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Stories of Heavenly Mansions from the Vimanavatthu

For the most part, human beings cannot see all of the results of their good and bad actions. Because of this, people often doubt the benefit of doing good things and the danger of doing bad things. Fortunately, the Buddha taught all about the results of actions. In this book you will learn about gods and goddesses who did wholesome actions in their previous human lives. You will be able to understand how powerful the results of doing good things can be. Readers of this book will also enjoy Stories of Ghosts from the Pethavatthu. This is a complete translation of [...]

Stories of Sakka from the Sakka Samyutta

In this book you will learn about the life of Sakka, the lord of the gods. You will hear many of his conversations with the Buddha as well as debates with other gods. Additionally, you will learn about Sakka's previous life as a human and the good actions he did that lead to his rebirth as a god. Stories of Sakka, Lord of Gods, is a translation of the Sakkasamyutta found in the Samyutta Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka. The Suvīra Chapter 1. Suvīra Suttaṁ: The Discourse about the Deity Suvīra 2. Susīma Suttaṁ: The Discourse about the Deity [...]