Venerable mahasi sayadaw gave on the sallekha sutta during the period 1969 70. Aug 15, 2012 a discourse on the sallekha sutta by mahasi sayadaw deals mainly with contentment since it is essential to spiritual development. Sallekha samlekha is derived from the verbal root likh, to scratch. He was staying there with a large gathering of monks numbering one thousand two hundred fifty. This sutta talks about the past lives and lineage of previous enlightened arahants, buddha. The sallekha sutta is a guide to the selftraining leading to a read more and download pdf. Mahasi sayadaw himself refrained from joining issue with his critics on. Despite all the criticism the practice has benefited many yogos in myanmar as well as in other countries. One one occasion the blessed one was living atafter reading mn 8 sallekha sutta, choose three of the unwholesome qualities sutta.
At heart, it is a comprehensive portrait of the buddhist path of training, illustrating each stage of the training with vivid similes. This first online edition will, no doubt, still have many defects, but i hope it is already good enough to be useful. The common meaning of sallekha is austere practice or asceticism. On one occasion the blessed one was living at savatthi in jetas grove, anathapiikas park.
A bhikkhu has been invited to a meal consisting of any of the five staple foods but then either 1 goes elsewhere and eats another meal consisting of any of the five staple foods at the same time. Anattalakkhana sutta also known as pancavaggi sutta five brethren sn. This compilation will be an on going project your help will be much appreciated. Mn 8 sallekha sutta effacement monday, 21 december 2009 09. Feb 25, 2018 11 this madhura sutta has now been edited and translated, with valuable introduction and notes, by mr. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. In modern times, bhikkhu bodhi has identified this. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. Whatever a person experiences pleasure, pain, or neither. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is.
Ambattha sutta wikisource, the free online library. One one occasion the blessed one was living at savatthi in jetas grove, anathapiikas park. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace. Once the blessed one was staying at savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery. Sigalovada sutta is the 31st sutta described in the digha nikaya long discourses of buddha. Robert chalmers, in the journal of the royal asiatic society, 1894. However, since they have no connection with the sallekha sutta, i have omitted them. The sallatha sutta, famous for the idea of two arrows, has the following passages that are less often discussed. For easy reference, include the number from the sutta for each quality. On one occasion the blessed one was dwelling at bara. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf.
Sallekha sutta effacement erasing defilements continued 4. The second arrow, which ones shoots at oneself, is the emotional reaction to the firstarrow pain. Maha cunda approaches the buddha to ask how to eliminate ideas of i and mine. One one occasion the blessed one was living at savatthi in jetas grove. The following is a good foundation for a sutta library. The instructions are repeated several times throughout the pali canon using the same identical words. Now the sakyans have a city named devadaha, and there the blessed one addressed the monks.
The term outofturn meal covers two sorts of situations. Dn 3 ambattha sutta is a sutta explaining the conversation between buddha and brahmin ambattha. Please, find the sallekha sutta attached both in pdf and word. This is a series of talks which the late venerable mahasi sayadaw gave on the sallekha sutta. Once the blessed one was staying at savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery 2. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. A handful of sutta like passages from the vinaya pitaka are also listed here sutta references are either to sutta number in the case of dn, mn, and iti, samyutta and sutta number sn, nipata and sutta number an, verse number dhp, vagga and sutta number ud, sn, or vagga and poem number thag, thig. It is an elaboration of an important teaching of the buddha in the majjhima nikaya. Mn 3 sallekha sutta effacement tuesday, 24 november 2009 23. The instructions are repeated several times throughout the pali canon using the same. Then, when it was evening, the venerable maha cunda rose from meditation and went to the blessed one. Twoarrows paradigm sallatha sutta buddhism stack exchange.
The stipulation found in the two mahasatipa hanasuttas on the need to combine. References are sometimes given as sutta number and paragraph, e. Sallekha sutta is hard to understand and but for a very learned and highly experienced. The suttas listed below are available here at access to insight. Then one evening the venerable mahacunda rose from meditative seclusion and went to the blessed one.
This verse, concerned with disputing the dominant position of brahmans in the cast system, is obviously not, as claimed in the following paragraph, connected with the goal. After reading mn 8 sallekha sutta, choose three of the unwholesome qualities that you will examine in your life for the next three months. Pdf joiner allows you to merge multiple pdf documents and images into a single pdf file, free of charge. Use this list to build a basic collection of the discourses of gotama buddha that is very accurate and written in clear english. Combines pdf files, views them in a browser and downloads. Anattalakkhana sutta also known as pancavaggi sutta five. Venerable mahasi sayadaw gave on the sallekha sutta during the period 196970. The buddha, the lord of peace, recited this sutta in the city of vesali, india, and as a result, calamities caused by famine, evil spirits and disease vanished completely. The following method uses adobe acrobat dc, the best pdf editor you can download. Jul 16, 2016 sallekha sutta means something in buddhism, pali. Let them be able and upright, straightforward and gentle in speech. Oct 31, 20 this is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali canon.
I am particularly interested in interpretations of the highlighted words and how they might relate to the modern psychological concept of decentering, defusion, disidentification or a metacognitive stance. Avijja sutta ii venerable uda eriyagama dhammajiva maha thero meditation retreat at nissaranavanaya meethirigala this is a compilation of the english translations of the dhamma talks and questionanswer sessions recorded at the meditation retreat held at nissaranavanaya between 25th february and 6th march 2011. I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying among the sakyans. Having paid homage to him, he sat down at one side and spoke thus to the blessed one. The sallekhasutta mn 8 takes up the transcendence of views,89 a theme the next dis course, the sammadi hisutta mn. This accords with the buddhas teaching in the sallekha sutta. This sutta teaches us mindfulness of breathing through quiet wisdom meditation. Yasati menerjemahkan dan mempublikasikan buku sallekha sutta. Commentary on sallekha sutta mahasi sayadaw buddhist elibrary. Sn iii 66, also found in the vinaya, vin i 14 7 the characteristic of nonself thus have i heard. They constantly watch all the feelings and sensations that from contact with the external world and every moment of their awareness means suppression of aggressiveness, and in due course, they eradicate it completely.
Free web app to quickly and easily combine multiple files into one pdf online. The buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. Selfdoctrines or worlddoctrines attavada, lokavada. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is skilled. The suttanipata is one of the earliest texts of the pali cannon, coming from the same period as the dhammapada, before the monastic tradition was strong. Humble and not conceited, contented and easily satisfied. The sallatha sutta in the pali canon is wellknown in the theravada and mbi mindfulnessbasedintervention mbsr, mbct, etc worlds for the twoarrows paradigm the first arrow is a physical pain or in modern readings, also primary emotional pain such as loss of a loved one. If you know of other ancient or modern sutta commentaries that are readily available, please email me the info at please include the sutta number, both pali name and english name if available, the name of the commentary and if possible, a link to the commentary if it is online, otherwise a link to a place. Sallatha sutta and modern psychology buddhism stack exchange. Aakankheyya sutta text to speech if the bhikkhu desires aanaapaanasuttam. Mahacunda thera was the brother of the venerable sariputta thera. The dhamma discourses were based on sallekha sutta, the 8th sutta of majjhima nikaya.
Theses suttas have been faithfully passed down to us over 2,500 years and are now available translated into very clear, modern english. The buddhas response is to give him pairs of opposites to be resolved upon, thought of, used as guides to follow, things. This is a very important sutta and according to mahasi sayadaw, the selftraining leading to lessening of defilements or kilesa forms the subject of this sutta. T he recitation of the ratana sutta is a powerful blessing for protection and an aid for eve ry meditation leading to nibbana. Each card contains a complex of information about the relevant text, including references, description, and links to texts and translations. Pahana are curiously replaced by a series of seven good qualities, and which is illustrated by a telling simile. Samannaphala sutta the fruits of the contemplative life.
October 1, 2018 better audio format following are recordings of three popular sutta by a venerable thero and the corresponding pali texts. Sutta card list when you click a link in the sidebar, it opens a list of the corresponding texts, organized as a list of cards. The sallekha sutta is a guide to the selftraining leading to a content mind prepared for the real work. Buku ini sebenarnya merupakan transkripsi dari rangkaian dua belas ceramah dhamma yang berjudul sallekha sutta yang diberikan oleh yang mulia mahasi sayadaw ashin sobhana, seorang guru besar meditasi satipahana vipassana dari myanmar. A discourse on the sallekha sutta by mahasi sayadaw deals mainly with contentment since it is essential to spiritual development. Commentary on sallekha sutta mahasi sayadaw buddhist. Majjhima nikaya 7 vatthupama sutta the simile of the cloth translated from the pali by nyanaponika thera. The buddhas response is to give him pairs of opposites to be resolved upon, thought of, used as guides to follow, things leading upward and which will scour out ideas of i and mine. Thats helpful whether you only need to merge a couple of pdf files this one time or plan to do all your merging in the near future. On knowledge of beginnings this is a text taken from a larger collection called the long discourses digha nikaya. Ambattha was sent by his teacher to prove that buddha was a true arahant and if buddha possessed the 32 marks of a great man. Basically, we need to combine the senses of avoiding or going around with.
Suttas are the buddhist scriptures that contain the teachings of the fully enlightened buddha, sidhatta gotama. The lord chalmers translation of majjhima nikaya, sutta 8. He lists fortyfour aspects, which he explains as effacement, the wearing away of conceit. A discourse on the sallekha sutta ebook pdf by mahasi sayadaw. Majjhima nikaya 7 vatthupama sutta the simile of the cloth. References are sometimes also made to the sutta number, but it is more usual to refer to vol. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. Sallekha practice is part and parcel of their morality.
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