Some verses that were taught to the Bodhisatta by a brāhman who had heard them from the Buddha Kassapa. He is rewarded with a thousand coins for each of the verses.
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 The yakkha Ālavaka asked the Buddha various questions on the spiritual life, and this verse is part of the answer. Read More: BWV 013: Four Things to Cultivate  The Bodhisatta, when he was King Janasandha, explained ten courses of action which, when not done, bring about regret in the future. Read More: BWV 012: Ten Things that should be Done  I only recently found out that Ajahn Brahm had met the great German monk Ven. Nyanavimala so when I met Ajahn recently I asked him to write down his impressions. Read More: Ajahn Brahm meets Ven. Nyanavimala  The Buddha explains various dangerous courses of action to the young man Sigāla. Read More: BWV 011: Various Dangers  Historian Bettany Hughes explains some of the basic Buddhist concepts, and at the same time show some of the riches of Buddhist culture. Read More: Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World  One commentCategories: Documentary Tags: America, Cambodia, China, Dhamma, India, Meditation, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Temples, Thailand  A god comes and asks the Buddha various questions, including one about how many faults there are. Read More: BWV 010: Six Faults  The teaching to Sigāla on what increases and decreases fame and good fortune. Read More: BWV 009: Four Things not to be Done  These are the Buddha’s words at the conclusion of the instruction given to the young man Sigāla. Read More: BWV 008: The Wise attain Fame  The Householder Anāthapiṇḍika receives instruction on the right ways to make use of the wealth that has been righteously obtained. Read More: BWV 007: The Right Uses of Wealth  The Buddha explains the five duties which, when fulfilled, lead to prosperity and not to decline. Read More: BWV 006: A Wise Man’s Duties  The Buddha gives instructions to the young man Sigāla on the four kinds of friends, and then tells him how to keep them. Read More: BWV 005: Four Ways to spend one’s Wealth A householder asks the Buddha for advice on how to live well in his present state. Read More: BWV 004: Eight things Leading to Prosperity  A son asked his Father (the Bodhisatta) for advice on the spiritual life. The Father explained these six gateways leading to great benefit in life. Read More: BWV 003: The Six Gateways to Benefit  Ven. Ñāṇavimala was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1955. After twelve years of study and meditation at Island Hermitage, he set out bare-footed on continuous walking tour. These are recollections of some of his teachings by a former disciple. Read More: Ven. Ñāṇavimala’s Advice  This verse is a well-known summary of the teaching, given by all the Buddhas. In some of the Dispensations it replaced the more detailed teaching found in the Rules of Discipline (Vinaya). Read More: BWV 002: True Cultivation Two Kings renounced the world and lived as ascetics. One day they fell into a quarrel about who should admonish the other. |
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Emptiness in the Visuddhimagga
Here are some interesting verses on Emptiness from the 5th century meditation manual Visuddhimagga by Bhandanta Buddhaghosa.
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Categories: Texts
Tags: Abhidhamma, Commentary, Dhamma, Meditation
The Life of the Buddha Animation Film
In a very short compass this animated Life of the Buddha tells more of the significant stories from the Buddha’s life than a lot of other films do. It concentrates on getting across the meaning of the teaching, rather than the heroics of the endeavour.
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Categories: Documentary
Tags: Biography, Buddha, Dhamma, India
Ajahn Suthep: 50+ Dhamma Talks
Ajahn Suthep is one of the few Thai monks I know who can effectively teach in English, and his teachings are always based on the original teachings about the constituent parts, the sense-spheres and craving.
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Categories: Notices, Talks
Tags: Dhamma, Monks, Qi Gong, Thai