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by seniya
Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:08 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Emptiness
Replies: 10
Views: 3176

Re: Emptiness

You can read about the whole concept of emptiness in Pali literature here: http://vanaradari.blogspot.com/p/concep ... ature.html
by seniya
Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Which sutta it is???
Replies: 1
Views: 1378

Which sutta it is???

I find on the internet a quote says: "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without" which is attributed to the Buddha, but I can't find which sutta or Pali text it comes from.

Does anyone here know which sutta it is???

Thank you
by seniya
Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Buddha's skin colour
Replies: 71
Views: 36272

Re: Buddha's skin colour

I find this thread from an article on Dhammawiki.com (http://dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=The_Buddha%27s_physical_appearance" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) which says that "He (The Buddha) was about six feet tall (S.I,62)" Does anyone know which sutta is S.I,62...
by seniya
Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Yasodhara and Rahula
Replies: 17
Views: 6129

Re: Yasodhara and Rahula

The great Buddhist scholar Andre Bareau has written a most fascinating article on the Yasodhara legends which is now available at http://www.buddha-kyra.com/wife.htm . Kyra Pahlen, who translated this article from French did a rather poor job - Kathmandu instead of Kapilavatthu, Mahavasti instead of...
by seniya
Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:28 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: [ASK] What Sutta It Is????
Replies: 3
Views: 1602

Re: [ASK] What Sutta It Is????

I am going to suggest that the quote isn't discoverable as it doesn't exist in the Suttas. It was probably an incorrect paraphrase - I wonder which Buddhist magazine, and when, because perhaps we could search there directly... :heart: Greetings, Indeed... it sounds like a misquote of SN 45.2. Metta...
by seniya
Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: [ASK] What Sutta It Is????
Replies: 3
Views: 1602

[ASK] What Sutta It Is????

I remember when I am still on my school-age, I ever read a sutta quotation on a Buddhis magazine like this: Ananda said to the Buddha that half of holy life is love (metta). But the Buddha told him that entire holy life is love. But what I mean is not Upaddha Sutta (SN 45.2) that says "Entire h...
by seniya
Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:39 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: Like / Dislike, Thumbs up / Thumbs down etc.
Replies: 100
Views: 71751

Re: Thank you buttons

Ok, thx for the attention.... :)

I understand the policy of this forum.... :anjali:
by seniya
Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:15 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Which texts did the Mahāsāṃghikas dispute?
Replies: 27
Views: 9418

Re: Which texts did the Mahāsāṃghikas dispute?

For accounts of the divisions of early Buddhist schools, it really pays not to use the history of one school alone (be it any school). All of them are somewhat biased in their own favor (naturally!) Rather, it requires a careful study of all the material. I recommend the studies of Bareau (1955) an...
by seniya
Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: Like / Dislike, Thumbs up / Thumbs down etc.
Replies: 100
Views: 71751

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No, Asoka is not a cakkavatti (ruler of the world), but dipacakkavatti (ruler of the continent, i.e Jambudipa or continent of west) : Hi Seniya, how about this, i found at Dīpavaṃsa : asokadhammo ‘bhisitto paṭiladdhā ca iddhiyo, mahātejo puññavanto dīpe cakkapavattako [/b] [asokadhamma, after his c...
by seniya
Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:54 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????
Replies: 6
Views: 3956

Re: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????

@pannasikhara: Today I have an message from Samaneri Pannadevi on a Buddhist forum in my country. She said that you are a Buddhist monk and it isn't polite to call Ven. Pannasikhara as "bro". At that time, I really didn't know the truth. Now I'm feel very sory for calling Bhante in such an...
by seniya
Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:07 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????
Replies: 6
Views: 3956

Re: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????

Yes, similar to some Mahayana material. However, in the title of this thread, you use the phrase "Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????", but which way does the influence lie? When we look at the basic time periods of this material, we will see that much of it is actually before the...
by seniya
Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Sanna Sutta
Replies: 2
Views: 1155

Re: Sanna Sutta

in the Sanna Sutta it says, "When a monk's awareness often remains steeped in the perception of the unattractive, his mind shrinks away from the completion of the sexual act, " I'm curious about the "completion of the sexual act"....I guess it means orgasm....I've never heard of...
by seniya
Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Was Asoka a cakkavatti emperor?
Replies: 9
Views: 4481

Re: Was Asoka a cakkavatti emperor?

Asoka is called a dīpacakkavatti as opposed to padesarājās like Bimbisāra and Pasenadi (Sp.ii.309). I'm not sure, but I don't think that is saying that he is not a cakkavatti. Dīpa means lamp, thus, that appears to be saying he is a 'lamp of a cakkavatti.' Dīpa = island = continent. PTSD (323-4): D...
by seniya
Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????
Replies: 6
Views: 3956

Re: Buddhapadana: Influence from Mahayanist????

Hello, any body here????
by seniya
Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Was Asoka a cakkavatti emperor?
Replies: 9
Views: 4481

Re: Was Asoka a cakkavatti emperor?

No, Asoka is not a cakkavatti (ruler of the world), but dipacakkavatti (ruler of the continent, i.e Jambudipa or continent of west): Asoka .-King of Magadha. He was the son of Bindusāra. Bindusāra had sixteen wives who bore him 101 sons. The chief Pāli sources of information regarding Asoka are Dīpa...