Reply To: Monkhood:List of the 227 rules of Pātimokkha
…commit a pārājika. Thus, Buddha established pārājika 4. If to show off, a bhikkhu knowingly claims that he has eliminated kilesā or that he has obtained realizations (one of the…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…commit a pārājika. Thus, Buddha established pārājika 4. If to show off, a bhikkhu knowingly claims that he has eliminated kilesā or that he has obtained realizations (one of the…
…the Great Sages.” Here is an example of when they teach a person until he becomes an arahant: Dhammapada Verse 290Attanopubbakamma Vatthu Here are examples of Jataka where lay people…
…‘Currently, there is plenty of food, it is easy to obtain alms food. So it is easy to maintain oneself by obtaining alms food. But when there is a famine,…
…Buddha and sat to one side. [It is said in the Buddhist commentaries that this group of thirty forest-dwelling monks was the group of thirty princes who met the Buddha…
What I mean, sir is that some arahants brutally entered parinibbāna. A prime example is Venerable Arahant Bahiya. He was looking for robes for his ordination and did not intend…
I forgot to specify a detail in my answer to #5. It is possible to obtain Iddhis, jhanas, and magga phala simultaneously even if one has not practiced jhanas in…
Hello! I’m not sure if this question is in the correct place. Anyway here goes: If human birth is so difficult to obtain, why over the last 220+ years has…
Yes. It is a simple yet good example to get the basic idea. Of course, we can extend to deeper issues. For example, if you like to eat ice cream,…
…his personnal achievement. For example a monk know perfectly is not true what he will said and said he obtain the Jhanas and abhinnas or he becames sotapanna. If a…
Okay i see. But Sir what about the people like bhikkhu buddhagosa who wish to be arahant in the dispensation of Buddha Metteya ?? We understand obtain a human bhava…