Hellmuth Hecker

Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor, by Hellmuth Hecker (Buddhist Publication Society "Wheel" Publication No. 334; 1986; 72k/24pp.)

Anathapindika was one of the Buddha's chief lay disciples and a generous patron of the monastic Sangha. A wealthy householder, Anathapindika discovered an even richer inner treasure when he attained stream-entry during his first encounter with the Buddha. He lived out his life freely sharing both kinds of wealth: he provided the Buddha and countless other monks with food and shelter, and he taught Dhamma to others. Drawing on passages from the suttas, this engaging biography — another in the BPS's "Lives of the Disciples" series — tells the story of an exemplary lay Buddhist.

Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha, by Hellmuth Hecker (WH 292; 1982; 106k/35pp.)

A collection of biographical sketches, including stories of Khema of Great Wisdom; Kisagotami, the mother with the dead child; Nanda, the Buddha's half-sister; and Patacara, the preserver of the Vinaya. One in the BPS's "Lives of the Disciples" series of biographies.

Maha Kassapa: Father of the Sangha, by Hellmuth Hecker (WH 345; 1987; 67k/22pp.)

Biography of the Buddha's disciple best known for his meditative powers. One in the BPS's "Lives of the Disciples" series of biographies.

(The Life of) Maha-Moggallana, by Hellmuth Hecker (WH 263; 1979; 89k/29pp.)

A biography of the Buddha's second chief disciple, whom the Buddha praised for his supranormal knowledge and psychic powers. One in the BPS's "Lives of the Disciples" series of biographies.