Who is he calling heedless? Suppavāsā, her son, or both? My money is on Suppavāsā only, but it is a bit cryptic.The disagreeable
in the guise of the agreeable,
the unlovable
in the guise of the lovable,
pain in the guise of bliss,
overcome
one who is heedless.
Suppavāsā Sutta: Who is the heedless one?
Suppavāsā Sutta: Who is the heedless one?
In the Suppavāsā Sutta Suppavāsā is happy that her son is talking to Sariputta, and her son is unhappy because he's just spent 7 years in a "belly of blood." Suppavāsā is so overjoyed that she says she would like to have seven more children, even with such difficult pregnancies. The Buddha then says
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Re: Suppavāsā Sutta: Who is the heedless one?
Your money is safe enough if you didn't bet at all, but also if you bet on Suppavāsā.
The story of [url=http://www.aimwell.org/DPPN/siivalii.htm[Sīvalī[/url] will tell you more about their past, and the reasons for the seven year pregnancy.
The story of [url=http://www.aimwell.org/DPPN/siivalii.htm[Sīvalī[/url] will tell you more about their past, and the reasons for the seven year pregnancy.
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