All sense of agency, subjectobject duality, selfself was completely severed and not a. The allembracing net of views the brahmajala sutta and. Baalapandita sutta t to recognize the fool and the wise one i heard thus. My commentary on bahiya sutta awakening to reality. He came upon a group of monks and asked if they knew where to find the buddha. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. Yes, i attained mctb 4th path while contemplating on bahiya sutta.
Upon hearing this brief explanation from the buddha, bahiya was. Most of the talks have include question and answer sections. It also contains translations of three commentarial treatises that throw valuable sidelights on rarely known aspects of theravada buddhism. Then bahiya of the barkcloth, profoundly stirred by the words of that devata. Thus you should see that indeed there is no thing here. Originally anslated in this book as volitional activities, but for consistency with the sayadaws discourse on dependent originationsa. Excerpts may be used provided that appropriate attribution and reference back to the original source are included. That lord, bahiya, is indeed an arahant and he teaches dhamma for the realization of arahatship. He lived at the place called supparaka on the west coast of india. I have relied primarily on thanissaro bhikkhus excellent and insightful translation of the pali generously made freely available at his website, as well as the works of acharya buddharakkhita, nyanaponika thera, john ireland. The monks told bahiya that the buddha was on his alms round.
What the buddha taught to bahiya of the bark garment. At one time the lord was staying near savatthi in the jeta wood at anathapindikas monastery. There the lord now lives who is the arahat, the fully enlightened one. Bahiya sutta commentary a forum for members who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the pali canon and associated commentaries, which for discussion purposes are both treated as authoritative. At one time the blessed one lived in the monastery offered by anaathapindika in jetas grove in saavatthi. The deva told bahiya of the arahant, a rightly selfawakened one who teaches his dhamma. The suttas the buddhist holy book or sacred text one. A zen exploration of the bahiya sutta 06 nov 2011 19. 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. Part of my training involved becoming deeply familiar with some of the better know sermons of the buddha, and this literature contains a wealth of wonderful teachings. Now at that time bahiya of the barkcloth was living in supparaka by the seashore.
In the time of the buddha, as the story goes, bahiya was shipwrecked on the southern coast of india. Understanding this via experience is the what all the meditation and philosophy is for. Through hearing this brief explanation of the dhamma from the blessed one, the. Bahiya sutta about bahiya translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu. This is a series of talks which the late venerable mahasi sayadaw gave on the sallekha sutta. My dhamma articles and talks are based on the buddhas teachings suttas as preserved in the sutta pitaka, the second book of the pali canon. I will cite three suttas where the buddha teaches the meaning and application of emptiness, shunyata pali. Commentary on sallekha sutta mahasi sayadaw buddhist elibrary. In fact, you continue reading when you complete a book of suttas. And on that occasion bahiya of the barkcloth was living in supparaka by the. A zen exploration of the bahiya sutta 07 nov 2011 00. I was reminded of bahiya sutta while you said seeing is seeing. Bahiya placed himself at the buddhas feet and asked. Each book is about 300 pages get the megapack here.
Buddhist texts were initially passed on orally by monks, but were later written down and composed as manuscripts in various indoaryan languages which were then translated into other local languages as buddhism spread. Inspired utterances of the buddha, translated from the pali by john d. Buddhist sutra collection a1 buddhist sutra collection a2 buddhist sutra collection b buddhist sutra collection c. There the lord now lives who is the arahant, the fully enlightened one. He had many followers and highly honoured,esteemed and worshipped by the many. This is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali. Anattalakkhana sutta the discourse on the notself characteristic the buddhas second discourse, in which he discusses the principle of anatta notself with the group of five ascetics. The verse from the end of the bahiya sutta that you quoted is interesting, theres a discussion of it from page 59 of nananandas concept and reality. We used the saddhatissa translationheres a link to that. A zen exploration of the bahiya sutta chinese buddhist. This practice being bahiya sutta style, shikantaza, mahamudra, dzogche trekchod, etc.
There is, bahiya, in a far country a town called savatthi. On the precipice is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 3. Price new from used from hardcover, import, december, 1916 please retry hardcover. I have a photo from that first tournament in brum in my book, passing shots as well as in the exhibition the odd ball, of former wimbledon champion and fellow brummie, ann jones seen consulting her clipboard with a curled scroll of items to check i presume at the top on a mound just. Sammaparibbajaniya sutta or muni sutta or mahasamaya sutta 86 3. Insight meditation teacher joseph goldstein examines a key teaching from the satipatthana sutta, the buddhas discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness, which he called the direct path to liberation the simple, although not always easy, practices of vipassana are all rooted in one important discourse of the buddha. The buddha proceeds to offer bahiya an extremely short and pithy sermon. By means of a questionandanswer dialogue with his audience, the buddha demonstrates that there can be no abiding self in any of the five aggregates that we tend to. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Anattalakkhana sutta the discourse on the notself characteristic. I am currently away in australia for a three weeks military training.
Then the blessed one, having gone for alms in savatthi, after the meal. I have relied primarily on thanissaro bhikkhus excellent and insightful translation of the pali generously made freely available at his website, as well as the works of acharya buddharakkhita. Dhammacakkappavattana sutta setting in motion the wheel of dhamma. Sutta is the pali word for sutra and it literately means thread or line that holds things together. The suttas the buddhist holy book or sacred text when people first come to investigate buddhism, they may wonder if there is a buddhist holy book or something like a buddhist bible. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for. Shunyata three discourses on emptiness is an article on the buddhas teachings on emptiness. The bahiya sutta purports to be of an instant awakening. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. The verses cited from the end of bahiya and from mundka upanishad convey the same teaching. Bahiya is basically bugging buddha about teaching him something. In its version of bahiyas story, bahiya had no meditative attainments at all, and so the miraculous speed of his journey had to be attributed either to the power of the.
Ireland for free distribution only, by arrangement with the buddhist publication society. I love the humanness of the interaction between bahiya and buddha. In the interest of encouraging study of the pali canon suttas, ive. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. From the jacket buddhas teachings contains a metrical english rendering of an important buddhist work in pali named suttanipata with the original text in romanized version on the opposite page. Maha niddesa nm, niddl, n1 or nd1 and cullaniddesa nc, niddli, n2 or nd2. Dhp 241, translated by achariya buddharakhitta coming to the end of your first book of suttas will likely give you a sense of accomplishment. Is the mind aware, cognizant, knowing, conscious of what is going on within the sphere of the mind. The verse from the end of the bahiya sutta that you quoted is interesting, click to expand. Nov 17, 2011 at one of venerable bhikkhu bodhis talks he said he is working on a translation of the mahaniddesa sutta nipata commentary, if i remember correctly bhante spoke of it on a talk from the dharma seed website, in a discussion on the samyutta nikaya with shaila catherine, which is a very good talk also. Topics theravada buddhism, thai forest tradition, forest sangha, dhamma, dharma, dhamma talk, dharma talk, ajahn chah, ajahn sumedho, spirituality and religion.
If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of. The western terms scripture and canonical are applied to buddhism in inconsistent ways by western. This book contains an accurate and readable translation of this discourse, as well as of its massive commentary and the subcommentary, allowing for a close indepth study of the work. Jump to navigation jump to search in the seen, there is only the seen, in the heard, there is only the heard, in the sensed, there is only the sensed, in the cognized, there is only the cognized.
At one of venerable bhikkhu bodhis talks he said he is working on a translation of the mahaniddesa sutta nipata commentary, if i remember correctly bhante spoke of it on a talk from the dharma seed website, in a discussion on the samyutta nikaya with shaila catherine, which is a very good talk also. This is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali canon. When, bahiya, you are not in that, then, bahiya, you will be neither here nor beyond nor in between the two. He was worshipped, revered, honored, venerated, given homage a recipient of robes, almsfood. It is an elaboration of an important teaching of the buddha in the majjhima nikaya. Sabbasava sutta exegesis based on commentary an excerpt from mind overcoming its cankers by acharya buddharakkhita. The culasunnata sutta, the mahasunnata sutta, and the kaccayanagotta sutta.
Expositions, in the form of a canonical commentary on part of sutta nipata. This is the buddhas first discourse, delivered shortly after his awakening to the group of five monks with whom he had practiced the austerities in the forest for many years. When, bahiya, you are not with that, then, bahiya, you will not be in that. Nov 12, 20 in one short and liberating teaching, the bahiya sutta, or the discourse to bahiya, the buddha pointed the way to freedom from this dependence through views of self. Since, bahiya, there is for you in the seen, only the seen, in the heard, only the heard, in the sensed, only the sensed, in the cognized, only the cognized. Transcriptions of 114 dhamma talks and a companion volume to. The commentary prefers the meaning used in the translation, noting that the distance between supparaka and savatthi amounts to 120 leagues, or approximately 1,200 miles. There has been some talk lately of wrong interpretations of the bahiya sutta. Since, bahiya, there is for you in the seen, only the seen, in the heard, only the heard, in the sensed, only. The buddhas second discourse, in which he discusses the principle of anatta notself with the group of five ascetics.
Today he might be the director of a buddhist center or may have written a book or two. Hi all, im aneternalnow, the one who posted alexs writings into my blog. Shunyata three discourses on emptiness becoming buddha. At present it is the sopara in the thana district, just. The allembracing net of views the brahmajala sutta and its. All speeches where held in 1952 in either madras, india, or london. Bahiya of the bark garment mahasiddhi a space for exploring spiritual, cultural and artistic themes and how buddhist practice may inform the aesthetic and vice versa. When, bahiya, for you in the seen is merely what is seen. Sep 09, 2019 nonrepetition is the bane of scriptures.
The bahiyasutta, found at the end of the first chapter of the. Translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying near savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery. Krishnamurti is a collection of transcripts from public talks. The seen, the heard, the sensed, the tasted, the smelled and the cognized including thoughts, emotions, and subtle thougths like absorbtion states, jhanas. Im going to read the sutta in its entirety to give you an overall sense of the dramatic. In buddhism, there are a set of canonical teachings known as the suttas, which are often treated as sacred texts. The word has a direct connection to the latin word suere and the english to sew.
The bahiya sutta stands out among the pali suttas, inspiring us. At this point it is not difficult to see how relevent the bahiya sutta can become. That lord, bahiya, is indeed an arahat and he teaches dhamma for the realization of arahatship. About bahiya translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying near savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery.
Bahiya immediately left to find the buddha and learn the dhamma. In its version of bahiyas story, bahiya had no meditative attainments at all, and so the miraculous speed of his journey had to be attributed either to the power of the deva or the power of the buddha. Having exhorted bahiya of the barkcloth with this brief explanation of the dhamma, the blessed one left. Then bahiya of the barkcloth, profoundly stirred by the words of that devata, then and there departed from supparaka.
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