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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What are the six types of equanimity based on the household life?
I am reading SN 36.22, which says:
And what, bhikkhus, are the thirty-six kinds of feelings? Six types of
joy based on the household life, six types of joy based on
renunciation; six types of ...
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Union with Brahma, or company of Brahma?
The following phrase comes from DN 13:
“ayameva ujumaggo, ayamañjasāyano niyyāniko niyyāti takkarassa
brahmasahabyatāya, yvāyaṃ akkhāto brāhmaṇena pokkharasātinā”ti.
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Have Arahants have eliminated all Sankhara?
I read on the internet:
Arahants have eliminated all Sankhara. So there is no need for
accumulation of memory.
Have Arahants really eliminated all Sankhara?
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Does Dhp 256-257 condone judging others?
In several answers on this site, judging others as judge or jury is looked upon unfavourably, for both lay people and monks. It is often said that the one who passes a guilty or innocent verdict, ...
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Where do hiri and ottappa (shame, and fear of wrongdoing) fit in?
Where do hiri and ottappa (shame and fear of wrongdoing) fit it, in:
The Four Noble Truths (4nt)
The Noble Eightfold Path (8aam)
The 37 Bodhipakkhiyādhammā (37bp)
The Seven Factors of Awakening (7sb)
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What are the 4 wheels and 9 doors in Snp 1.29?
What are the four wheels and nine doors mentioned in the sutta below?
Why is it "born from a bog"?
What is the meaning of the sutta?
From the Four Wheels Sutta (Sutta Nipata 1.29):
“Having four ...
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In which suttas does The Buddha cover annihilationism (ucchedavāda)?
Given what I assume was the predominant view of the time, I would not be surprised if there are many Suttas that deal explicitly with resurrection (as opposed to rebirth which seems to be a more ...
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Are Samatha and Vipassana mentioned in the Pali Canon as different styles/techniques of meditation?
I've seen in a lot of discussions that there are two kinds of meditation methods with different but complementary goals: meditation for establishing tranquility (samatha) and meditation for ...
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Review of this "Bhaddekaratta Sutta - Liberation teachings on an ideal seclusion", and/or info about the author? [closed]
(Note that this is surely an experimental "question" for the usual use, although not different, just the purpose and circumstances)
Today the Sangha of the eight directions was given, aside of other ...
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Did the Buddha praise the practice of incest?
Wikipedia says:
Incest is human sexual activity between family members or close
relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in
consanguinity (blood relations), and ...
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Is there really a story in the Pali Canon about a layman running away from home AFTER having attained arahantship?
Today I stumbled upon a thread on Reddit. Deep down in the comments, I saw someone make the following claim:
My personal opinion is probably they [lay arahants] will run away from society and die ...
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Why the aristocrat is best of people?
Many suttas (SN 6.11; SN 21.11; MN 53; AN 11.10; DN 27) contain the following phase:
‘The aristocrat is best of those people ‘khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṃ,
who take clan as the standard. ye ...
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Missing Dhyana/Jhana Sutras?
Are there parallel texts between Pali Canon Jhana Suttas, and Mahayana equivalent? Dhyana Sutras? I now that the theme is picked up again in Tiantai texts, but I'm thinking of between the Pali canon ...
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Is Samadhi mentioned in Jhana Suttas?
Do the Pali texts on jhana actually mention Samadhi and/or One-Pointedness by name in the jhana descriptions or is this mention apocryphal?
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Sutta request: dedication of offerings in another ones name
This is a request for sutta references.
I'd like to know the sutta's that describe how one can dedicate offerings in the name of a dearly departed one so that (s)he can, hopefully, have a better ...
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What were the source documents of the PTS Sutta Pitaka?
The Pali Text Society published editions of the Pali Tipitaka, starting in about 1890.
I assume it was copied (transcribed) from one or more written sources, not from memory, is that so?
From what ...
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Sutta references
I have read a sutta where the Buddha says that there are elements from other religions in his dharma and certain elements from his dharma in other religions as well.
I'm looking for that sutta.
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How does the reference system of the Majjhima Nikaya work?
I have come across a reference to the Majjhima Nikaya (MN) noted as MN 1.436. In my own book (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A translation of the Majjhima Nikaya by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and ...
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Transfering merits to parents after their death [duplicate]
As a duty of children, how to transfer merits to parents after their death?
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Relationship between sampajanna definitions in SN 47.2 and SN 47.35
What is the relationship between the definitions of sampajañña (clear comprehension) in SN 47.2 and SN 47.35?
From SN 47.35 (translated by Bodhi):
“And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu exercise clear ...
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Nimitta - sutta references
Please provide references from the Pali suttas on nimitta.
Are they mentioned in the context of jhana?
In the article below, it is mentioned that nimitta is found in the Anapanasati Sutta, but I ...
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Dana Sutta 7.49 [duplicate]
In this sutta the Buddha lists various reasons why people are generous and where their generosity will lead them. At the end of the sutta he mentioned the most powerful way of giving:
" — nor ...
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Did the Buddha have intention (cetana)?
After attaining Nibbana, did the Buddha still have intention (cetanā)?
In SN 12.2, intention is part of name in name-and-form. In SN 12.38 (quoted below), it sounds like intention is removed in an ...
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Difference between aggregates and clinging-aggregates?
What's the difference between the five aggregates and the five clinging-aggregates?
For e.g. is the aggregate of form referring to the physical body, but the clinging-aggregate of form is a tainted ...
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DN 15: Whose or which consciousness enters the mother's womb?
In the pre-Buddhism Brahmanism philosophy, namarupa meant 'name-form' or 'naming-forms', as follows:
Nāmarūpa-vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit: नामरुपव्याकरण ), in Hindu philosophy,
refers to the process of ...
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Where is careless attention (ayonisomanasikāro) in Dependent Origination?
AN 10.61 says:
Thus not associating with good persons, becoming full, fills up not
hearing the good Dhamma. Not hearing the good Dhamma, becoming full,
fills up lack of faith. Lack of faith, becoming ...
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Western scholars: Did the Buddha not speak the Digha Nikaya?
Recently, Bhikkhu Sujato wrote:
It is no coincidence that these elaborate texts are often addressed to
the brahmins, who were the self-proclaimed spiritual leaders of the
time. The brahmins were the ...
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Comparing Chinese Agama the ? Bundles of Reeds Simile with Pali Nalakalapiyo Sutta
In commenting a post, I have just been introduced to the "two bundles of reeds leaning up against each other" Sutta. The comments have just been moved to chat and I hope it would be kept for awhile ...
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Recommendation for Suttas
I have been practising Vipassana for quite a while (2 and half years). Now, I want to also dwell into the teachings of Buddha as presented in Suttas and apply those teaching in my everday life. I have ...
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'Sankhara' Dependent Origination: Bhikkhu Analayo vs Bhikkhu Thanissaro. Which is right?
About 'sankhara' in Dependent Origination as found in SN 12.2 of the Pali suttas, Bhikkhu Analayo said the following:
Bhikkhu Thanissaro said the following:
Which is right and why? Bhikkhu Analayo ...
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Is there a free (libre or open) version of Visuddhimagga in a digital text or HTML format?
I can't use the Path of Purification PDF version of AccessToInsight.org because ...
I want to restructure/retranslate Visuddhimagga into english.
I want to add the reference link in each word of ...
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Why is the Pali word 'sattānaṃ' in Dependent Origination plural?
In this previous question, I listed the results of my investigations into how each nidana (link) in dependent origination appears to be 'singular', except 'sankhara', which is plural.
The 'jati' ('...
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How does Buddhism deal with psychopaths & serial killer
What do the suttas say about such people? Surely they're acting on their ignorance (dependent origination), but can't they make use of restraint/self control?
Is there no penalization in such cases ...
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Why are these called "The All"?
Based on the sutta quote below:
Why are these called "The All": the eye & forms, ear & sounds, nose & aromas, tongue & flavors, body & tactile sensations, intellect & ideas?
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Noble Friendship (Kalyana Mitta) in modern times
Would "noble friendship" in modern times also refer to dhamma teachings via the Internet? Of course being surrounded by wise people is of course preferable, but how is this exactly to be understood?
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I'm trying to find a specific sutta I think
I remember there being a passage where a monk says to Buddha that he thinks the Sangha is at least 50 percent of the teaching and Buddha says something along the lines of 'it's all of it'. Can anyone ...
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Do all conditioned things arise from ignorance?
A new friend said:
If wisdom is not permanent, then it is conditioned. But all conditioned things arise from ignorance. How can ignorance be ended by
something borne of ignorance?
Do all ...
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Why is Nibbanna unconditioned if it's dependent on mind & brain [closed]
Often it is said that nibbana is unconditioned, but nibbana is definitely dependent on other conditions. Also, according to modern psychology nothing can be 'eliminated' (greed, hatred and delusion in ...
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What does "sandhāvitvā saṃsaritvā" mean in AN 9.12?
I quote from AN 9.12 (trans. Sujato) below, with regards to stream entry.
What does "sattakkhattuparama" mean literally and non-literally?
What is the meaning of the phrase "sandhāvitvā saṃsaritvā" ...
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Sn 2.1: What is meant by an "eighth grasping (ādiyanti)"?
Sn 2.1 has been translated as follows:
Ye ariyasaccāni vibhāvayanti, Gambhīrapaññena sudesitāni; Kiñcāpi te
honti bhusaṃ pamattā, Na te bhavaṃ aṭṭhamam ādiyanti;
Idampi saṅghe ratanaṃ ...
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Have Matreiya ever meet the present buddha?
I know that the Buddha went to tusita heaven or tavatimsa heaven to teach the dharma or Abidhamma to his mother. Matreiya is in tusita heaven so did he ever come down to tavatimsa heaven to hear the ...
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Is suffering dependent on aging & death? If so, how is suffering experienced before & after death?
A translation of SN 12.2 says:
And what is dependent co-arising? From ignorance as a requisite condition come fabrications. From fabrications as a requisite
condition comes consciousness. From ...
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How or why do arahants not experience aging & death?
There are various verses in the Pali suttta that give the impression arahants not experience aging & death, as follows:
Then, monks, being subject myself to aging... death... seeking the aging-...
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MN 38: How do aging-&-death cease when the eye sees a form?
MN 38 has the following two different or opposite verses on the arising of suffering & the ceasing of suffering:
On seeing a form with the eye, he lusts after it if it is pleasing; he dislikes ...
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Why does SN 12.66 say aging-and-death has acquisition as its source?
SN 12.66 says:
The many diverse kinds of suffering that arise in the world headed by aging-and-death: this suffering has acquisition as its source,
acquisition as its origin; it is born and ...
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SN 12.51 Why are meritorious formations rooted in ignorance?
SN 12.51 says:
Bhikkhus, if a person immersed in ignorance generates a meritorious volitional formation, consciousness fares on to the meritorious; if he
generates a demeritorious volitional ...
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Why is the Pali word 'saṅkhārā' in Dependent Origination plural?
In researching Dependent Origination as described in SN 12.2 and using a basic Pali language guide (page 18), I found the following about each main Pali word:
jarāmaraṇaṃ singular from maraṇa ...
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Accuracy of suttas [closed]
The suttas were as far as I heard transmitted orally, and it was only several hundred years later that the teachings were put on to paper. Now my questions:
i) Do you believe in every sutta? For ...
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In AN 4.171, what is "reincarnation where the intention of others is effective"?
Bhikkhu Sujato's translation of AN 4.171 says:
Mendicants, there are four kinds of reincarnation. Cattārome,
bhikkhave, attabhāvapaṭilābhā.
What four? Katame cattāro?
There is a ...
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Did Angulimala end kamma?
AN 6.63 says the Noble Eightfold Path ends kamma, as follows:
And what is the cessation of kamma? From the cessation of contact is
the cessation of kamma; and just this noble eightfold path — ...