Merit: The Key to Good Fortune - In The Buddha's Words (S3E12)

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of merit as the key to good fortune in the context of Buddhist teachings.

This episode is on the topic of merit: the key to good fortune. 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 be sourced from Sutta Central which uses a Creative Commons Licence for its translations. Support Sutta Central Support the Buddha’s Wisdom Podcast

People in this episode

Host: Sol Hanna

Topics covered

• merit
• good fortune
• Buddhism
• Pali Canon
• Buddha's teachings

Keywords

• merit
• good fortune
• Buddhism
• Bhikkhu Bodhi
• Pali Canon
• Sutta Central

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sutta Central

Books & works: In the Buddha's Words, Pali Canon

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