Buddha's first teacher was Channa (his coachman)?
Ven. Pitigal Gunarathana said that Buddha's first teacher was Channa.
He was referring to four messengers (old man, sick man. dead man and a monk)
Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
he didn't purposely take buddha to make him buddha , on the other hand buddha went on his own wish and channa has to obey or he face consequence from king
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...
Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
Nobody taught Buddha to be a "Buddha".
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
Hi:
Sure, in some sense it was the old man, in others his mother/father, in others his first spiritual teacher, his first rebirth, the previous buddha, etc.
Regards
Sure, in some sense it was the old man, in others his mother/father, in others his first spiritual teacher, his first rebirth, the previous buddha, etc.
Regards
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Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
We have to be careful with ideas like that... before you know it we'll all be 'Interbeing'... and then it's a hop, skip & a jump to referring to Stalin et al as our 'teachers'
Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
For the majority of us, the first teacher(s) were our parents - an old man, a sick man. a dead man. And theirs were their parents.
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
Re: Buddha's first teacher was Channa?
Agreed. It depends on what you learn from your teacher.
We all learned toilet training from our parents.
Basically, every person you meet is one of your teachers.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”