This sutta, beginning with a discussion on the mystery of trance, passes over, by a natural transition, or association of ideas, to the question of soul. By showing herewith the taint free saint who has no anxiety at the destruction of his own lit internal aggregates, the blessed one concludes his exposition. The metta sutta is sometimes called the karaniya metta sutta. Comy and subcomy to the brahmaajala sutta have a long disquisition about the corresponding noun paritassana, occurring also in mn 8, sn 22. Potthapada sutta wikisource, the free online library. Alagaddupama sutta the three fetters which the sotapanna eradicates are.
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. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation. This year the course is being offered in the spring on march 26april 4. Published by the ministry of cultural affairs, sri lanka 1983. Sinhala tipitaka download theravada buddhist text in. For trance as is pointed out by pohapada in section 6 had been explained by adherents of the soul theory as produced by the supposed fact of a soul having gone away out of the body. Ratana sutta the discourse on jewels samadhi buddhist. The core teaching of the buddha is the teaching of the nature of suffering arising in the impermanent phenomenal world and the path developing the. Piya tan is a meditation therapist, counsellor, writer and translator.
This is a list of the suttas in the majjhima nikaya collection of middlelength discourses, part of. It is similar in s le to the vinaya mahavagga, which describes the period following the buddhas. The raft has reached the shore, and one can leave it there free to go where one likes, in a way that cannot. Alagaddupama sutta sutta number 22 majjhima nikaya. Piya tan this webpage will be dedicated to piya tans works which include simplified suttas. Mahapadana sutta wikisource, the free online library. The pali text of majjhima nikaya, sutta a wideranging very famous sutta that begins with a forceful teaching on the dangers of indulgence in sense. Here the buddha reveals the root concepts of all things. The buddha also points out that one should not cling even to the wholesome dhamma let alone unwholesome dhamma. In this, the simile of the snake sutta, the buddha first criticizes a monk for holding a view contrary to the buddhas teaching he then warns that the dhamma should be learned and taught for the right reasons, not for winning in arguments and selfglory. A discourse on the dhammadayada sutta prologue sasana yeiktha has been a vipassana meditation cen e since we came here in 1949.
Rhys davids we find in this tract the root of that biranaweed which, growing up along with the rest of buddhism, went on spreading so luxuriantly that it gradually covered up much that was of value in the earlier teaching, and finally led to the downfall, in its home in india, of the ancient faith. This book is printed on acidfree paper and meets the guidelines for permanence and. The satipatthana course is a really unique course and an excellent opportunity for students. Summary of selected suttas mn 2 all the fermentations.
The original translation was by nyanaponika thera, and these 208 selected discourses have been revised and given an introduction by bhikkhu bodhi. The pali text of majjhima nikaya, sutta a wideranging very famous sutta that begins with a. Also called all the taints bhikkhu bodhi this sutta explains the seven ways to remove the taints by seeing, restraining, using, enduing, avoiding, removing, and by developing. The first realization explains and clarifies the four basic subjects of buddhist meditation. A note on atta in the alagaddupama sutta ahandfulofleaves. By showing herewith the taintfree saint who has no anxiety at the destruction of his own lit internal aggregates, the blessed one concludes his exposition. It is from a part of the tripitaka called the sutta nipata, which is in the sutrapitaka. And at that time vasettha and bharadvaja were living among the monks, hoping to become monks themselves. The sutta only records ariha as being dejected, not ejected. In this sutta, majjhima nikaya 22 the simile of the snake, the buddha first criticizes a monk for holding a view contrary to the buddhas teaching.
A monastery where i dwelt formerly, a dining hall that was not large enough to accommodate more than for monks at a. Cakkavattisihanada sutta, which means the discourse on the. Alagaddupama sutta means something in buddhism, pali. 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. Cakkavatti sihanada sutta pdf 10 inspirational quotes from cakkavattisihanada sutta. The agganna sutta thus have i heard once, the lord buddha was staying at savatthi in the mansion of migaras mother, in the east park. The discourse on the root of existence dhamma talks. In its expanded form found in my translation it is certainly a hypnotic spell, and will, as if by magic, take one back to the very origins of the world. At the beginning there were not many buildings to speak of. Dattatreya yoga shastra pdf dattatreyayogashastra means something in hinduism, sanskrit. In the alagaddupama sutta the water snake sutta, the buddha uses the simile of a water snake to teach the nature of clinging maintained by a mind conditioned by confused and deluded views. The sri lankan government sponsored the translation of the tipitaka into sinhala on 1956 and the project was undertaken by a prominent team of scholars from the sangha community. In the alagaddupama sutta the water snake sutta, the buddha uses the.
The discourse of the buddha on the snake simile alagaddupama sutta that is presented here, together with explanatory notes taken mostly from the commentarial literature, is the 22 nd text in the collection of discourses of medium length majjhima nikaya. This online library project is still under development. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of this term then. Sotanugata sutta by sidney tin htut introduction life is a continuum of thoughts which does not end even at death in normal circumstances unless one has developed ultimate wisdom and has opted to end the sufferings associated with life. Alagaddupama sutta the water snake cross river meditation. Nikaya, the middle length discourses of the buddha, on oef the major collection ins th e sutta pitaka or baske otf discourses belonging to the pal canoni thi. For ordinary people life is so precious that we regard. In the same way, this dhamma and discipline has a single taste. Entrepreneurs start ups leaders of the future must see tv having sex, katie morgan gfm radio its over. The snake simile a teaching by the buddha alagaddupama sutta. All books on are public domain texts and free to download as pdffiles. As he also says here, when views of self are finally dropped, one is free from agitation.
He was a theravada monk for 20 years and a pioneer in buddhist counselling. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. The parable of the serpent the monk arittha is of the opinion that the acts designated by buddha as perishable do not necessarily cause the perpetrator to perish. Parable of the snake a translation of the alagaddupama. Abhayagiri access to insight ajahn suchart abhijato amaravati buddhist monastery buddhist elibrary dhamma books. October 1, 2018 better audio format following are recordings of three popular sutta by a venerable thero and the corresponding pali texts.
Here you will find all 40 volumes and 57 books of sinhala tipitaka. Use the search function above to find our free pdf ebooks or use the category list to browse books. Now on that occasion this pernicious viewpoint ditthigata had arisen in the monk arittha formerlyofthevulturekillers. As i understand the dhamma taught by the blessed one, those acts the. The discourse on the snake simile alagaddupama sutta. The majjhima nikaya the teachings of theravada buddhism. Mahaparinibbana sutta the mahaparinibbana sutta is not a single discourse like most others in the suttanta pi. Once the lord was staying at savatthi, at the mansion of migaras mother in the east park. Alagaddupama sutta sutta number 22 majjima nikaya part 1 these audio files have been recorded from a series of sutta discussions conducted by ven. 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.
Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Alagaddupama sutta wikipitaka the completing tipitaka. Foolish persons, who have learned the doctrine by heart but fail to study its import, quite miss the real meaning of their memorising and find no joy in it, using it solely as a means of stricture on others or of bandying verbal quotations. Bhikku bodhi over a period of time at the buddhist publications society of kandy,sri lanka. The buddha taught it to clear away the mental obstructions preventing a correct grasp of his teaching and to open the way for insight to arise. Metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of mind these are mental. The raft has reached the shore, and one can leave it there free to go where one likes, in a way that cannot be traced. Senior assistant teacher brett morris conducted the course last september and answered the following questions.