8 PureDhamma

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How is it that a mendicant can declare their awakening? By understanding whether any desire arises from sense stimuli. #6904-8s-2-SN35-153-Atthinukho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Venerable Saviṭṭha questions Venerable Musīla about his attainments, and concludes he is an arahant. But Venerable Nārada offers an explanation showing that it is possible to see the Dhamma without having fully realized arahantship. #6904-8s-1-SN12-68-Kosambi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ways of assessing a person’s morality, integrity, resilience, and wisdom. With Bhaddiya  ภัททิยสูตร: The Buddha is accused of using magic to convert followers. #6852-8s-3-AN4-192-193-Thana-Bhaddiya  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The beliefs that everything is caused by past karma, by a creator God, or by chance all lead to inaction. The Buddha teaches dependent origination. #6852-8s-2-AN3-61-Titthāyatana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Buddha mentions a strange view to the effect that all changing phenomena of the world are really still and motionless. Such a view arises from grasping to the five aggregates. But by seeing the aggregates, as well as what is seen, heard, thought, and known, as impermanent, such a view is given up and one becomes a stream-enterer. #6852-8s-1-SN24-1-ditthi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Mastery of the Mind (1st) ปฐมวสสูตร:Seven qualities leading to mastery of meditation. Strengthพลสูตร:Six qualities that enable a mendicant to gain strength in meditation. Basisนิมิตตสูตร:Meditation is like purifying gold. A meditator should focus on different aspects at different times in order to proceed smoothly. #6848-8s-4-AN7-6-3-samadhi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

A monk asks for teachings before going on retreat, but the Buddha rebukes him, as he has not practiced sincerely. Nevertheless, he persists, and the Buddha teaches him meditation in detail. #6848-8s-3-AN8-63-Saṁkhitta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entering and Remaining  #6848-8s-2-SN34-11-Samādhimūlaka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entering Immersion , Remaining in Immersion etc. #6848-8s-1-SN34-1-Samādhimūlaka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sāriputta asks Kassapa about whether a Realized One survives death. #6846-8s-5-SN16-12-13-Paraṁmaraṇa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Kassapa is persuaded by Ānanda to go with him to teach the nuns, the nun Thullatissā compares him unfavorably to Ānanda, prompting Kassapa to issue a warning and make a bold claim of his spiritual mastery. This discourse appears to be set after the Buddha’s passing. #6846-8s-4-SN16-10-11-Upassaya Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Buddha asserts that just as he has full mastery of all the meditation attainments and higher spiritual realizations, so does Kassapa. #6846-8s-3-SN16-9-Jhānābhiñña Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Buddha points out that Kassapa has grown old, and urges him to give up his ascetic life and stay in a comfortable monastery. #6846-8s-2-SN16-5-8-Jiṇṇas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kassapa is content with robes, alms-food, lodging, and medicines. #6846-8s-1-SN16-1-4-Santuṭṭha Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jain leader Mahāvīra, known as Nigaṇṭha Nātaputa in the Buddhist tradition, is visited by Citta. Mahāvīra asks him whether he believes in a certain state of immersion. When Citta replies that he doesn’t go by faith in the Buddha on this point, Mahāvīra is delighted. But it turns out Citta doesn’t need faith, as he experiences such a state for himself. #6842-8s-5-SN41-8-Nigaṇṭha Hosted on Acast...

Venerable Godatta asks Citta whether the liberations of measurelessness, nothingness, emptiness, and signlessness are different states, or just different words for the same thing. Citta explains that they are both: they are terms for different meditation experiences, but may also be used of perfection or arahantship. #6842-8s-5-SN41-7-Godatta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

When Citta was on his deathbed, rather than receiving comfort, he gave comfort and teaching to those present. #6842-8s-5-SN41-10-Gilānadassana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Venerable Kāmabhū asks Citta to explain an enigmatic verse on a “one-spoked chariot”. After a brief consideration, Citta is able to explain it in detail. #6842-8s-4-SN41-5-6-Kamabhu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Citta the householder invites some mendicants to his home for a meal. When they left he followed them, and witnessed the junior monk Venerable Mahaka performing a psychic feat. Citta approached Mahaka in his hut and asked him to demonstrate his skills, and Mahaka obliged. Citta offers to support him with requisites, but Mahaka left, never to return. #6842-8s-3-SN41-4-Mahaka Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Citta the householder invites some mendicants to his home for a meal. He asks them about the diversity of the elements, but only the junior monk, Isidatta, is able to answer. #6842-8s-2-SN41-2-3-Issidatta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

regarding the distinction between the fetters and the things that are fettered. He goes to ask them on this topic, but they are unable to give a satisfactory answer, so he explained it to them. It is desire that is the fetter, like the yoke that binds two oxen. #6842-8s-1-SN41-1-Fetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hurtful or pleasing choices lead to hurtful or pleasing experiences in future lives. #6840-8s-1-AN3-23-30-Saṅkhāra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For five reasons, a mendicant should wander a reasonable amount, not aimlessly. #6838-8s-3-AN5-221-227-dīghacārika Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.