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Re: What is conducive to awakening?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:13 pm
by Nibbida
Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
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Any idea which sutta that is?
Thanks.
Re: What is conducive to awakening?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:39 pm
by Dan74
Nibbida wrote:Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
Whoops!
Any idea which sutta that is?
Thanks.
I can't seem to find it.
Perhaps some (more) knowledgeable members can help?
Until then treat this as unreliable info (my memory has been known to be dodgy. Apologies, if this is the case.)
Re: What is conducive to awakening?
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:47 pm
by retrofuturist
Greetings Dan,
Dan74 wrote:Until then treat this as unreliable info (my memory has been known to be dodgy. Apologies, if this is the case.)
No, it's good. Your synopsis is accurate.
I can't find the sutta just at the moment, but I recall it's towards the end of either the Majjhima or Samyutta Nikayas.
It's often cited as an counter-example to the Buddha's alleged omniscience (the range of which is debatable).
Metta,
Retro.
Re: What is conducive to awakening?
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:31 pm
by bodom
Nibbida wrote:Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
Whoops!
Any idea which sutta that is?
Thanks.
Vesali Sutta: At Vesali SN 54.9
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