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tidathep wrote:Thag 4.8. Rahula-theragatha (uttered by Venerable Rahula)

"In both ways consummate, I'm known as Rahula the Fortunate:
Because I'm the son of the Buddha, because I've the eye that sees Dhammas."


"Because my fermentations are ended, because I've no further becoming.
I'm deserving of offerings, a worthy one a three-knowledge man, with
sight of the Deathless."

"Those blinded by sensuality covered by the net, veiled by the veil of craving,
bound by the Kinsman of the heedless, are like fish in the mouth of a trap."

"Throwing that sensuality aside, cutting through Mara's bond,
pulling out craving, root and all, cooled am I, Unbound."


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Dear Members,
Vajrasattva Tibetan Buddha Tharlam Monastery Bodha Kathmandu Nepal
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Buddha' List no. 407
Seven good qualities of a Dhamma follower:

1. He has conviction, is convinced of the Tathagata's Awakening.
2. He feels shame at [the thought of engaging in] bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental
misconduct.
3. He feels concern for [the suffering that results from] bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct,
mental misconduct.
4. He has heard much, has retained what he has heard, has stored what he has heard
5. He keeps his persistence aroused for abandoning unskillful mental qualities and taking on
skillful mental qualities.
6. He is mindful, highly meticulous, remembering and able to call to mind even things that were
done and said long ago.
7. He is discerning, endowed with discernment of arising and passing away — noble,
penetrating, leading to the right ending of suffering.

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Dear David/Members,

I love this list very much :heart:

Buddha' List no. 395

The seven actions performed in the seven weeks after enlightenment by the Buddha in Bodh
Gaya:

1. Under the Bodhi Tree
During the first week after enlightenment, the Buddha sat under the bodhi tree experiencing the
happiness of freedom and peace. He was free from disturbing thoughts, calm and blissful.
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2. Gazing at the Tree
During the second week, in thanks and gratitude to the tree that had sheltered him during his
struggle for Buddhahood, the Buddha stood without moving his eyes as he meditated on the
bodhi tree. Following this example, it is the custom of Buddhists to pay respect to not only the
original bodhi tree, but also to the descendants of the bodhi tree that still thrive today.

3. The Golden Bridge
In the third week, the Buddha saw through his mind‘s eye that the devas in the heavens were not
sure whether he had attained enlightenment or not. To prove his enlightenment the Buddha
created a golden bridge in the air and walked up and down it for a whole week in a walking
meditation.

4. The Jewelled Chamber
In the fourth week, he created a beautiful jewelled chamber and sitting inside it meditated on
what was later known as the higher doctrine (Abhidhamma). His mind and body were so purified
that six coloured rays came out of his body — blue, yellow, red, white, orange and a mixture of
these five. Today these six colours make up the Buddhist flag. Each color represented one noble
quality of the Buddha: yellow for holiness, white for purity, blue for confidence, red for wisdom
and orange for desirelessness. The mixed color represented all these noble qualities.

5. Three Girls
During the fifth week, while meditating under a banyan tree, three most charming girls (or mind
states) came to disturb his meditation. They danced in a most seductive and charming manner
and did everything to tempt the Buddha to watch their dance. Yet he continued to meditate
unperturbed, and soon they tired and left him alone.

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6. The Mucalinda Tree
The Buddha then went and meditated at the foot of a mucalinda tree. It began to rain heavily and
a huge king cobra came out and coiled his body seven times around the Buddha to keep him
warm and placed his hood over the Buddha‘s head to protect him from the rain.

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7. The Rajayatana Tree
During the seventh week, the Buddha meditated under the rajayatana tree. On the fiftieth
morning, after seven weeks of fasting, two merchants came into his presence. They were called
Tapussa and Bhallika. They offered the Buddha rice cakes and honey to break his fast and the
Buddha told them some of what he had found in his enlightenment. These two merchants, by
taking refuge in the Buddha and his Dhamma became the first lay followers.
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:candle: Ekavihariya Thera: The Lonely Forest Dweller :candle:
[translated from the Pali by Andrew Olendzki]

Prince Tissa(Vitasoka) was made Vice Regent when Ashoka was first consecrated
King. But within only a few years, inspired by the example of a forest-dwelling
monk he encountered while hunting, he renounced worldly life to live as a simple
Buddhist monk in the wilderness.

His monastic name translates as The Elder Who Lives Alone. The poem exudes the
romantic yearning for the solitude of nature felt by someone who grew up, no
doubt, in the court of the Maurya empire. The first five stanzas are said to
have been uttered to Ashoka while expressing his wish to become a monk, and the
last two verses were composed upon ordination. A final verse, not translated
here, attests to his eventual awakening.

It was quite a family. Ashoka's son (Mahinda) and daughter (Sanghamitta) were
the ones to formally bring the Dhamma to the island of Lanka, where Theravada
Buddhism flourished for two and a half millennia. The mountains named in the
last stanza actually refer to the ring of hills surrounding Vulture's Peak, but
since the previous stanza specifies the peak of a mountain, I think it is
appropriate to name the more well-known site.

:heart: If nobody is to be found,
In front of one or behind one,
That is exceedingly pleasant
For the lonely forest dweller.

So be it! I will go alone
To the forest, praised by Buddha;
For the self-resolute bhikkhu,
Dwelling alone, it is pleasant.

Pleasing, and joyful to sages,
Haunted by rutting elephants,
Seeking my goal alone, quickly
Will I go to the wild forest.

In the well-flowered Cool Garden,
In a soothing mountain grotto,
Having anointed all my limbs,
I will walk back and forth, alone.

When indeed shall I come to dwell
All alone, without companion
In the great forest, so pleasing!
My task accomplished, without taint?

While the gentle breezes flutter,
Soothing and laden with fragrance,
I'll burst asunder ignorance
While seated on the mountain top.

In a grove covered with flowers,
Or maybe on a cool hillside,
Gladdened by the joy of release,
I'll be content on Vultures Peak. :heart:

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:heart: Happy Birthday again and Happy New Super Cool LOTUS :heart: very very beautiful car!!...I wish you/your lovely wife/son/daughter enjoy this long Holidays...and please please don't forget to answer the question about LIST # 462.............if you want to answer here is fine with me...I can copy/post it at SD ....thank you very much.

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Hi yawares,

I moved your post here since it is not related to the birthday thread.

There are no "official" titles or names to each of the jhanas, as far as I know, except for the formless jhanas / realms. So those are just some of the characteristics of the first four jhanas, but are in no way meant to be considered as official names.
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Dear Members,

I found this picture in Facebook...many beautiful new trend Buddha statues...love love them. :heart:

Wat Buddhavihara Berlin
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:candle: The Root of All Virtues :candle:

In the Sallekha Sutta (MN 8) the Buddha talks about 44 kinds of effacement for removal of the corresponding defilements(kilesas). The very first effacement is harmlessness; this wholesome quality is most important since it is the root of all other virtues.

"But herein, Cunda, effacement should be practiced by you:
(1) Others will be harmful; we shall not be harmful here — thus effacement can be done."
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(42) Others will be lacking in mindfulness; we shall be established in mindfulness here — thus effacement can be done.
(43) Others will be without wisdom; we shall be endowed with wisdom — thus effacement can be done.
(44) Others will misapprehend according to their individual views, hold on to them tenaciously and not easily discard them; we shall not misapprehend according to individual views nor hold on to them tenaciously, but shall discard them with ease — thus effacement can be done.

Commentary: "Harmlessness is called 'effacement,' because it effaces harmfulness, i.e., it cuts it off (chindati). ...
It has the characteristic mark of making one refrain from immorality which, on its part, has the mark of harming. Hence harmlessness is an especially strong productive cause of morality; and morality, again, is the basis for concentration of mind, while concentration is the basis for wisdom. In that way harmlessness (non-violence) is the root of all virtues."
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Dear Members,

Today I've a beautiful sutta to share with you all.
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:candle: Cakkavatti Sutta: The Wheel-turning Emperor :candle:
[Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu]

A Monk's Wealth (DN26)

"Wander, monks, in your proper range, your own ancestral territory. When you
wander in your proper range, your own ancestral territory, you will grow in long
life, beauty, pleasure, wealth, & strength.

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"And what constitutes a monk's wealth?

There is the case where a monk keeps pervading the first direction [the east] —
as well as the second direction, the third, & the fourth — with an awareness
imbued with good will.
Thus he keeps pervading above, below, & all around, everywhere & in every
respect the all-encompassing world with an awareness imbued with good will:
abundant, expansive, immeasurable, free from hostility, free from ill will.

"He keeps pervading the first direction — as well as the second direction, the
third, & the fourth — with an awareness imbued with compassion... imbued with
appreciation...

"He keeps pervading the first direction — as well as the second direction, the
third, & the fourth — with an awareness imbued with equanimity.
Thus he keeps pervading above, below, & all around, everywhere & in every
respect the all-encompassing world with an awareness imbued with equanimity:
abundant, expansive, immeasurable, free from hostility, free from ill will.

"This constitutes a monk's wealth."
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David's Book : List #492

The ten comparisons made to what attachment to sense desire is like:

1. A skeleton whose bare bones do nothing to feed the hunger of a dog

2. A piece of raw flesh which two birds are fighting over and one may die from the fight

3. A burning torch that is about to burn the hand of the person holding the torch

4. A pit of burning charcoal that we may be pushed into

5. A poisonous snake which might attack us at any given moment

6. A dream

7. Borrowed possessions, of no lasting value

8. A tree laden with fruit that perishes as people grab for the fruit, breaking the branches

9. An impaling stick

10. A slaughterhouse where lives are lost
(from Majjhima Nikaya 22)

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Dear Members,

I truly love List #504 - #505 and this beautiful Bali Buddha painting
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David's Book : List #504 - #505
[By Dr.David N. Snyder]

List no. 504
Ten types of householders who enjoy the senses and pursue wealth:

The Buddha lists 9 different types, each missing one or more of the following positive traits,
found in the last one mentioned, shown here, which is considered the highest and best of the
householders.

―There is the case where this enjoyer of sense pleasures seeks after wealth lawfully, not
arbitrarily, and in so doing makes himself happy and cheerful, and also shares his wealth with
others and does meritorious deeds therewith, and further makes use of it without greed and
longing, without infaturation, and is not heedless of the danger or blind to his own salvation – in
such a way he is praiseworthy on four counts. (from Anguttara Nikaya 10.91)

List no. 505
Ten meritorious actions leading to human or divine rebirth:

1. Giving
2. Morality
3. Meditation
4. Reverence by paying respect to monks and elders
5. Performing services to others
6. Transference of merits to others
7. Rejoicing in others' merit
8. Learning this true Dhamma
9. Teaching this true Dhamma
10. Correcting views
(from Anguttara Nikaya V. 57)

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Dear Members,

This is my most favorite list:

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David's Book : List #520
[By Dr.David N. Snyder]


List no. 520
:candle: Ten Powers of a Tathagatha (samma-sam-buddha): :candle:
1. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the possible as possible and the impossible as
impossible.

2. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the results of actions undertaken, past, future and
present, with possibilities and with causes.

3. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the ways leading to all destinations.

4. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the world with its many and different elements.

5. The Tathagata understands as it actually is how beings have different inclinations.

6. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the disposition of the faculties of other beings,
other persons.

7. The Tathagata understands as it actually is the defilement, the cleansing and the emergence in
regard to the jhanas, liberations, concentrations and attainments.

8. The Tathagata recollects his manifold past lives, that is, one birth, two births, three births,
four births, five births, ten births, twenty births, thirty births, forty births, fifty births, a hundred
births, a thousand births, a hundred thousand births, many aeons of world-contraction, many
aeons of world-expansion, many aeons of world-contraction and expansion: 'There I was so
named, of such a clan, with such an appearance, such was my nutriment, such my experience of
pleasure and pain, such my life-term; and passing away from there, I reappeared elsewhere; and
there too I was so named, of such a clan, with such an appearance, such was my nutriment, such
my experience of pleasure and pain, such my life-term; and passing away from there, I
reappeared here.' Thus with their aspects and particulars he recollects his manifold past lives.

9. ―Again, with the divine eye, which is purified and surpasses the human, the Tathagata sees
beings passing away and reappearing, inferior and superior, fair and ugly, fortunate and
unfortunate, and he understands how beings pass on according to their actions.

10. ―Again, by realizing it for himself with direct knowledge, the Tathagata here and now enters
upon and abides in the deliverance of mind and deliverance by wisdom that are taintless with the
destruction of the taints.
(from Majjhima Nikaya 12, Samyutta Nikaya 12)

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Metta Verses For Recitation
[www.buddhanet.net/metta07.htm ]

As far up as the highest existence
As far down as the lowest existence
In the entire universe
Whatever beings that move
on earth, on water or in air
may they be free
from suffering and enmity
from physical suffering and danger.

Pervading Loving- kindness . . .

May I be free from enmity/danger
May I be free from mental suffering
May I be free from physical suffering
May I take care of myself happily.

:heart: May my father and mother and teachers
Relatives and friends,members and fellow doctors
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May they be free from enmity
Be free from mental suffering
Be free from physical suffering
Take care of themselves happily.

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Dear Members,
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David's Book : List #481
[By Dr.David N. Snyder]


List no. 481
Ten qualities that can lead one into purgatory according to his actions:

1. He takes lives, such as a hunter, bloody handed, given up to killing and slaying, void of
compassion for all tiny creatures.

2. He takes what is not given

3. He acts wrongly in sensual desires

4. He engages in untruthful speech

5. He engages in slander

6. He engages in harsh speech

7. He engages in idle babble

8. He is covetous and envious of others

9. He engages in harmful thoughts

10. He has wrong understanding
(Anguttara Nikaya 10. 211)

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Dear Members,

I would like to thank David :anjali: ...I learned so much from his book...This list #55 is a new knowledge to me... especially #5...I saw pictures about many weddings at the temples and didn't know that were wrong..until now!!
Nowaday, many temples let the lay-people arrange 'BEAUTY CONTESTS'/THAI DANCES on the premises!! That's why Tep/I only go to Wat Paa(forest temple).

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David's Book : List #555
[By Dr.David N. Snyder]


List no. 555
13 sanghadisesas are rules requiring an initial and subsequent meeting of the Sangha (communal
meetings). If the monk breaks any rule here he has to undergo a period of probation or displine
after which, if he shows himself to be repentant, he may be reinstated by a Sangha of not less
than twenty monks. Like the parajikas, the sanghadisesas can only come about through the
monk's own intention and cannot be accidentally invoked. The thirteen sanghadisesas are:


1. Discharge of semen, except while dreaming, or getting someone to discharge your semen.

2. Lustful bodily contact with a woman, including kissing or holding hands.

3. Making lustful remarks to a woman alluding to her genitals or sexual intercourse.

4. Requesting sexual favors from a woman, or telling her that she would benefit (i.e., spiritually)
from having sex with the monk.

5. Arranging for a date, affair, or marriage between a man and woman.

6. Building a hut without permission from the Sangha, or building a hut that exceed 3 x 1.75
meters in size.

7. Having someone else build a hut for you without permission from the sangha, or exceeding 3
x 1.75 meters in size.

8. Making unfounded charges about another bhikkhu in the hopes of having him disrobed.

9. Making deceitfully worded charges about another bhikkhu in the hopes of having him
disrobed.

10. Agitating for a schism, even after having been rebuked three times.

11. Supporting an agitator, even after he was rebuked three times. (This only applies if there are
fewer than four supporters.)

12. Rejecting well-grounded criticism, even after having been rebuked three times.

13. Criticizing the justice of one's own banishment, even after having been rebuked three times.
(from the Vinaya Pitaka)

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Verse 34: As a fish quivers when taken out of its watery home and thrown on to dry ground, so does the mind quiver when it is taken out of the sensual world to escape from the realm of Mara (i.e., kilesa vatta, round of moral defilements).

Verse 35: The mind is difficult to control; swiftly and lightly, it moves and lands wherever it pleases. It is good to tame the mind, for a well-tamed mind brings happiness.

Verse 45: The Ariya Sekha2 shall examine this earth (i.e., the body), the world of Yama (i.e., the four Apayas) and the world of man together with the world of devas. The Ariya Sekha shall examine the well-taught Path of Virtue (Dhammapada) as an expert florist picks and chooses flowers.

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