Questions tagged [pali-canon]
The Pāḷi Canon is a compilation of scriptures that preserve the earliest record of the teachings attributed to the Buddha in the Pāḷi language. It is also called the Pāḷi Tipiṭaka since it is divided in three sections (tipiṭaka, "three baskets") of teachings, such as, the Discipline Basket (Vinaya Piṭaka), Discourse Basket (Sutta Piṭaka) & Higher Teachings Basket (Abhidhamma Piṭaka).
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Did the Buddha ever say that anything follows from a contradiction?
Is there any sutta in the Pali canon where the Buddha explicitly says or implies that everything follows if we admit a contradiction? I'm looking for any sutta where the Buddha used what is commonly ...
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What is the precise analysis of SN 22.85 & SN 22.86?
SN 22.85 says:
“What do you think, friend Yamaka, do you regard form, feeling,
perception, volitional formations and consciousness taken together as
the Tathagata?”—
“No, friend.”
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Is it ever said in the Pali Canon that Nirvana cannot be attained?
Is there any sutta in the Pali Canon which describes the supramundane view that Nibbana cannot be attained?
I'm looking for a verse or quote from the Pali Canon which describes Nibbana as unattainable ...
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Is there anything called as Adhamma in the Suttas?
I asked a question which indirectly asked about Adhamma. However there was no direct refutation of Adhamma.
So , I had to ask this question directly: Is there anything called as Adhamma in the Suttas ?...
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Why is the Buddha called "Kinsman of the Sun"?
In some suttas like SN 22.95 and Snp 4.14, the Buddha is called the Kinsman of the Sun (ādiccabandhu).
Why is he called the Kinsman of the Sun?
What is the origin of the term?
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What is "feature of beauty" in MN 5?
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What is "feature of beauty" in MN 5?
Why does the type of person mentioned ("the person who doesn’t have a blemish but does not understand it"), focus on it?
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Need help finding a Sutta in which the Buddha details the rebirth destination of a soldier
There is one specific Sutta in which the Buddha details the rebirth destination of a patriotic soldier who dies in battle for the sake of his country? Can someone please help me find it. Metta to all.
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Is there a true contradiction between SN 5.10 and SN 22.85?
It is said by the bhikkhuni Vajira:
“Just as, with an assemblage of parts,
The word ‘chariot’ is used,
So, when the aggregates exist,
There is the convention ‘a being.’
SN 5.10
However, in the ...
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How does the self-doer of AN 6.38 not conflict with anatta?
The third mark of existence states sabbe dhamma anatta - all phenomena is not self.
Despite that, the following sutta states that there is a self-doer (attakārī). Also, this implies free will.
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How is the romanized Pali Tipitaka on tipitaka.org formatted?
Looking at tipitaka.org/romn, I have a few questions about the XML markup used for it, so I can better understand the significance of each thing.
The ’’ symbol?
Take this paragraph as one reference:
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How to break Pali compound words?
Looking at the Pali Tripitaka, many of the words are really long:
Ucchedavādo
anuppādadhammā
evaṃsukhadukkhappaṭisaṃvedī
micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā
sambodhiparāyaṇo’’ti (btw, what does that ’’ mean, I ...
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How long does it take to read the Sutta Pitaka (exluding the Kuddhaka Nikaya)?
I bought the Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya and Anguttara Nikaya from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's translations and was wondering how long it will take to read through these 4 Pitakas?
I once ...
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Reference request: Skulls higher than the Himalayan mountains
I’m looking for a sutta wherein the Buddha talks about the aimless wandering in Samsara and gives several analogies, one of them being about taking all the skulls one has left behind and piled them on ...
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Justifications for why there are no mentions of Nirodha Samapatti in the earliest stratum of the Pali canon?
As the title states, there are no explicit references to Nirodha Samapatti in what is widely considered to be the earliest stratum of the Pali canon (which includes texts such as the Sutta Nipata, ...
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Pali Canon: Did the Buddha ever offer teachings without being asked to?
Are there instances in the Pali Canon of the Buddha offering teaching without being asked to?
I know he often decided the topic of his discourses himself, and also often seems to have started the ...
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For contact, can eye, sights, and eye-consciousness arise but NOT meet?
From MN 148
Bhante Sujato
Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact.
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Dependent on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises; the ...
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True versus Correct in uttered speech
In the below passage from MN 58
In the same way, prince, the Realized One does not utter speech that he knows to be untrue, false, and pointless, and which is disliked by others.
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Is there any web site to read teeka (tipitaka sub commentaries) in english
Can you give a link to read teeka or sub commentaries..
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What is the source of the Four Dhamma Summaries?
What is the source of the Four Dhamma Summaries?
From which sutta does it come from?
The world is swept away. It does not endure.
The world offers no shelter. There is no one in charge.
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Teachings on truthfulness
In MN 61 the Buddha teaches his young son the importance of being truthful.
This is an amazing sutta! So wise, and yet so elegant and straightforward, that even a seven-year-old can learn something ...
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can MN.43 be my alibi?
“Friend, these five faculties—each with a separate range, a separate domain, not experiencing one another’s range & domain: the eye-faculty, the ear-faculty, the nose-faculty, the tongue-faculty, &...
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Do all Dhamma teachings aim us at release?
I read the statement recently that all Dhamma teachings aim to produce disenchantment, for the purpose of release / unbinding.
Any thoughts on this subject are welcome, but my question is: Which ...
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Completion of paramitas
Is it possible to complete all paramitas without physically doing anything?
If so, then how & where is it mentioned in tipitaka?
In previous birth, while bowing down to dipankara, Gautama thought ...
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Are you familiar with a particular AN or SN sutta on bowing?
There is a sutta AN or SN, I believe, I read months ago that discussed about a kingsman who wanted to give respect to the Buddha by bowing but couldn't because he would lose a good job, family, and ...
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Looking for a quote by the Buddha
In what sutta did the Buddha say: "Don't let the moment pass you by"?
Thanks.
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Where did the Buddha say: "What a person considers and reflects upon for a long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."?
As the Buddha says, "What a person considers and reflects upon for a
long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."
The above quote is from Nyanaponika Thera, found here at Access to ...
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what is Mahaggataṃ citam? is it related to out of body experience?
the typical translation of Mahaggataṃ citam is , exalted , or expanded mind?
and in MN 127...two types of cetovimutti described.
(1)mahaggatā cetovimutti (expanded freedom of mind)
it related to ...
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What is meant by "a profound knowledge of words" in dhp 352?
dhp 352
A master is one who has let go
of all craving and clinging to the world;
who has seen
the truth beyond forms,
yet is possessed of
a profound knowledge of words.
Such a great being can be said
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What is the last reward in AN 6:103 ("The Teacher will have been served with goodwill.")?
I'm not sure how to understand the sixth reward, or even who is rewarded. Can someone explain it?
(AN 6:103, from https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN6_103.html, complete sutta quoted below)
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Where does the Buddha say, There is no happiness without calm?
Where in the canon does the Buddha say, There is no happiness without calm?
I've heard the statement only second hand, and paraphrased.
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English Translations of Commentary
Where are the English Translations of Commentary?
Have all of them translated in to English?
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Kalama Sutta only about Kilesas?
I found an explanation of Kalama Sutta in a website which is said to be from a Tipitaka teacher in Sri Lanka. Is Kalama Sutta only about Kilesas?
Kālāma sutta is only to be applied for Lobha-dosa-...
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Why didn't the Buddha mention about the omniscience of "future of other beings", in suttas?
In many suttas, the Buddha affirms his omniscience about the past of all the beings.
Why didn't the Buddha say something about his omniscience about the future of all the beings, in suttas?
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Can someone help me find where these suttas are from in the Tipitaka?
First text screenshot says MLD. 131. Where is that from?
Second text screenshot says M. 19. Where is that from?
Screenshots are taken from Ven. Dhammajivas book called Mahasi Insight Meditation.
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Buddha saying he doesn't have to follow all the rules?
In which sutta does the Buddha state that he does not have to follow all the monastic rules and austerities closely because he is already liberated and free, as an arahant?
I remember reading this ...
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Sutta request: One should be fed before being able to listen to a Dhamma talk
The following quote can be found at this link:
On the farmer's arrival the Buddha ordered that some food should be given him, and when the man was comforted and his mind was ready the Buddha preached ...
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Find Sutta: eat first before hearing the teaching
Trying to find the Sutta where Buddha says for some person who has come to hear him teaching something like give him to eat first, and then he can hear my teaching. There was some setup I dont ...
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Does a Pali thesaurus exist?
When seeking to refine my mental maps of the world in any domain of expertise to more precisely differentiate between similar terms, I have found a thesaurus to be an invaluable tool.
The domain of ...
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Jataka Story Request: Mindfulness, Radiant Complexion and Grass Simile
I'm looking for a story in the Jataka wherein the Buddha talks about mindfulness and the importance of not living in the past or future. He compares the mind living in the past or future to grass that ...
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How does decisive supporting cause (upanissaya paccaya) work? (and some related questions)
According to Theravada Buddhism:
1.How does Decisive Supporting Cause (Upanissaya Paccaya) work? For example, when Venerable arahant Anuruddha asked Sangha what to do to attain divine-eye in Lord ...
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Where did the Buddha say that Teachings that don't contain the Noble Eightfold Path cannot lead to Enlightenment?
Question is in the title. I remember reading that statement in a Theravada Buddhist book or PDF file but now I can't seem to find it.
Help would be much appreciated.
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Four kinds of people. "attahitaya ca patipanno". Good for yourself and others
According to this website, it says...
The Buddha classified persons into four kinds on the basis of one’s attitude towards one’s own interest and one’s attitude towards the interest of others.
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Did the Buddha teach how to discern deception?
With deception as rampant as ever, what did the Buddha teach about it -- other than "let none deceive another" in the metta sutta -- especially how to discern and respond to deception?
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"The result of kamma is of three sorts, I tell you" - Are the "sorts" explicated anywhere in the canon?
From the Penetrative Sutta, Nibbedhika Sutta, AN 6:63, translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu:
“And what is the result of kamma? The result of kamma is of three sorts, I tell you: that which arises right ...
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A text where The Blessed One calls "a monk" a 'householder'?
I recall reading a text where Buddha addressed a supposed monk saying "householder".
If i recall correctly, the monk said that he wasn't a householder and Buddha explained the meaning of ...
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Is the Pali Canon the final authority in the Theravada tradition?
In the Theravada tradition is the Pali Canon viewed as the final truth? In other words, are the Buddha's teachings viewed as the final authority which cannot be revised or are his teachings subject ...
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In which sutta does the Buddha discuss his attitudes toward his audience either understanding or not understanding his teaching?
I am writing an essay on Buddhist nonattachment, in which I argue that nonattachment is compatible with a wide range of affective states and intimate relationships (contra some popular philosophical ...
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Why is it called "Nama" as in namarupam?'
Nama, as in namarupa, the designation
of 'feeling, perception, attention, intention & contact', why do they call these 'Nama'?
Some clues or points to keep in mind;
intention (cetana) is kamma
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How to understand lay equanimity from MN 137? [duplicate]
MN 137 discusses the six sense fields.
How can we understand lay equanimity with respect to the six sense fields?
For sights, lay equanimity arises for an uneducated ordinary layperson but such ...
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Namarupa as 'mentality & materiality', why or why not?
I see some teachers express 'namarupam' as 'mentality & materiality' and want to hear what you have to say on this matter.
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