Kasiṇa

…on different commentaries: Prepare or use a ready made item generally a disk: red, blue, or white disks or use a flame etc. These disks can be made with clay,…

Kāma Assāda – A Root Cause of Suffering

…discussed in the previous post, “Kamma and Paṭicca Samuppāda – Introduction.” Eleven Realms in Kāma Loka Are Very Complex – Simplest Are the Deva Realms 5. Compared to the higher-lying…

Preservation of the Buddha Dhamma

…used with the commentaries. Commentaries compiled by Arahants at the time of the Buddha are still there with the Tipiṭaka: Patisambhidamagga, Petakopadesa, and Nettippakarana. Venerable Mahinda started compiling Sinhala Commentaries…

Clarification about the 31 realms

…on a lower realm, since most of mankind does not live according to morality and buddhist principles. I can’t find the post, but it divided mankind in 2 categories, those…

A Meditation Table on Anicca from SN 56.11

…than one thought before. It is not something which comes and goes here and there , then and now. Life, Youth and Vigour and Health, joy and happiness, pain and…

Past and futures Lives of Bhikkhu Isidore

…renouncer. He also made the wish to become a Lord Buddha.   The painting of Isidore’s lives Attention : Without the commentaries on Isidore’s lives which follow it, the picture…

Jāti and the 11 Fires for understanding the First Sacca.

…saṃkhittena pañc·upādāna·k·khandhā dukkhā. (https://www.buddha-vacana.org/sutta/samyutta/maha/sn56-011.html) I tried to co-relate these 2 lists, after listening to Venerable waharaka Theras teachings and of- course Lal Sirs Essays, and I could end up with…