text: The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is an approved charity dedicated to making known the teaching of the Buddha. BPS publications generally represent the standpoint of Theravada Buddhism or Southern Buddhism, the oldest living Buddhist tradition of which the Pali Canon gives the most authentic account of what the historical Buddha himself actually taught. In a span of nearly five decades the BPS has become a major Buddhist publisher with hundreds of titles and a field of distribution extending all over the world. It was founded in 1958 by German born Ven Nyānaponika Thera, who was succeeded by the well known American scholar monk Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi. It's present editor is Ven Nyanatusita Thera, originally from the Netherlands. (OSM data version: 2016-08-22T09:03:02Z) #mapsme