby) [26pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #79. Words Leading to Disenchantment (Soma) [22pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #85. Beginning Insight Meditation (Figen) [34pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #102. Bhikkhu Tissa Dispels some doubts (Leonard Price) [46pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #109. Positive Response (Buddharakkhita) [34pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #117. A Buddhist View on Abortion (Nyanasobhano) [29pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #120. The Self-made Provate Prison (de Silva) [26pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #123. Radical Therapy (Lily de Silva)
   Bodhi Leaf #125. Prisoners of Karma (Karunaratna) [20pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #129. The Living Message of the Dhammapada (Bodhi) [26pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #130. The Blessed One's City of Dhamma (Horner) [27pp]
   Bodhi Leaf #131. Of Mindsets and Monkeypots (Ontl) [23pp]


  Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Society
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Loving and Dying (Ven. Visuddhacara) [120pp]


  Other titles
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  A Heart Released: The teachings of Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Thera [40pp]
  The Life of Buddha for Young People (Ven. Ananda Maitreya) [90pp]

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01  Mark Blackstad <mblacks@indyunix.iupui.edu>
*  Wheel #243-4. Forest Meditations (Khantipalo) [61pp]  {01.xx.xx}

02  John Bullitt <john.bullitt@metta.ci.net>
     <between assignments>

15  Tom Fitton <TRFitton@aol.com>
   Wheel #331/332: The B'ist Philosopy of Relations (Ledi Sayadaw) [82pp] {15.xx.xx}
   Wheel #231: Essentials of Buddha Dhamma in Med. Practice (Khin) [18pp] {15.xx.xx}

03  Myra I Fox (96:605/1)
*  Bodhi Leaf #15. Buddhist Meditation (Story) [26pp] {03.xx.xx}

16  Bradford Griffith <bgrif@bgbbs.com>
   <between assignments>

17  Larry Irwin (96:607/1)
   Wheel #162: Facets of Buddhist Thought (Jayatilleke)         {17.xx.xx}

18  Phil Jones <pjones01@bigcat.missouri.edu>
   Wheel #370/371: Satipatthana Vipassana (Mahasi Sayadaw) [56pp]  {18.xx.xx}

04  Barry Kapke <dharma@netcom.com>
   Bodhinyana (Ajahn Chah)                                      {04.xx.xx}
   Little Dust in our Eyes (Ayya Khema)                         {04.xx.xx}

19  Kathy Kimber <kimber@crl.com>
   Drinking Tea, Living Life (Visuddhacara)                     {19.xx.xx}

05  Pat Lapensee <pat.lapensee@fleming.edu>
   Wheel #16: Buddhism & Christianity (Helmuth von Glasenapp)   {05.xx.xx}
   Wheel #51: Taming the Mind (PTS)                             {05.xx.xx}
   Wheel #259: Nourishing the Roots (Bhikkhu Bodhi)             {05.xx.xx}
   Bodhi Leaf #87: Buddhism as a Practical Teaching (Seneviratne) {05.xx.xx}
   Bodhi Leaf #92: Radical Buddhism (Price)                     {05.xx.xx}

20  Gaston Losier (c/o john.bullitt@metta.ci.net)
        <between assignments>

06  Steven McPeak <steven.mcpeak@metta.ci.net>
        <between assignments>

08  Sabine Miller <sabine.miller@metta.ci.net>
        <between assignments>

28  Charlie Patton <Wentermute@aol.com>
*  Wheel #322-3. The Abhidhamma in Practice (Mendis) [74pp]     {28.xx.xx}


27  Bill Petrow <bill.petrow@metta.ci.net>
   Wheel #351-3. Jhanas in Theravada B'ist Meditation (Gunaratana) [75pp] {27.xx.xx}

09  Maureen Riordan <maureen.riordan@metta.ci.net>
        <between assignments>

21  Lama Tsewang Samdrub <tsewang@alternatives.com>
   Kammathana: The Basis of Practice (Ven. Maha Boowa) [190pp]  {21.xx.xx}

22  Eileen Santer <josanter@aol.com>
        <between assignments>

10  David Savage <david.savage@lchance.sat.tx.us>
   To the Last Breath (Ajahn Maha Boowa)                        {10.xx.xx}
   Wheel #48/49: Discourse of the Snake Simile (Nyanaponika Thera)  {10.xx.xx}
   Wheel #170: Mudita: Four Essays                              {10.xx.xx}

23  Christopher Sessums <afn06438@freenet.ufl.edu>
   Wheel #17. Three Cardinal Discourses (Nanamoli,tr) [34pp]    {23.xx.xx}

11  Ken Staub <ken.staub@evsc.cld9.com>
   Compassion and the Individual (The Dalai Lama)               {11.xx.xx}
   Global Community/Universal Responsibility (The Dalai Lama)   {11.xx.xx}


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     The following titles have been transcribed and are awaiting a volunteer
   to proofread them. If you're interested, please let me know!

*  Wheel #2: Vedanta & Buddhism (Helmuth von Glasenapp) [12pp]  {20.xx.xx}
   Curbing Anger, Spreading Love (Ven. Visuddhacara) [80pp]     {16.xx.xx}
   Buddhism in a Nutshell (Narada) [65pp]                       {16.xx.xx}

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02  John Bullitt <john.bullitt@metta.ci.net>
   <between assignments>

24  Joseph Nagarya <joseph.nagarya@metta.ci.net>
   Wheel #90: The Life of Sariputta (Nyanaponika Thera) [110pp] {10.24.xx}

26  Robert Bussewitz (c/o john.bullitt@metta.ci.net)
   <between assignments>

13  Shelli Meyers <sam@indra.com>
   Be an Island Unto Yourself -- Ayya Khema                     {10.13.xx}

25  Malcolm Rothman <malcolm844@aol.com>
   The Dhamma Teaching of Acariya Maha Boowa in London          {09.25.xx}

10  David Savage <david.savage@lchance.sat.tx.us>
   A Taste of Freedom (Ajahn Chah)                              {10.10.xx}

23  Christopher Sessums <afn06438@freenet.ufl.edu>
   <between assignments>

14  Thanissaro Bhikkhu (c/o john.bullitt@metta.ci.net)
*  Things as They Are (Ven. Maha Boowa)                         {14.14.xx}

29  Jane Yudelman <jane.yudelman@metta.ci.net>
   Young People's Life of the Buddha (Bhikkhu Silacara) [180pp] {16.29.xx}

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     The following books are in the final formatting stages and should
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02  John Bullitt <john.bullitt@metta.ci.net>
   Simply So (Luang Por Sim) [10pp]          {16.02.02}
   Food for Thought (Ajaan Lee)              {10.14.02}
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                     {6} LIST OF TITLES RELEASED
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  The following books have been transcribed and are now available for
  download, file-request, or ftpmail from here and other DharmaNet File
  Library sites:

  ALLOFUS.ZIP   All of Us (Ayya Khema)                          {09.02.02}
  ASOKA.ZIP     That the True Dhamma Might Last a Long Time: Readings
                   Selected by King Asoka (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)  {14.14.02}
  BBESSAYS.ZIP  BPS Newsletter cover essays (Nos.1-25, 1985-1993; Bhikkhu Bodhi)  {02.02.02}
  BODHI014.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #14: Pride & Conceit (Ashby)         {05.02.02}
  BODHI034.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #34. Protection through Satipatthana (Nyanaponika)
  BODHI036.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #36: Renunciation (Prince)           {05.02.02}
  BODHI042.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #42. Buddhism: A method of mind training (Bullen)
* BODHI068.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #68. The Elimination of Anger (Piyadassa) [22pp]  {03.02.02}
  BODHI071.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #71: The Taste of Freedom (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
* BODHI093.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #93. The Heart Awakened (Siriwardhana) [34pp] {22.02.02}
  BODHI095.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #95: Meditating on No-Self (Sister Khema)
  BODHI096.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #96: To the Cemetery and Back (Price)    {05.02.02}
  BODHI115.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #115: Anapana Sati (Ariyadhamma)
  BODHI111.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #111: Our Real Home (Ajahn Chah)
  BODHI122.ZIP  Bodhi Leaf #122: To Light a Fire (Ven. Webu Sayadaw)
  BPSCAT94.ZIP  Publications on Buddhism: BPS 1994 mail-order catalogue {02.02.02}
  BUDDHO.ZIP    Buddho (Ajaan Thate) [29pp]             {03.02.02}
  DL_PEACE.ZIP  A Human Approach to World Peace (HH the Dalai Lama)
  DSTL1994.ZIP  Dharma Seed Tape Library Catalogue (1994 Basic Catalogue) {02.02.02}
  DSTLOPEN.ZIP  Dharma Seed Tape Library Catalogue ("Opening" -- 1994) {02.02.02}
  FRAMES.ZIP    Frames of Reference (Ajaan Lee; Thanissaro Bh., tr)
  GOODFOOD.ZIP  Food for the Heart (Ajahn Chah)        {10.02.02}
  HERE&NOW.ZIP  Here and Now (Sister Ayya Khema)
  INMIND.ZIP    Keeping the Breath in Mind (Ajaan Lee; Thanissaro Bh., tr)
  INWARD.ZIP    Looking Inward (K. Khao-suan-luang)     {10.02.02}
  LEEAUTO.ZIP   The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee. Thanissaro Bhikkhu, tr.
  LIVING.ZIP    Living Dhamma -- Ajahn Chah     {10.02.02}
* MARRIAGE.ZIP  Happy Married Life: A B'ist Perspective (Dhammananda) [65pp] {01.02.02}
  PATHSTEP.ZIP  Steps Along the Path -- Phra Ajaan Thate Desaransi. [29pp]  {22.02.02}
  READMIND.ZIP  Reading the Mind (K. Khao-suan-luang)          {03.
  STRENGTH.ZIP  Inner Strength (Ajaan Lee; Thanissaro Bhikkhu, tr.)
  STRAIGHT.ZIP  Straight From the Heart (Ajaan Maha Boowa; Thanissaro Bh. tr)
  TBMC_?.ZIP    The Buddhist Monastic Code: The Patimokkha Training Rules
                  Translated and Explained (Thanissaro Bhikkhu). Complete
                  text of this 575 page comprehensive modern commentary.
  THECRAFT.ZIP  The Craft of the Heart (Ajaan Lee; Thanissaro Bh., tr.)  {10.14.02}
  TRUEWORD.ZIP  Words of Truth: Prayer for Peace in Tibet (Dalai Lama) {03.02.02}
  WHEEL006.ZIP  Wheel #6: The Four Sublime States (Nyanaponika)        {02.02.02}
  WHEEL007.ZIP  Wheel #7. Practice of Loving-kindness (Nanamoli)
  WHEEL008.ZIP  Wheel #8. Kalama Sutta (Soma Thera, tr)
  WHEEL014.ZIP  Wheel #14. Everyman's Ethics (Narada)
  WHEEL019.ZIP  Wheel #19. Foundations of Mindfulness (Nyanasatta)
  WHEEL021.ZIP  Wheel #21: Removal of Distracting Thoughts (Soma)
  WHEEL026.ZIP  Wheel #26. The Five Hindrances (Nyanaponika)
* WHEEL027.ZIP  Wheel #27: Going Forth: Call to B'ist Monkhood (Sumana) {10.02.02}
  WHEEL061.ZIP  Wheel #61/62. Simile of Cloth/Discourse on Effacement (Nyanaponika)
  WHEEL065.ZIP  Wheel #65/66. The Way of Wisdom (Edward Conze)
  WHEEL083.ZIP  Wheel #83/84. With Robes and Bowl (Khantipalo)
  WHEEL102.ZIP  Wheel #102: Buddhist Reflections on Death(Gunaratna)  {10.25.02}
  WHEEL121.ZIP  Wheel #121: Power of Mindfulness (Nyanaponika Thera)  {09.02.02}
  WHEEL206.ZIP  Wheel #206: Lay Buddhist Practice (Khantipalo) {10.02.02}
  WHEEL241.ZIP  Wheel #241: Worn Out Skin (Nyanaponika Thera)
  WHEEL248.ZIP  Wheel #248: The Buddha's Words on Kamma (Nanamoli)
* WHEEL263.ZIP  Wheel #263: The Life of Moggallana (Hecker) [49pp] {16.26.02}
  WHEEL280.ZIP  Wheel #280: The Position of Women in Buddhism (Dewaraja) {08.02.02}
  WHEEL282.ZIP  Wheel #282/284. Going for Refuge/Taking Precepts (Bodhi) {07.02.02}
  WHEEL292.ZIP  Wheel #292/293. B'ist Women at time of Buddha {07.02.02}
  WHEEL337.ZIP  Wheel #337/338. One foot in the World (de Silva)
  WHEEL349.ZIP  Wheel #349/350. Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (Jootla)
  WHEEL377.ZIP  Wheel #377: Discourse on Right View--Samaditthi Sutta (Nanamoli)
  WHEEL386.ZIP  Wheel #386: Edicts of King Asoka (S. Dhammika)
  WHEEL390.ZIP  The Lion's Roar -- Sihanada Sutta (Nanamoli, tr.)
  WHEEL392.ZIP  Violence & Disruption in Society (Elizabeth Harris)
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