Reflections on 2015
…www in the address line: It should just be: https://puredhamma.net. Normally, typing just “puredhamma.net” should direct to https://puredhamma.net. Or, one could Google search “puredhamma” and the link will come out…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…www in the address line: It should just be: https://puredhamma.net. Normally, typing just “puredhamma.net” should direct to https://puredhamma.net. Or, one could Google search “puredhamma” and the link will come out…
…more to come, especially if technology is developed to explore distant stars. Here is a report that came out today, Dec 9, 2014, which has another video by NASA: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2865886/Mars-warm-wet-entire-PLANET-Curiosity-rover-reveals-crater-mountain-exploring-giant-lake.html…
…https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.121.than.html. Usually, I come across many English translations that are bad and even erroneous, but fortunately, this translation is relatively good. The highlighting in the link below is mine, and…
…Once again, sir, thank you! I have been reading “A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada” by Venerable. Mahasi Sayadaw https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/a-discourse-on-paticcasamuppada/d/doc1995.html In this chapter it says that Venerable Ugga obtained Arhatship in the…
Thank you for the clarification of vicikicca, and especially the added explanation of khanka vicikicca. I did some searching and found this: Mahanama Sutta https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn55/sn55.021.than.html I wonder if this is…
…settle down and not come up (assuming that we are staying away from committing the BIG EIGHT immoral acts). However, this calming down or getting to Samatha is a TEMPORARY…
Hi All, I recently read an article on Schizophrenia. I was curious about what is defined as “Positive symptoms”: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/schizophrenia What is it that causes patients to Hear or see…
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…
…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…
There is a downloadable pdf version of the book “A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma” by Bhikkhu Bodhi. It is offered free of charge by www.pariyatti.org. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma…