[Jittananto]

I found a discussion on the Dhamma Wheel forum about a Venerable Bhante called Buddhaparayana. According to some people the Bhante have discovered the hidden meaning of many Dhamma concept. He reject the false translation of Anapanasati and said Anapanasati is not about respiration but about Moral and Immoral thought. He also said that Rupa is the mental image of something. 

One of his claims.

” Now, if ānapāna means “breathing in and breathing out”, how can that lead to the completion of the four Satipatthānas, the seven bojjangas, removal of avijjā, and the attainment of Nibbāna? Can anyone seriously think that is possible?

Instead, ānapāna MEANS cultivating Satipatthāna, saptha bojjanga, etc., by “taking in morals” and “expelling immorals” as we discuss below.”

Teaching of Ven. Buddhaparayana (Sinhalese monk)

• Unfortunately, most of his sermons are in Sinhala. Could Sir Lal or someone who speaks Sinhala review this monk’s sermons to verify their accuracy?

Here is a sermon https://youtu.be/3vXRmCX6-Fs?si=ugHMK9KdTsgb4qS0

[Lal]

There are many people and bhikkhus delivering thousands of discourses like this. It is not necessary to listen to every one of them.

• The purpose of this forum is to discuss the posts on this website. I would be happy to answer questions about what I write. Discussing and especially analyzing discourses by others is not a good idea. Those questions should be directed to the person who delivered that specific discourse.
• If anyone has a specific question about an external discourse, I can look into that and provide my input if appropriate. Otherwise, please refrain from posting random external discourses.

[Jittananto]

No problem, Sir.

[TripleGemStudent]

I feel I’m quite open to others teachings and interpretations of the dhamma and can benefit from what others may say, but it doesn’t necessary mean I will take in other’s teachings and interpretations easily without some form of discernment. I looked into some of the links and discussions on Ven. Buddhaparayana teachings that was shared / provided and one of the comments that caught my attention was from this discussion:

teaching of ven. buddhaparayana 31 planes of existence and 32 marks of the Buddha! Dhammawheel

I can’t verify / confirmed the comments made by others on Ven. Buddhaparayana teachings or what was said since I don’t know Sinhalanese and the comments was based on a Sinhalanese video. But a comment that caught my attention was someone saying Ven. Buddhaparayana said that the Buddha did not talk about the four stages of sainthood and a comment that was most surprising to me and would be interested in hearing the explanation to as how the tilakkhana is not part of the Buddha teachings, “he also mentioned that Anicca, dukkha and anatta as three units also not a part of Buddha’s teaching.”

[Christian]

TripleGemStudent wrote:

I feel I’m quite open to others teachings and interpretations of the dhamma and can benefit from what others may say, but it doesn’t necessary mean I will take in other’s teachings and interpretations easily without some form of discernment. I looked into some of the links and discussions on Ven. Buddhaparayana teachings that was shared / provided and one of the comments that caught my attention was from this discussion:

teaching of ven. buddhaparayana 31 planes of existence and 32 marks of the Buddha! Dhammawheel

I can’t verify / confirmed the comments made by others on Ven. Buddhaparayana teachings or what was said since I don’t know Sinhalanese and the comments was based on a Sinhalanese video. But a comment that caught my attention was someone saying Ven. Buddhaparayana said that the Buddha did not talk about the four stages of sainthood and a comment that was most surprising to me and would be interested in hearing the explanation to as how the tilakkhana is not part of the Buddha teachings, “he also mentioned that Anicca, dukkha and anatta as three units also not a part of Buddha’s teaching.”

We need an explanation for that. I don’t want to assume, but there are plenty of “monks” talking their “ideas” in an extreme way to grab attention, and you can see the effect even here. What he said (if it’s true) is impossible because those teachings can be realized and experienced. 

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