Reply To: Resources for learning Pali

…from the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana CD under the Collection menu which includes the Tipitaka (Main – Sutta, Vinaya, and Abhidhamma), Aṭṭhakathā (Commentaries), Ṭikā (Subcommentaries), and Añña (Others). PaliPlatform download link: https://mega.nz/file/wfpWjKiZ#IXJWbTO39OnGFiv48ubk1fKYeUWg9kI9zi0eUR47m9I…

Reply To: Determinism

…immutable as if everything were pre-established. But it is not completely random either. We are fortunately free from certain choices such as that of applying ourselves to doing what is…

Four Noble Truths – Suffering and Its Elimination

…easily accessible to our six senses. To comprehend suffering through repeated rebirths, one needs to comprehend that most suffering is encountered in the four lowest realms (apāyās); see “The Grand…

Reply To: Pleasure is temporary release from vexation

…to deepen their understanding of how this vexatious cycle works. I recommend the two videos below, especially the second one. It explains in detail how this process happens. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pScV-oUKfqk&list=PLsdYkrqhtrkQP4UT5nGtC1_kG3k4aZnZP&index=50&t=325s&pp=iAQB https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZ15vR5mFQ…

Reply To: Pure Dhamma zoom meeting!

…meeting is: (12:30-1:30 PM GMT) https://meet.google.com/wtz-qaff-iag   The link to the second meeting is: (1:35- 2:35 PM GMT) https://meet.google.com/fus-wfvf-xqi All of you are invited to join this Dhamma discussion! Thanks….

Pure Dhamma – Korean Website

…a year. The link to that site is https://cafe.naver.com/puredhamma) Then they started a Pure Dhamma Korean Temporary Site ( https://puredhamma.quv.kr ) on April 24, 2019. Now they have launched an…

New / Revised Posts

…Buddha” section) Loka and Nibbāna (Aloka) – Complete Overview – 2/8/25 (in the “Worldview of the Buddha” section) Is Cakkhu Viññāṇa Free of Defilements? – 1/31/25 (in the “Worldview of…

A confusion related to attaining the fourth path in a pure abode:

…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…