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  The Buddha explains various dangerous courses of action to the young man Sigāla. Read More: BWV 011: Various Dangers  A god comes and asks the Buddha various questions, including one about how many faults there are. Read More: BWV 010: Six Faults  This film, made in 2001 by Stephanie Black, explores the effect that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on poor countries by forcing them into globilisation. Read More: Life and Debt  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  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.  In this video Bhikkhu Bodhi talks about how he and some friends came to start Buddhist Global Relief. The video was made around 6 months after the organisation was set up in 2007.  This is one of the first documentaries that tackles the problem of nuclear waste, which is a by-product of the energy production process. The waste is highly radioactive and is expected to be so for at least 100,000 years. Read More: Into Eternity (Nuclear Waste)  Today is International Women’s Day, and Wangari Maathai is one of the most articulate women alive at present, for nearly 40 years her voice has been heard in support of women and women’s rights, the environment and sustainable development, and peace and reconciliation around the world. Read More: Wangari Maathai: Environment, Democracy and Peace  To give a taste of what my new book Buddhist Wisdom Verses is like I include one of the 251 sections today. I include here also a reading of the text. These make for very good meditative reflections of the teaching, and you can see how they apply to yourself. Read More: Buddhist Wisdom Verses: Eight things Leading to Prosperity  The book is one of the most useful compiliations on the moral life of the layman that can be found. It is drawn mainly from the great verses collections in the Pāḷi Nikāyas and almost all aspects of the lay life have been covered. Read More: New Book: Buddhist Wisdom Verses |
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