Difference between Tanha and Upadana

…clinging/grasping/holding on to? 2) upadana= attachment/clinging/grasping/holding on to? 3) In the Paticca Samuppāda cycle, upadana comes after tanha. Thus upadana is a consequence of tanha? Once you crave something, you…

Attitude towards kamaloka devas

From https://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/305.htm “It is a common belief amongst the Buddhist public that such deities can be influenced to grant their favours by transferring merits to them whenever meritorious deeds are…

the effects of practices and contemplations.

…happened? Due to this practice many bhikkhu’s committed suicide. https://suttacentral.net/sn54.9/en/sujato I think this is an example of a serieus issue. The issue of the effect of certain practices on us….

Reply To: Four Conditions for Attaining Sōtapanna Magga/Phala

…down right there on the ground. Seeing the drawbacks of the body, my mind was then set free. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/thig/thig.01.00x.than.html#sutta-1 Can we really know the conditions for such breaktrough moments? Sieb…

Reply To: Parents

Hello Lal Sir ! I tried reading the link you shared about the deep kindness of parents. It lead me to this page-https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/filial-sutra.htm I feel that this can’t be Buddha’s…