Dharma Seed1.8.1
Publisher Description
Stream dharma talks from the Dharma Seed archive to your Android device.
Stream dharma talks from the Dharma Seed archive to your Android device.
Dharma Seed is dedicated to preserving and sharing the spoken teachings of Theravada Buddhism in modern languages.
Features:
• Stream dharma talks
• Find the most recent talks
• Search talk titles and descriptions by keyword
• Find talks by specific teachers
• Search a teacher's talks by keyword
• View teacher information
Notes:
• Access to retreatants only talks is not currently supported.
These talks are freely offered in the spirit of dana, or generosity. You may visit the Dharma Seed website if you would like to support our work. We are a small non-profit organization supported solely through donations and we deeply appreciate your help in making these priceless teachings available to all.
Operating since the early 1980's, Dharma Seed collects and distributes dharma talks by teachers transmitting the Vipassana or Insight practices of Theravada Buddhism, the oldest Buddhist tradition still actively pursued in the 21st century.
We hope you enjoy the app.
May all beings be happy.
Source code for this app is available at https://github.com/dharmaseed/dharmaseed-android. Bug reports and contributions are welcome!
About Dharma Seed
The company that develops Dharma Seed is Dharma Seed. The latest version released by its developer is 1.8.1.
To install Dharma Seed on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2025-07-24 and was downloaded 1 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Dharma Seed as malware as malware if the download link to org.dharmaseed.android is broken.
How to install Dharma Seed on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Dharma Seed is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Dharma Seed will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Dharma Seed will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 1.8.1
posted on 2025-07-25
Update to API level 35.
version 1.8.0
posted on 2025-03-31
* Added app link support, which allows opening dharmaseed links directly in the app.
* Added new seek buttons to the media notification for skipping forward and backward in the talk. Special thanks to first time contributor @drassi for this feature!
* Added a fast-scrolling feature which allows for easier navigation when viewing a long list of talks.
version 1.7.0
posted on 2024-07-17
- Added a new history view that shows a list of recently played talks
- Streamlined the user interface for filtering talks, teachers and centers
- Much faster startup for first time users
- Bug fixes (e.g. downloaded talks persist across all app updates)
version 1.6.2
posted on 2024-04-11
Usability improvements for media playback when the app is in the background
version 1.6.0
posted on 2023-12-28
Add support for multiple teachers in a single talk.
version 1.5.5
posted on 2023-12-19
* Fix a problem with database synchronization that could lead to out of date talk or teacher information in some cases.
* Update android media library, which should help fix occasional crashes during talk playback on some devices.
version 1.5.3
posted on 2023-11-03
This release brings several improvements to the talk playback experience:
* Talks can now be listened to in the background while browsing other talks.
* Talk playback can be controlled from a new media notification or by using external media controllers such as bluetooth headsets.
* Upgraded media player library may result in improved sound quality when streaming talks over the network.
version 1.3.1
posted on 2023-09-13
Fix a bug where the new talk progress bar was also showing up in the teacher and center views.
version 1.3.0
posted on 2023-09-10
Progress when listening to talks is now saved, so it's always easy to continue where you left off.
version 1.2.1
posted on 2022-12-22
Update to target Android API version 33