Reply To: Buddha’s Views on Responsibilities

Sigalovada Sutta – The Layman’s Code of Discipline Download link: https://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/ethics_s.htm (Sorry not able write in a clean way, using mobile phone for this posting.)…

Infinite consciousness, and a façade of eternal bliss?

…because I’ll post the reference below.) reference: “Poor boy, the mountains couldn’t give what you wanted.” Master spoke caressively, comfortingly. His calm gaze was unfathomable. “Your heart’s desire shall be…

Sīla, Samādhi, Pannā to Pannā, sīla, Samādhi

On the website accesstoinsight the asura realm is described as: The demons — “titans” — that dwell here are engaged in relentless conflict with each other. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html But in the…

Reply To: SN 44.10 With Ānanda / Ānandasutta

…https://www.budsas.org/ebud/dict-pe/dictpe-01-a.htm This dictionary states anattā (n. and predicative adj.) not a soul, without a soul. Most freq. in combn. with dukkha & anicca http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:533.pali There seems to be no difference…

Ledi Sayadaw and Translations

…it, that the “mistranslations” have been there only with the English scholars? What do you think about Ledi Sayadaw? Was he wrong or mistranslated? The Book: https://www.piandeiciliegi.it/images/docs-pdf/Ledi-Sayadaw-The-Manual-of-Buddhism.pdf Best wishes, Daniel…

Kasina meditation?

From https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=142 “The Buddha consenting, Santati rose to a height of seven toddy-palms into the sky and there, while meditating on the element of fire (tejo kasina), he passed away…

Reply To: Saraṇīya Meaning

Hello Are you referring to the Sutta ? https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/saraniya If wrong, Lal will correct it……

Reply To: Clarification of definition – " anantariya"

…From what I understood, he killed his parents in a previous life. Ref: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/hecker/wheel263.html#ch9 10. The Death of Maha Moggallana From your explanation, once a person commits an anantariya karma,…