The Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast

The Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast

Narrated teachings of the Buddha for you to listen to anytime, anywhere.

Do you want to read the authentic teachings of the Buddha, but find it hard to find the time? Then the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast will give you access to narrations of what the Buddha is actually recorded to have said based on translations of the Sutta Pitaka available at Sutta Central. And because it’s in podcast audio, you can play these audio files on your mobile phone or PC wherever you are.

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Without Discoverable Beginning - In the Buddha’s Words

Without Discoverable Beginning - In the Buddha’s Words

This episode is on the topic ‘Without Discoverable Beginning’. Season 3 of the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast is based on the anthology structure provided in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Words - an anthology of discourses from the Pali Canon”. The translations from the original Pali are by Bhikkhu Bodh...

A World In Turmoil - In The Buddha's Words (S03E03)
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastApril 13, 2025x
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00:08:457.81 MB

A World In Turmoil - In The Buddha's Words (S03E03)

This episode is on the topic of a world in turmoil. Season 3 of the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast is based on the anthology structure provided in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Words - an anthology of discourses from the Pali Canon”. The translations from the original Pali are by Bhikkhu Bodhi and can b...

The Tribulations of Unreflective Living - In the Buddha’s Words (S3E02)
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastMarch 02, 2025x
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00:14:5613.62 MB

The Tribulations of Unreflective Living - In the Buddha’s Words (S3E02)

This episode is on the topic of the tribulations of an unreflective life. Season 3 of the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast is based on the anthology structure provided in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Words - an anthology of discourses from the Pali Canon”. The translations from the original Pali are by B...

Old Age, Sickness and Death (S3E01)
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastFebruary 23, 2025x
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00:14:0213.12 MB

Old Age, Sickness and Death (S3E01)

This episode is on the topic of Old Age, Sickness and Death. Season 3 of the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast is based on the anthology structure provided in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Words - an anthology of discourses from the Pali Canon”. The translations from the original Pali are by Bhikkhu Bodhi ...

MN50. Condemnation of Mara - Māratajjanīya Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastFebruary 09, 2025x
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00:17:4816.54 MB

MN50. Condemnation of Mara - Māratajjanīya Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 50th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Māratajjanīya Sutta, which is about the time when Māra, the trickster and god of death, tried to annoy Moggallāna. He not only failed but was subject to a stern sermon warning of the dangers of attacking the Bu...

MN49. Invitation to Brahma - Brahmanimantanika Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastJanuary 25, 2025x
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00:17:4116.47 MB

MN49. Invitation to Brahma - Brahmanimantanika Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 49th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Brahmanimantanika Sutta. In this sutta the Buddha ascends to a high heavenly realm where he engages in a cosmic contest with a powerful divinity, who had fallen into the delusion that he was eternal and all-pow...

MN48. The Mendicants of Kosambi - Kosambiya Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastJanuary 14, 2025x
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00:13:3313.12 MB

MN48. The Mendicants of Kosambi - Kosambiya Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 48th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Kosambiya Sutta, which is about the mendicants of Kosambi. Despite the Buddha’s presence, the monks of Kosambi fell into a deep and bitter dispute. The Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and harm...

MN47. The Inquirer - Vīmaṁsaka Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastJanuary 01, 2025x
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00:09:5114.2 MB

MN47. The Inquirer - Vīmaṁsaka Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 47th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Vīmaṁsaka Sutta, which translates as “The Inquirer”. While some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a detaile...

MN46. The Greater Discourse on Taking Up of Practices - Mahādhammasamādāna Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastDecember 07, 2024x
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00:15:5615.09 MB

MN46. The Greater Discourse on Taking Up of Practices - Mahādhammasamādāna Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 46th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Mahadhammasamādāna Sutta, which translates as “The Great Discourse on Taking Up of Practices”. In this sutta the Buddha explains that, whilst we all want to be happy, we often find the opposite happens. The Bud...

MN45. The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up of Practices - Cūḷadhammasamādāna Sutta
The Buddha’s Wisdom PodcastSeptember 22, 2024x
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00:10:529.76 MB

MN45. The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up of Practices - Cūḷadhammasamādāna Sutta

This episode is a narration of the 45th Sutta of the Middle Discourses of the Buddha, The Cūḷadhammasamādāna Sutta, which translates as “The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up of Practices”. The Buddha explains how taking up different practices may have harmful or beneficial results. The memorable simil...