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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Bhikkhu Bodhi on War and Thanissaro's rebuttal
- Replies: 465
- Views: 76472
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The vinaya should be updated
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3545
Re: The vinaya should be updated
Tea is not banned in Burma, but it is treated as food, not life-time medicine. Green Tea is prohibited for use as a medicine, for the reason that you stated. Infusion of leaves are permitted, provided the leaves are not used as edible food, e.g. black tea should be allowed, but not green tea or cabb...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize
- Replies: 136
- Views: 14036
Re: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize
MrBallen tells a convincing story about an exceptional case-history.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: retreat opportunities 2023?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 703
Re: retreat opportunities 2023?
Sāsanarakkha is worth considering.
U Aggacitta was the interpreter for Sayādaw U Paṇḍita during his 3-month retreat at Barre, Mass.
U Aggacitta was the interpreter for Sayādaw U Paṇḍita during his 3-month retreat at Barre, Mass.
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: How does an animal obtain a human rebirth?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 936
Re: How does an animal obtain a human rebirth?
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Pāli keyboard
- Replies: 5
- Views: 298
Re: Pāli keyboard
You could use Velthuis encoding to work around that issue. It is fairly easy to read and does not have a steep learning curve.
aa ii uu = ā ī ū
.d .h .l .m .n .r .s .t = ḍ ḥ ḷ ṃ ṇ ṛ ṣ ṭ
"n = ṅ
~n = ñ
AA = Ā etc.
aa ii uu = ā ī ū
.d .h .l .m .n .r .s .t = ḍ ḥ ḷ ṃ ṇ ṛ ṣ ṭ
"n = ṅ
~n = ñ
AA = Ā etc.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Remaining Focused on the Breath
- Replies: 16
- Views: 874
Re: Remaining Focused on the Breath
A Manual of Respiration by the late Venerable Ledi Sayādaw may be helpful. Note that it is not the best method for everyone, as it is rather difficult: In the matter of tranquillity meditation: of the forty meditation exercises that are prescribed, mindfulness of respiration is the easiest to estab...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Some Discourses Translated by Bhikkhu Pesala
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14542
Re: Some Discourses Translated by Bhikkhu Pesala
I just added the Akkosa Sutta to the list of discourses that I have translated.
I updated the PDF for Selected Discourses from the Samyuttanikaya.
I updated the PDF for Selected Discourses from the Samyuttanikaya.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Paritta chanting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 350
Re: Paritta chanting
Sing like the Monks I hope that something got lost in translation there. Gītassāra Sutta ] “Bhikkhus, there are five dangers of reciting the Dhamma with a musical intonation. What five? Oneself gets attached to the sound, others get attached to the sound, householders are annoyed, saying, “Just as ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Case against Pali recitation of Patimokkha
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1535
Re: Case against Pali recitation of Patimokkha
Like the ordination ceremony, the recital of the Pātimokkha is a legal procedure. If the incorrect wording is used, it is not legally valid. One of the rules is that a bhikkhu cannot claim ignorance of the rules if he has been ordained more than two weeks. All new bhikkhus are expected to learn the ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is smile producing consciousness?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1278
Re: What is smile producing consciousness?
Non-arahants always smile due to mental defilements. Hasitupāda is a type of functional consciousness, which has no unwholesome roots. For example, when the Buddha visited Prince Bodhi’s palace for alms, and was invited to step on the white cloths laid on the floor, he smiled, but refused to step on...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is Dhammanudhamma Patipada means?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 364
Re: What is Dhammanudhamma Patipada means?
The Twin Sal Trees 199. Then the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda, saying, “The twin Sal trees are all one mass of bloom with flowers out of season; all over the body of the Tathāgata these drop and sprinkle and scatter themselves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old....
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Intoxicated man at beach
- Replies: 10
- Views: 867
Re: Intoxicated man at beach
Life’s a beach. What you can do is report the case to the police who will refer it to child services. It is their responsibility to take care of vulnerable children; not yours. It is hard in cases of domestic abuse. The victim has to be willing to co-operate with the police. A Buddhist can contempla...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:32 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Alternative to anapanasati?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 729
Re: Alternative to anapanasati?
There are many alternative objects for body contemplation given in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta. The Mahāsi method teaches the contemplation on four elements, but also includes clear comprehension of all daily activities, and walking meditation.
Body Contemplation.
Body Contemplation.
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:08 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Question: does Buddhism espouse determinism/destiny?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1780
Re: Question: does Buddhism espouse determinism/destiny?
Read the Lesser Discourse on the Analysis of Kamma to learn about the causes of various results.