Dear Friends,
We are almost half-way through our year-end campaign. This year's goal is $100,000. We are very grateful to the 172 donors who together have donated $15,120.83 so far.
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May all beings be happy! |
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2025 Pariyatti Publications |
With the purpose of providing affordable access to Dhamma literature, Pariyatti has been publishing books since 1993, under various imprints, focused on the teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Theravāda tradition.
This year our publishing department has outdone themselves, adding many new resources to our catalog. All 2025 titles below are available in print, eBook bundle, and free PDF.
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The latest Pariyatti release is Patrick Given-Wilson's new book This Living Tradition. It explores the history of the Vipassana meditation tradition as taught by SN Goenka and its core principles. It has been released under our Vipassana Research Publications (VRP) imprint.
Australia-based Vipassana teacher Patrick Given-Wilson has been conducting courses in our tradition together with his wife since 1984— all over the world. |
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Excerpt:
In this vast universe of time and space, what is the importance of one small breath or the sensation that is felt within this insignificant body? Through incalculable periods of time, stars, solar systems and entire galaxies grow, develop, reach their peak and decay. From time to time, environments emerge that support life of different kinds and beings take birth there. According to their life form, they struggle for existence, compete and take their pleasures as they can, but sooner or later all grow old and die. The pattern is the same from the greatest physical mass to the tiniest subatomic particle. Each has its rhythm of growth and decay, according to the laws of the universe. Rarely does someone even think of trying to escape. Only through enormous efforts over a long period of time do beings find a way out of this entire universe of mind and matter, time and space. Paṭicca-samuppāda is the key to their—and our—liberation.
The Buddha said:
Yo paṭicca-samuppādaṃ jānāti, so dhammaṃ jānāti; yo dhammaṃ jānāti, so paṭicca-samuppādaṃ jānāti.
Someone who understands paṭicca-samuppāda understands Dhamma. Someone who understands Dhamma understands paṭicca-samuppāda.
Paṭicca-samuppāda may be translated as “dependent arising,” or the law of cause and effect...
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Pariyatti Press imprint: contemporary and classic titles related to the teachings of the Buddha preserved in the Theravāda tradition. |
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BPS Pariyatti Editions (BPE) |
MPA Pariyatti Editions (MPE) |
MPA Pariyatti Editions are titles by the Myanmar Pitaka Association, republished by Pariyatti. The content is generally unchanged, but the paper and binding of the Pariyatti Editions are of a higher quality.
Read Orange Covers to learn the MPE imprint's story. |
Vipassana Research Publications (VRP) |
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We offer a free non-printable PDF of most Pariyatti Editions, including the above mentioned. Our free PDFs ensure that everyone—regardless of their financial situation—has access to our titles. For those looking at purchasing the print edition, PDFs are a great tool to view the book before ordering. A big thank you to the volunteers who help us with the eBook creation, so that we can offer those free PDFs and the eBook bundles (with re-flowable formats ePub and Mobi) at low costs. |
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Tikapaṭṭhāna – Paṭiccavāro, Part Two
Completing the Section with Answers
Forty-nine determining questions, ensuing from logical arrangements with the combination of all three qualities of kusala, akusala, and abyākata, provide the first step to examine in more detail all twenty-four conditions or relations (paccayā) thus resulting in 1176 enquiries.
But in order to ascertain an even more thorough procedure and a completeness of the examination, all these questions need to be applied in ‘positive, direct’ order (paccayānulomaṃ) and in ‘negative, reverse’ order (paccayapaccanīyaṃ), i.e., in the combination of ‘positive and negative’ with positive preceding (paccayānulomapaccanīyaṃ) and lastly with the foregoing negative as ‘negative and positive’ order (paccayapaccanīyānulomaṃ).
Once this procedure of the different ‘orders’ has been applied ‘by Ones’—as conditions also combine with one another—then combinations of the twenty-four paccayā have to be analysed ‘by Twos’, ‘by Threes’, etc.
The side-by-side table of this lesson tries to present a complete but succinct overview of the ‘permutation method’ of the Tikapaṭṭhānapāli.
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A big thank you to the PLC course creators.
May your service be of benefit to many! |
We aim to raise $100,000 by December 31 |
Please note that the prices for the wall art, the packs of 10 cards, and the calendars include shipping costs; orders will be shipped directly from a third-party printer. Average delivery time stated by the third party: 4-6 working days. |
Online Orders
We will be open for shipping the entire month of December.
Many of the titles Pariyatti publishes are set up with Amazon's print-on-demand service, so you may be able to order those directly from Amazon in your country.
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Published roughly between 1960 and 2007 in Sri Lanka, the renowned Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) Wheel Publication Series covers a wide range of topics, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. From the analytical philosophy of the Abhidhamma to Buddhist perspectives on the ecocrisis, the series also includes translations of the Buddha’s discourses from the Pāli Canon. The Wheel booklets measure 4.8" x 7.2".
We have 136 different Wheel titles in stock and they are all available for free, with an option to donate to the Dana Distribution Fund (DDF). Although still available in the Collected Wheel series, most of these classic Wheels are not being reprinted as single booklets anymore; we have the last print run in stock.
They make such a great gift as you can compile—or 'mix and match'—booklets with the topics that interest you (or the fortunate receiver) most. |
The DDF program allows us to offer a significant number of books and media freely to monks, nuns, monasteries, meditation centers, and others. |
Course-end Sales at our Onalaska location
We open our doors in Onalaska on days that courses end at Dhamma Kuñja.
January 1, 18
February 1, 22
7:30-10am (-ish)
Along the Path, India & Nepal
February 24–March 17, 2026 (applications closed)
Introductory Pāli Workshop (🇨🇴 en español)
San Antonio de Pereira, Colombia
January 30–February 4, 2026
Introductory Pāli Workshop (🇨🇱 en español)
Sector Volcán, Puerto Octay, Chile
April 3–12, 2026 |
The Pariyatti Newsletter generally is sent out about twice a month. During December, the frequency is higher, as we will be giving campaign updates and look back at the various (free) resources released during the course of the year 2025. In January 2026 we will only send one newsletter before being back at the normal pace in February 2026. |
Donations : One-time or monthly pledge
Pariyatti is a charitable, non-profit, educational support system for the Dhamma community. Pariyatti exists because of funds donated by supporters.
Fact: Did you know that Pariyatti's mandate is to preserve and make accessible authentic Theravāda teachings to inspire, support and deepen understanding of Dhamma for Vipassana students, scholars, and seekers? |
Would you like to receive a dose of inspiration each day? You can choose to have Daily Words of the Buddha, A Pāli Word a Day, and/or Daily Dhamma Verses (Dohas) sent to your inbox. These inspirational daily messages are also available via RSS feed and mobile app. Across the services there are various translations available: English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Brazilian-Portuguese, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, and Lithuanian. |
upādānanirodha — upādāna + nirodha = clinging, attachment, grasping + destruction, cessation, annihilation – a synonym for nibbāna |
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Pariyatti
867 Larmon Rd.
Onalaska, WA 98570, USA
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