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by salayatananirodha
Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:22 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: sutta location help
Replies: 14
Views: 2774

Re: sutta location help

Also I’m looking for the sutta that says one should first define pleasure (or happiness?) and then pursue that. Does anyone remember this
by salayatananirodha
Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: sutta location help
Replies: 14
Views: 2774

Re: sutta location help

Sādhu Nicolas and bkh I’m also looking for sutta that compares two kinds of stream enterers, one who does not meditate and another who does. Or just showing how one stream enterer can be heedless and leave work left to be done Also what does everyone in the forum think about this idea of creating a ...
by salayatananirodha
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:27 am
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: sutta location help
Replies: 14
Views: 2774

Re: sutta location help

btw, while i'm here i'm looking for: - sutta that says there are things hard to come by in the world, such as wealth and the woman treasure - sangharakkhitattheravatthu dhammapadaṭṭhakathā , according to ñāṇananda this is a humorous anecdote relevant to what i was reading but when i google this term...
by salayatananirodha
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:25 am
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: sutta location help
Replies: 14
Views: 2774

sutta location help

i frequently need help finding a sutta or vinaya passage, and i think instead of having these requests dispersed throughout various sub-forums it'd be best to have them all in one. then, those who delight in finding these scriptures could go there directly and help lots of people. this would be a ve...
by salayatananirodha
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:56 am
Forum: Family Life and Relationships
Topic: competing definitions of wrong livelihood
Replies: 1
Views: 962

competing definitions of wrong livelihood

And what is wrong livelihood? Scheming, persuading, hinting, belittling, and pursuing gain with gain. "And what, bhikkhus, is wrong livelihood? Scheming, talking, hinting, belittling, pursuing gain with gain: this is wrong livelihood. And what, monks, is wrong mode of livelihood? Trickery,[19]...
by salayatananirodha
Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:45 am
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Seeking further clarification on ‘nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ’
Replies: 12
Views: 1689

Re: Seeking further clarification on ‘nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ’

My main question is does this term apply to the arahant or to nibbāna itself (or are they the same?)

Any further background on Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ is appreciated
by salayatananirodha
Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:39 am
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Seeking further clarification on ‘nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ’
Replies: 12
Views: 1689

Seeking further clarification on ‘nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ’

https://suttacentral.net/snp1.11/en/sujato wrote:That wise mendicant here
Chandarāgaviratto so,

rid of desire and lust,
Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha;

has found the deathless peace,
Ajjhagā amataṁ santiṁ,

extinguishment, the imperishable state.
Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.
^ sujato — thanissaro has ‘undying state’ for this term
What does it mean?
by salayatananirodha
Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:31 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Communal recitation of the three Collections
Replies: 0
Views: 761

Communal recitation of the three Collections

This is the summary: “When the Buddha had attained extinguishment, The senior monk called Kassapa; Addressed the group of monks, Guarding the true Teaching. On the way from Pāvā, Subhadda declared; We will recite the true Teaching, Before what is contrary to the Teaching shines forth. Four hundred ...
by salayatananirodha
Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:24 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism
Replies: 7
Views: 809

Re: need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism

i had previously disagreed with him when he shared bhikkhu sujato's post "why buddhists should be vegetarian" it has honestly opened my eyes to the subtle fault in vegetarianism as a moral philosophy. i myself prefer a plant-based diet, but the early texts clearly indicate that meat eating...
by salayatananirodha
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:49 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism
Replies: 7
Views: 809

Re: need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism

i am working on a refutation to a particular monk on facebook who quoted some chinese sūtra saying buddha said meat wasn't allowable Is the monk Theravada or Chan Buddhism? If Chan Buddhism, then he is correct, according to that tradition. There are Mahayana sutras that say meat is not allowable (L...
by salayatananirodha
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:01 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism
Replies: 7
Views: 809

need link to passage where devadatta creates a schism

i am working on a refutation to a particular monk on facebook who quoted some chinese sūtra saying buddha said meat wasn't allowable in my refutation i'd link to present where devadatta created a schism using vegetarianism as one of his five rules. please link this for me or at least tell me the nam...
by salayatananirodha
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:00 am
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Pali Term: Parimukhaṃ
Replies: 30
Views: 21131

Re: Pali Term: Parimukhaṃ

the idea of watching the nostrils has to be one of the stupidest permutations of the buddha's instructions
really, if you think you will consummate the eightfold path staring at the tip of your nose, i don't know what to tell you
by salayatananirodha
Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:56 am
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: It is very rare to hear Buddhist talks in English about what happens after death.
Replies: 31
Views: 3759

Re: It is very rare to hear Buddhist talks in English about what happens after death.

incarnations are forgettable like weather. the best reason for making merit is what it does here and now, for your mind, instead of pining after some celestial existence

also, near death experiences are well-documented
by salayatananirodha
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:09 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Should we extend Metta to ourself?
Replies: 39
Views: 4563

Re: Should we extend Metta to ourself?

by definition, it's from oneself to others
the question therefore contains a false premise and requires counter-questioning
by salayatananirodha
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:06 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: Benefits Jhana practice
Replies: 10
Views: 1728

Re: Benefits Jhana practice

off the top of my head, mettānisaṁsa sutta lists 11 advantages of mettā (boundless good will) practice. and mettā is a pathway to jhāna, so i'm indirectly answering your question
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