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. My name is greg bester and i am a practicing lay buddhist. A sutta should be read again and again as you will tend to forget its message. In this sutta, the buddha instructs rich householders how to preserve and increase their prosperity and how to avoid loss of wealth. While many of these have been treasured and memorized by devout buddhists around the world for centuries. An dighajanu es gibt hier zwei verschiedene ubersetzungen des suttas. There dighajanu longshin the koliyan went to the blessed one and, on arrival, having bowed down to the. Heedful at administering or working at ones occupation, maintaining ones life in tune, one protects ones store of wealth. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It is included here as one sutta, showing section breaks but without repeating the first part of each sutta for the sake of maintaining the pts sutta numbering system intact. There are tonnes of gems in the pali canon suttas of the theravada buddhist tradition. They had more chance to memorise these teachings than many others, heard them more often than many others and hence were the definitive source for much of the oral tradition that proceeded the pali cannon.
The sutta readings and explanations of digha nikaya suttas long discourses by ven dhammavuddho maha thero venerable dhammavuddho maha thero, is a malaysian of chinese descent. The sutta translations can also be browsed and read offline by downloading an ebook version. The agganna sutta on knowledge of beginnings introduction. Sutta so that you can see why it is acknowledged as the most important sutta that the buddha taught. But the buddha points out that the deities, powerful as they are, are not free of fear, but he is. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. Expositions of several suttas by ven pitigala gunarathana thero during 2008. 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. For free distribution only i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was dwelling among the koliyans. Wealth alone, however, does not make a complete man nor a harmonious society. In understanding the sutta however the best course would be to read it as separate suttas.
The buddha taught them the metta sutta as a theme of. Possession of wealth all too often multiplies mans desires, and he is ever in the pursuit of amassing more wealth and power. Please read the profile section for the purpose of this website below is compilations of all the buddhist sutras from a to z. Malukyaputta sutta by venerable mahasi sayadaw translated by u htin fatt first printed and published in the socialist republic of the union of burma september 1981 new edition. The blessed one is an arhant, the fully selfenlightened one, accomplished in. To view an individual sutra, please scroll further down. As a layman he graduated from the university malaya in 1971, and worked as an electrical engineer with the public works department for 12 years before renouncing the. Dighajanu sutta to dighajanu translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu. Dn 3 ambattha sutta is a sutta explaining the conversation between buddha and brahmin ambattha. It is rolled like a bull horn and tied with a string made out of the stem of the same. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. Suttas definition of suttas by the free dictionary.
Seeking to satisfy the global thirst for a truly free and comprehensive online repository of buddhist literature and media content created for all who seek it. 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 collection of suttas, or discourses, attributed to the buddha and a few of his closest disciples, containing all the central teachings of buddhism. A person of conviction, consummate in virtue, magnanimous, free of selfishness, constantly clears the path to security in the lives to come. As he was sitting there he said to the blessed one, we are lay people enjoying sensuality. The buddha covered all aspects that one could possibly encounter in practice body, feelings, mind and reality objects which includes the 5 hindrances, 5 aggre. If you wish to use this sutta database with some database program other than udp, you can follow the nonwindows instructions and import these suttas into a database of your choice. The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf.
His analysis combines the detached objectivity of the academic scholar with the engaged concern of the practitioner for whom meditation is a way of life rather than just a subject of study. The message here in this sutta is that you should be mindful of whatever is occurring in the body and mind, whether it be good or bad, and thus you will. Sakka rallies his troops with the sight of his banner. I have created a database of over 2000 sutta translations from. Maha satipatthana sutta audio files are available at the following link also for listening and downloading. Metta sutta not only guides as a meditation technique but also used as a guide for the moral and spiritual progress and serves as a protection technique paritta the buddha saw in his supernormal powers that this was the best place for them to achieve spiritual liberation. To view a copy of the license, visit documents linked from this page may be subject to other restrictions. Maha satipatthana sutta mankadawala sudassana thero. There are many different styles of suttas, such as sermons, verses poems, sermons mixed with verses, detailed continue reading what is a sutta. Try to practise all the different sections from time to time as they are all useful, but in the beginning start with something simple such as being mindful while walking see iriyapatha pabba, or the mindfulness of in and out. He encourages the mendicants to recollect the triple gem to abandon fear.
This sutta talks about kassapas question to buddha whether he agreed with the acts of selfmortification that was frequently practiced by some ascetics. The khuddaka nikaya, or collection of little texts pali khudda smaller. In this sutra a householder dighajanu requests the buddha to teach. Sutta by grouping all the 38 blessings under five headings. Now there is a town of the kurus called kammasadhamma. A discourse on the malukyaputta sutta introduction the malukyaputta sutta gives us the fundamental knowledge about the principles of insight meditation vipassana. A discourse on the hemavata su a date for this discourse this hemavata su a is really a short piece, and so it is apt to be overlooked by many. 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. I have recently come into contact with several people on the internet who are confused by the role of lay people in the buddhist community. Maha satipatthana sutta has been translated into the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness or the great discourse on the establishing awareness. These are mental states or qualities cultivated by buddhist practise. Once the exalted one was dwelling amongst the koliyans, in their market town named kakkarapatta. Hence much of the sutta which was passed on in verbal form as memorised storiesteachings were passed down via ananda or shariputra.
I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was dwelling among the koliyans. Kukkuravatika suttasuttas and parallels suttacentral. Hemavata sutta 2 a discourse on hemavata sutta part i this hemavata sutta is really a short piece, and so it is apt to be overlooked by many. The buddha meets two such individuals, and is reluctantly pressed to. There dighajanu the koliyan went to the blessed one and, on arrival, having bowed down to the blessed one, sat to one side. Suttas are the buddhist scriptures that contain the teachings of the fully enlightened buddha, sidhatta gotama. To print out a hard copy, use the booklet printing option in your pdf viewer. Then dighajanu, a koliyan, approached the exalted one, respectfully saluted him and sat on one side. In this discourse, the buddha instructs a householder named dighaja.
For theravadin scholars, this discourse of the pali canon is one of several considered key to understanding buddhist lay ethics. Maha satipatthana sutta buddhas most important teaching pdf. In fact, it is the second of the discourses of the buddha, for it was delivered just a er the dhammacakka su a, the buddhas. For free and postagefree hard copies please email to. 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. Page loading and following crossreferences are snappier without internet latency, and the ebooks have. The word sutta refers to a certain form of smoking element which is made of a single leaf which is large enough to accomodate a certain amount of tobacco in it. Aug 19, 2012 maha satipatthana sutta has been translated into the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness or the great discourse on the establishing awareness. Theses suttas have been faithfully passed down to us over 2,500 years and are now available translated into very clear, modern english. Some ascetics in ancient india undertook extreme practices, such as a vow to behave like an ox or a dog. The sammaditthi sutta, the discourse on right view, is the ninth sutta of the majjhima nikaya, the collection of middle length discourses.
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. Hinduism any of various aphoristic doctrinal summaries produced for memorization generally between 500 and 200 bc and later incorporated into hindu literature. Senior assistant teacher brett morris conducted the course last september and answered the following questions. Ananda explains that wisdom is not based on subscribing to this or that point of view. His analysis combines the detached objectivity of the academic scholar with the engaged concern of the practitioner for whom meditation is a way of. This year the course is being offered in the spring on march 26april 4.
Metta sutta karaniya metta sutta metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of buddhism. He encourages the mendicants to recollect the triple gem to. In fact, it is the second of the sermons of the buddha, for it was delivered after the dhammacakka sutta, the first of the buddhas sermons. 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. Thus seated, he addressed the exalted one as follows. Buy the lotus sutra pdf ebook buy the lotus sutra paperback. The satipatthana course is a really unique course and an excellent opportunity for students. In dighajanu vyagghapajja sutta, the buddha instructs rich.
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