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by pabhaata
Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: bhavanga
Replies: 12
Views: 3828

Re: bhavanga

if you are hitting this kind of 'non-perception' state often - then try opening your eyes and meditating. with your eyes open - pay attention to your palms and finger tips continuously and at the same time be aware of your breath also (you can try to do the same with the toes and soles also). this p...
by pabhaata
Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: Abhidhamma
Topic: The Mysterious Acariya Anuruddha
Replies: 8
Views: 5117

Re: The Mysterious Acariya Anuruddha

Achariya Anuruddha Thera wrote the Abhidhammattha Sangaha in Kanchipuram, near present day Chennai in South India. he was a tamil. you can find some material about this in the BPS Wheel Publication No. 124/125. that he is of south indian origin is well-known in buddhist countries.
by pabhaata
Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:44 pm
Forum: Pāli
Topic: After Warder
Replies: 20
Views: 8475

Re: After Warder

i would recommend 'A new course in reading Pali' by James W. Gair and W.S. Karunatillake. it is more simple and concise than Warder. the quotes from the canon are also well chosen and inspiring. later, when you are comfortable with reading the main pali texts - begin to consult the commentaries when...
by pabhaata
Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:26 pm
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Reading Pali Sentences
Replies: 4
Views: 1969

Re: Reading Pali Sentences

i think what you are doing is a good technique - in the beginning. i teach pali sometimes. i use the same technique to help students to translate pali to english - but only in the beginning. in english the verb comes after the subject. since you are familiar with the sentence structure in english, y...
by pabhaata
Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: AN 3.63 Venāga
Replies: 35
Views: 10381

Re: AN 3.63 Venāga

thank you. i found the sutta quoted. it does say the word 'deva' in pali. but according to abhidhamma that plane is considered to be a brahma plane. i checked furthur and found that in many suttas, word 'deva' is used for brahma worlds too. though i've read them before, i never noticed till now. tha...
by pabhaata
Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:12 pm
Forum: Shrine Room
Topic: Paṭṭhāna Pāḷi Chanting
Replies: 20
Views: 8307

Re: Paṭṭhāna Pāḷi Chanting

venerable bhante,
in myanmar they chant all the 5 books of patthana. in the CSCD version there is a lot of peyyala. do you know if anyone has uploaded the full pali text of the patthana books without the peyyala?
by pabhaata
Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:39 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: AN 3.63 Venāga
Replies: 35
Views: 10381

Re: AN 3.63 Venāga

the jhanas are equated to celestial beds(dibba). the brahma viharas are equated to divine beds(brahma). as far as i have read, both jhanas and the brahma viharas lead to rebirth in brahma worlds. the tika says that the jhanas lead to states of being a deva so they are equated to divine beds. this is...
by pabhaata
Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:25 am
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: The Commentaries are unreliable: I know better
Replies: 96
Views: 28492

Re: The Commentaries are unreliable: I know better

commentaries are very useful when we are trying to study the suttas. the commentaries give a more detailed or more clear explanation of some terms that are used in the suttas. they bring about a depth in understanding a sutta that one is trying to analyse/ comprehend - this happens 99% of the time (...