Maha satipatthana sutta has been translated into the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness or the great discourse on the establishing awareness. The agganna sutta on knowledge of beginnings introduction. Metta bhavana lovingkindness meditation venerable dhammarakkhita venerable dhammarakkhita is an australian buddhist monk of the myanmar th eravada tradition. Dighajanu vyagghapajja sutta conditions of welfareto.
In this discourse, the buddha instructs a householder named dighaja. It is from a part of the tripitaka called the sutta nipata, which is in the sutrapitaka. Buddhas discourse on happiness in the dighajanu suttamore. For theravadin scholars, this discourse of the pali canon is one of several considered key to understanding buddhist lay ethics. The dhammika sutta is part of the sutta nipatasn 2. Those who wish to discover about the truth about creator god directly. Wealth alone, however, does not make a complete man nor a harmonious society. The anguttara nikaya, the fourth division of the sutta pitaka, consists of several. The satipatthana course is a really unique course and an excellent opportunity for students. Possession of wealth all too often multiplies mans desires, and he is ever in the pursuit of amassing more wealth and power. The bahudhatukasutta and its parallels on womens inabilities. The suttas are numbered here by nipata book and sutta, with the suttas numbered.
After extensive and intensive practice in vipassanamindfulnessinsight meditation in australia and myanmar, his teacher venerable chanmyay sayadaw. Here is the karaniya metta sutta the buddhas words on lovingkindness in pali an ancient indian language for which im afraid ive lost some of the diacritics, followed by an english translation by ratnaprabha. The discourse on the foundations of mindfulness, the satipahana sutta, is the tenth discourse of the middle length collection majjhima nikaya of the discourses of the 1 an exhaustive exposition of the four noble truths is found in the word of the buddha by nyanatiloka mahathera. When people first come to investigate buddhism, they may wonder if there is a buddhist holy book or something like a buddhist bible. Bahudhatukasutta of the majjhimanikaya, according to which a woman is incapable of occupying. It is only relatively late in my dharma life that i have become more aware of or have focused on the garava sutta of the pali canon. This sutta talks about the past lives and lineage of previous enlightened arahants, buddha. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. The following is a good foundation for a sutta library. In buddhism, there are a set of canonical teachings known as. Similar to dighajanu sutta on the subject of wealth is adiya sutta a sutta. Suttas are the buddhist scriptures that contain the teachings of the fully enlightened buddha, sidhatta gotama. This sutta provides a detail description of the origin of the human kind and the planet earth at the beginning known as world contraction, the human ancestry started with the living beings born from the abhassara brahmas.
The metta sutta is sometimes called the karaniya metta sutta. Dighajanu vyagghapajja sutta conditions of welfare to. The resident sangha in western australia have been giving regular sutta study classes that delve into the meaning of discourses a. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of. Posts about sutta pitaka sinhala written by dhammapresswp. Senior assistant teacher brett morris conducted the course last september and answered the following questions. There dighajanu the koliyan went to the blessed one and, on arrival, having bowed down to the blessed one, sat to one side. Sutta by grouping all the 38 blessings under five headings which. This is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali canon.
Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is. The first realization explains and clarifies the four basic subjects of buddhist meditation. It is described as teachings following a list format, which was common practice in the preliterary indian. Now there is a town of the kurus called kammasadhamma. Lie solum forlag, oslo, 2007 isbn 9788256015511, on page 10, the dhammacakkappavattana sutta is relayed to have been the first act in gautamas teaching career. For free distribution only i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was dwelling among the koliyans. Some reflections on the garava sutta one is never too old to learn. Humble and not conceited, contented and easily satisfied. The suttas the buddhist holy book or sacred text one. Maha satipatthana sutta buddhas most important teaching pdf. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace. Rhys davids, the founder of the pali text society pts and the editor of the pts pali text and english translation of the digha nikaya 1 says of this sutta in his introduction to the pts english translation2, the suttanta sets out in sixty.
Aman named dighajanu once visited the buddha and said. There is an important story in the majjhimanikaya sutta no. Charity almsgiving 5 precepts 8 precepts metta vipassana 4 noble truths 3 characteristics. There dighajanu longshin the koliyan went to the blessed one and, on arrival, having bowed down to the. There are various hints that many of them are late. Some reflections on the garava sutta sangharakshita. Discourse to bharadvaja, the farmer kasibharadvaja sutta 95 21. There are tonnes of gems in the pali canon suttas of the theravada. Let them be able and upright, straightforward and gentle in speech. Ratana sutta the discourse on jewels samadhi buddhist. The 4 things that lead to happiness in this life the buddha in the dighajanu vyagghapajja sutta once, the buddha was in the market town of the koliyans, where a dighanaju met him and asked him this question this is me paraphrasing the rough idea of the sutta. The karaniya metta sutta in pali and english pdf version. I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was dwelling among the koliyans. In this sutta, the buddha instructs rich householders how to preserve and increase their prosperity and how to avoid loss of wealth.
It is acknowledged as the most important sutta that the buddha taught in the burmese theravada buddhism and it provides a means for practicing mindfulness in a variety of contexts. Dn 3 ambattha sutta is a sutta explaining the conversation between buddha and brahmin ambattha. Ariyapariyesana sutta the sutta is about the buddhas quest for finding a. Ambattha was sent by his teacher to prove that buddha was a true arahant and if buddha possessed the 32 marks of a great man. This is not to say that i did not know of its existence but that it started having a. I have been reading an article in an american science. Use this list to build a basic collection of the discourses of gotama buddha that is very accurate and written in clear english. There are tonnes of gems in the pali canon suttas of the theravada buddhist tradition. Christopher titmuss, writer and cofounder of gaia house meditation centre ven. Satipatthana sutta foundations of mindfulness translated by thanissaro bhikkhu i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying in the kuru country. The suttanipata is one of the earliest texts of the pali cannon, coming from the same period as the dhammapada, before the monastic tradition was strong. Abhidharma atomism buddhology creator buddhism and democracy economics eight consciousnesses.
Eternalism in the brahmajala sutta notes from my library. Dighajanu sutta to dighajanu translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu. This is a version for easy printing you can also read and listen along here. This year the course is being offered in the spring on march 26april 4. Metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of mind these are mental.
Its expositor is the venerable sariputta thera, the buddhas chief disciple and the foremost of the masters bhikkhu disciples in the exercise of the faculty of wisdom. The brahmajala sutta is the first sutta collected in the digha nikaya, thought by many to be among the oldest collections of the pali canon. Unit i selected suttas, gathas emphasizing the ethical and moral teachings of the buddha. October 1, 2018 better audio format following are recordings of three popular sutta by a venerable thero and the corresponding pali texts. The sammaditthi sutta, the discourse on right view, is the ninth sutta of the majjhima nikaya, the collection of middle length discourses. The sutra pitaka consists chiefly of discourses delivered by the buddha. Listen to natalies talk about the sutta, and heres joes chanting of the pali as a.
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