A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…merit for the world.’“suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti….
Sir Lal, scripture existed long before the time of Lord Buddha. It is incorrect to say that Lord Buddha was not aware. The Rig Vedas, which are the sacred texts…
Starting at 16.8, the Pali and Sutta Central translations are as follows: Itthī ca purisaṁ ativelaṁ upanijjhāyati puriso ca itthiṁ. Women spent too much time gazing at men, and men…
…squirrels’ feeding ground. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Then Venerable Dabba the Mallian went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:…
…seems a bit more complicated since they cannot directly listen if they are far away, but perhaps there is someway for the message to reach them via the nāma loka….
Āṇisutta At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Once upon a time, mendicants, the Dasārahas had a clay drum called the Commander. “Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, dasārahānaṁ ānako nāma mudiṅgo ahosi. Each time the Commander…
He is a highly respected Venerable who attained the arahant stage at the age of seven. He possessed remarkable iddhi powers and was renowned for his mastery of the fire…
I like Sir Lal’s answer. Sri Lankan and Asian society, in general, is very different from the West. People often forget to put themselves in the context of the times…
…this. All this to say that he has unusual methods of teaching the Dhamma!! Jethavaranama Buddhist Monastery uses a particular method too. Nandasutta Then the Buddha took Nanda by the…
https://puredhamma.net/key-dhamma-concepts/nama-rupa-to-namarupa/four-mental-aggregates/vedana-and-samphassa-ja-vedana/?highlight=Upekkha%20l In this post, you have stated: “Even an Arahant will experience those dukha or sukha vedana as long as he/she is alive. Only “samphassa-jā-vēdanā” will not arise in an…