sadhu! sadhu! sadhu!

As reported by BBC at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51513882 there was a large number of monks gathered to perform chanting and prayers for the victims of the tragedy. I wonder what is the sutta being chanted at the event (as recorded in the video clip), and is that a common practice in Thaila...

Belief in "no religion" Thanks for sharing that too. It is interesting to take note that the below was said near the end of that lecture: .... All I have said today is merely a chat among friends. If it were a public lecture or formal sermon, these things couldn't be said like this. It mi...

I'm quite sure that there isn't any textual support for this claim. It was one of Ajahn Buddhadāsa's quirkier notions that the Hindu use of 'dharma', in the sense of one's caste-based social duty, applied in Buddhism also. As far as I know this was a claim that he made simply on his own authority a...

Below was translated from a lecture given by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu in 1966, FEMALE & MALE Now, let us look at the words "female" and "male". In everyday, worldly language, these words mean the two sexes - the female sex and the male sex. In Dhamma language, however, they refer t...

I always found this short sutta interesting. 9. The Moon Deity's Prayer for Protection (Canda Paritta [1]) 1. S. i. 50. :anjali: Indeed. I think that shows how the Dhamma expounded by the Buddha is being prescribed and personalized in different manner to apply in different situation. The Buddha wou...

Reminds me of the Buddha chastising Angulimala, who was Fully Awakened. Then with blood running from his injured head, with his bowl broken, and with his patchwork robe torn, the venerable Angulimala went to the Blessed One. The Blessed One saw him coming, and he told him: "Bear it, brahmana, ...

Not sure of the Pali for this, but this stock passage is found in the suttas, e.g. from SN 12.22: "I will not relax my energy so long as I have not attained what can be attained by manly strength, by manly energy, by manly exertion." Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! https://suttacentral.net/sn12.22&q...

Hi Some1 Please to meat you. It appears you a very senior member. ========= Buddhist do not pray. They believe in Kamma and dependent origination. The closest you get is Rabindranath Tagore. :) Please to meet you too. I have actually been dormant and away from this forum for quite some time. Anyway...

I am inspired by the below quotes and I am interested to know if there is any parallel in the Tipitika. I believe that is essentially aligned to the Buddha's teaching and its general emphasis on self effort. It would be very much appreciated if anyone can provide some relevant quotes from the Tipiti...

The five benefits Mahinda lists are certainly not in the Tipiṭaka. Nor have I met with them in any commentary (though there are a few commentaries I haven't yet read). However, as Ledi Sayadaw didn't mention the five benefits in the article posted by Ven. Pesala, I strongly doubt they are in any Pa...

It would benefit the Sāsana if wise laypersons would study the Vinaya: Should Lay Person Learn the Vinaya ? However, it might bring harm to those who seek to find fault, and lack experience in meditation. In admonition bhikkhus, lay persons should use indirect speech to avoid confrontation and insu...

According to a footnote found in a Chinese Translation of Bhikkhupātimokkha by Mahinda Bhikkhu, (besides the 10 usefulnesses/reasons of the Vinaya as explained in Samantapāsādikā & AN 10.31) there are 5 benefits for laypersons studying the Vinaya: 1. increasing the general confidence with the Dh...

FYI, below is a recent post at http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1302&L=indology&D=1&O=D&F=P&P=3208" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ---- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 22:34:29 -0500 From: Stella Sandahl [via indology@listserv.liv.ac.uk] Subject: Professo...

Finally, I found it. The same passage is mentioned in Ajahn Buddhadasa's "Lak Dhamma Samrab Nak Seuksa" or "Buddha Dhamma for University Students" translated from Thai by Ariyananda Bhikkhu (Roderick S. Bucknell). The Scriptural References in that book provided the source as Itiv...