Hi everybody, I'm trying to find the canonical source of a great story that I heard cited in a Dhamma talk. There's a version of it on buddhanet.net: One day the Buddha visited a monastery. While he was there he came across a chamber where a monk lay in great pain caused by a loathsome disease. Alth...

I read an article where the Buddha was quoted as saying something like, "One without gratitude has no wisdom."

Can someone help me find the sutta that this passage comes from?

Ah! Entendi. Ainda melhor que o texto tem livros tailandeses como base também. Valeu!

Que legal! Nem imaginei que houvesse uma biografia do Ajahn Chah no português...é uma tradução do texto inglês, ou uma obra original? Bem, muito obrigado...o melhor presente de todos é o do Dhamma!

Hi all, I stopped by the wat in town last Sunday and was surprised to find it packed with people and with maybe five or six monks I had never seen before (the wat only has one permanent monastic resident.) I'm not aware of there being any special observance around this time. Does anyone have any ide...

Thank you, Chris! That pointed me in the right direction. For anyone else who's interested, here are the gāthā I could find; as far as I know, the diacritics are accurate. Āhāra Pūjā (offering food) Adhivāsetu no bhante Bhojanaṃ parikappitaṃ Anukampaṃ upādāya Patiganhātu muttama. Paṇiya Pūjā (offeri...

Hi everybody!

I was curious to know what the gāthā recited when offering food are...I can't find it in Gunaratana''s vandanā book. Any help would be much appreciated, especially if the source includes the appropriate diacritics!

Blessings,
Clayton

Hi everybody!

I just found out that there's a Cambodian wat in my town, and I'm planning to go and pay my respects. Are there any cultural preferences or expectations I should be aware of that may be particular to Cambodian bhikkhus? I would hate to offend anyone.

Hi all, I need some help with Pāḷi object pronouns In the case of a line like " Etena sacca vajjena - sotthi me hotu sabbadā, " which I see written in my chanting guides, I understand that me is the pronoun corresponding to the English "me" -- in other words, the object pronoun i...

This is great! Thank you so much. I'll use it for buddhanussati. I only wish that I could find the correct diacritics for all the names...

Hi all,

Looking for a list of the Buddha's names or qualities, e.g. bhagavā, sugata, etc.

Thanks!

I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to record myself chanting and post the recordings on the forum to get feedback on style and diction... Also, I wanted to thank everyone here -- especially Bhante Dhammanando & Bhante Anandajoti for taking time out of what must be very busy schedules t...

Hi everybody, As part of my daily puja, I offer flowers, incense, and candlelight, and I can chant the verses appropriate for each, but I've seen Sri Lankans offer water and even food. At last yea's kathina an older layman explained to me before lunchtime that the first part of the meal goes to the ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJWPFYygGPc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; There's a monk chanting at around 1:37:56, and I find the style very moving. Does anyone know where this style might come from? The monk looks Asian and the text is clearly Pali, but it doesn't sound...

Hey all,

Any good English translations of the Sutta Nipata atthakatha? Can't seem to find it. I think the BPS only publishes the Pali.