Dear Dhamma friend, We would like to invite you to rejoice in a very rare and very powerful good kamma ceremony that took place on the 16th of May early morning. By placing The sacred huge beautiful Pinnacle ( Koth Wahanse), The Great Angulimala Stupa was honored by Maha Sangha & lay devotees.
Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka visited Shraddha TV and Lakviru Radio complex at Kaduwela Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery.
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Buy Paperback or Kindle on Amazon.com Buy Paperback or Kindle on Amazon.ca Buy Paperback or Kindle on Amazon.co.uk Buy Kindle on Amazon.in Buy Paperback or Kindle on Amazon.de This book contains a minute fraction of the infinite knowledge of the Buddha. It describes in detail the Buddha’s marvelous realization about the law of Dependent Origination (paṭiccasamuppāda). After realizing the truth about Dependent Origination, the Buddha taught us that the endless suffering in the cycle of birth and death is a result of the principle of cause and effect. The path to Enlightenment according [...]
Uddeso: Introduction Evaṁ me sutaṁ: / Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā / kurūsu viharati, kammāssadammaṁ nāma kurūnaṁ nigamo./ Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi,/ bhikkhavo’ti. / Bhadante’ti te bhikkhu bhagavato paccassosuṁ./ Bhagavā etadavoca:/ “Thus have I heard. On one occasion • the Blessed One was living in the Kuru country, • in the town of Kammāsadamma of Kuru people.“There the Blessed One addressed the monks saying, “Monks.” “Bhante,” the monks replied to the Blessed One. • Then the Blessed One said this: Ekāyano ayaṁ bhikkhave maggo,/ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā,/ sokapariddavānaṁ samatikkamāya,/ dukkhadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamāya,/ ñāyassa adhigamāya,/ nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya./ Yadidaṁ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā./ Katame cattāro?/ “Monks, this is [...]
Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvanānisaṁso: The Results of the Establishing of Mindfulness Yo hi koci bhikkhave ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne / evaṁ bhāveyya satta vassāni,/ tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ / diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā./ “Monks, if anyone should develop these four establishments of mindfulness • in such a way for seven years, • one of two fruits could be expected for him: • either final liberation, Nibbāna; • or if there are any fetters remaining, non-returning. Tiṭṭhantu bhikkhave satta vassāni,/ yo hi koci bhikkhave ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne/ evaṁ bhāveyya cha vassāni,/ tassa dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ,/ diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, [...]
4. Dhammānupassanā: Contemplation of Phenomena 4.5 Sacca Pabbaṁ: Section on the Four Noble Truths Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati / catūsu ariyasaccesu./ Kathañca bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati / catūsu ariyasaccesu?/ “Again, monks, a monk dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the Four Noble Truths. And how monks, does a monk dwell contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the Four Noble Truths? Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu,/ 'idaṁ dukkhan'ti yathā bhūtaṁ pajānāti./ 'Ayaṁ dukkha samudayo'ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti./ 'Ayaṁ dukkha nirodho'ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. / 'Ayaṁ dukkha nirodha gāminī paṭipadā'ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti./ “Here monks, a [...]
4. Dhammānupassanā: Contemplation of Phenomena 4.4 Bojjhanga Pabbaṁ: Section on the Factors of Enlightenment Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,/ sattasu bojjhaṅgesu./ Kathañca bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,/ sattasu bojjhaṅgesu?/ “Again monks, a monk dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the seven enlightenment factors. And how monks, does a monk dwell contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the seven enlightenment factors? Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu / santaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ sati sambojjhaṅgaṁ,/ 'atthi me ajjhattaṁ sati sambojjhaṅgo’ti pajānāti./ Asantaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ sati sambojjhaṅgaṁ,/ "natthi me ajjhattaṁ sati sambojjhaṅgo'ti pajānāti./ Yathā ca anuppannassa sati sambojjhaṅgassa [...]
4. Dhammānupassanā: Contemplation of Phenomena 4.3 Āyatana Pabbaṁ: Section on the Sense Bases Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati / chasu ajjhattikabāhiresu āyatanesu./ Kathañca bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati / chasu ajjhattika bāhiresu āyatanesu?/ “Again monks, a monk dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the six internal and external sense bases. • And how monks, does a monk dwell contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the six internal and external sense bases? Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu / cakkhuñca pajānāti./ Rūpe ca pajānāti./ Yañca tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saññojanaṁ / tañca pajānāti./ Yathā ca anuppannassa [...]
4.2 Khandha Pabbaṁ: Section on the Aggregates Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati / pañcasu upādānakkhandhesu./ Kathañca bhikkhave bhikkhu / dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,/ pañcasu upādānakkhandhesu?/ “Again monks, a monk dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the five aggregates of clinging. And how monks, does a monk dwell contemplating phenomena in phenomena • in terms of the five aggregates of clinging? Idha bhikkhave bhikkhu,/ ‘iti rūpaṁ, iti rūpassa samudayo,/ iti rūpassa atthaṅgamo./ “Here monks, a monk understands: • ‘Such is material form, such its origin, and such its passing away. Iti vedanā, iti vedanāya samudayo,/ iti [...]
