A good king should extend his protection not merely to different classes of people equally, but also to beasts and birds. The four establishments of mindfulness (contemplating body as body, comtemplating as mind objects...) makes one ardent, clearly aware and mindful and helps put aside desires and ...

Once the Lord was staying at Savatthi, at the mansion of Migara's mother in the East Park. And at that time Vasettha and Bharadvaja were living among the monks, hoping to become monks themselves. And in the evening, the Lord rose from his secluded meditation and came out of the mansion, and started ...

Once the Lord was staying among the Magadhans at Matula. Then he said: "Monks!" "Lord," they replied, and the Lord said: "Monks, be islands unto yourselves, be a refuge unto yourselves with no other refuge. Let the Dhamma be your island, let the Dhamma be your refuge, with t...

Thus I have heard King Mahasudassana was a Bodhisattva. ~Scott

Once the Lord was staying at Rajagha, on Vultures' Peak. And when the night was nearly over, Pancasikha of the gandhabbas, lighting up the entire Vultures' Peak with a splendid radiance, approached the Lord, saluted him, stood to one side and said: "Lord, I wish to report to you what I have per...

Thank you for reading and responding Dhamma Spoon! All things in the world are insubstantial. When one realizes this truth, one feels wearied of suffering. This is the way of purification. ~Scott

Once the Lord was staying at Kusinara in the Mallas' sal-grove shortly before his final Nibbana between the twin sal-trees. The Venerable Ananda came to the Lord, saluted him, sat down to one side and said: "Lord, may the Blessed Lord not pass away in this miserable little town of wattle-and-da...