Sutta study guides study guide guidetoto the digha nikaya. Urgyen sangharakshita, upasakas ruchiraketu, ratnaketu, and duncan stein, david keefe, daren dewitt, paul lynch. Samannaphala sutta the fruits of the contemplative life d i 47 thanissaro. Schumacher 1975 originally defines in his widelyacclaimed book small is. The digha nikaya, or collection of long discourses pali digha long is the first. The digha nikaya, or collection of long discourses pali digha long is the first division of the sutta pitaka, and consists of thirtyfour suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions. Wikipitaka the completing tipitaka is a fandom books community. There was once when buddha was staying at rajagaha, in jivaka komarabhaccas mangogrove, togerther with 1250 monks. This sutta study guide is based on the digha nikaya, translated by. The content of this were subdivided in to five groups as. The samyutta nikaya, the third division of the sutta pitaka, contains 2, 889 suttas. This book is a good and thorough translation with commentaries of the second sutta in the digha nikaya, the discourse on the fruits of recluseship. Piya tan is a meditation therapist, counsellor, writer and translator. Click download or read online button to get anguttara nikaya book now.
A listing of all suttas in the digha nikaya of the pali canon giving sutta number, title in pali, the title given by the translator, translator, page number of the pali text society, rhys davids, translation, the dialogues of the buddha, wisdom publications, maurice walshe translation, the long discourses of the buddha, and other available translations, and where available linking to online. First 2 nikayas are digha and majjhima, longer and shorter. Seeking to satisfy the global thirst for a truly free and comprehensive online repository of buddhist literature and media content created for all who seek it. The digha is part of the scripture of the theravada school of buddhism. Samannaphala sutta dighanikaya the fruits of the life of a recluse held in two parts at.
The doctrine of buddhas teaching was compiled in to three baskets pitaka and the fists basket is termed sutta pitaka. The last sutta quoted, the sakuludayi, states that the aim of the religious or celibate life as led in the buddhas order, is the attainment, in order, of the various things set out in our sutta groups 29, 12 and. Metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of mind these are mental. Dec 05, 2014 the title means, the fruit of contemplative life discourse. Digha nikaya the long discourses the digha nikaya, or collection of long discourses pali digha long is the first division of the sutta pitaka, and consists of thirtyfour suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions. Digha nikaya the long discourses of sutta pitaka as. What is the benefit of living a contemplative life. They are the digha nikaya collection of long discourses, majjhima nikaya collection.
At heart, it is a comprehensive portrait of the buddhist path of training, illustrating each stage of the training with vivid similes. The book goes into the jhanas at great length and with great precision. Dn 2 samannaphala sutta the fruits of the homeless life. See the samannaphala sutta dn 2 or the kayagatasati sutta mn 119. A selected anthology of 12 suttas from the digha nikaya, handful of leaves, volume one, by. The digha nikaya this book is a modern translation of the long length discourses of the buddha, a seminal collection of early buddhist texts. Samannaphala sutta the fruits of the contemplative life. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the digha nikaya include the mahaparinibbana. So the samannaphala sutta seems to be based on some very old material indeed even though the present sort of form of the sutta may be the work of the editors, so to speak, of the digha nikaya, though even those editors worked when the transmission was still oral. The digha nikaya, or collection of long discourses pali digha long is the first division of the sutta pitaka, and consists of thirtyfour suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions silakkhandhavagga the division concerning morality suttas mahavagga the large division 10 suttas. The second is the samannaphala sutta, or discourse on the reward of asceticism.
This sutta belongs to the group of paritta protection suttas that are chanted by monastics for devotional and ceremonial purposes. Buddhist scholar, writes of a buddhist sutta that one of the causes of immorality. Digha nikaya translated by bhikkhu sujatofree epub. The sri lanka buddha jayanti tripitaka series majjhima nikaya, volume 1 suttas 176 the pali text for individual suttas listed below is adapted from the.
Samannaphala sutta in the digha nikaya, barua, 1971. Tipitaka sutta pitaka digha nikaya silakkhandhavagga 1. There are some minor omissions in that sections that are repeated verbatim traditionally done to help memorization when buddhist texts passed along as an entirely verbal tradition are indicated by an ellipsis instead of recapitulating the entire passage twice or more. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Feb 25, 2018 this will explain an apparent contradiction. Samannaphala sutta dighanikaya the fruits of the life. This edition was created from the november 2019 edition continue reading digha nikaya translated. The samannaphala sutta is the second discourse of the digha nikaya quotes suppose there were a man, a slave, a labourer, getting up before you and going to bed after you, willingly doing whatever has to be done, wellmannered, pleasantspoken, working in your presence. Samannaphala sutta, the discourse on the fruits of recluseship, is the second discourse in the. Some of the comments about the various suttas are taken from the access to insight web site.
Subha sutta morality, concentration, and wisdom 10 i. Each of these terms is defined and then described witht the pattern of the four ariyasaccas. The digha nikaya is a buddhist scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the sutta. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical. The metta sutta is sometimes called the karaniya metta sutta.
Silakkhandhavaggathe division concerning morality suttas 1. This sutta provides a detail description of the origin of the human kind and the planet earth at the beginning known as world contraction, the human ancestry started with the living beings born from the abhassara brahmas. Wisdom is purified by morality, and morality is purified by wisdom. The buddhas philosophy of man, the guernsey press, 1993, pp. Samannaphala sutta wikipitaka the completing tipitaka. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. It is also used as the title of the thirteenth book of the khuddaka nikaya of the suttapitaka and it means the legend or lifestory of an arahant. Once the lord was traveling through magadha with a large company of some five hundred monks, and he arrived at a brahmin village called khanumata. Samannaphala sutta dighanikaya the fruits of the life of.
The sutta pitaka of the pali canon vipassana fellowship. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the digha nikaya include the mahaparinibbana sutta dn 16, which described the final days and death of the buddha, the sigalovada sutta dn 31 in which the buddha discusses ethics and. The samannaphala sutta, the fruit of contemplative life, is the second discourse pali, sutta. This book is, to my knowledge an unabridged translation of the digha nikaya. Candima sutta the moon deitys prayer for protection the buddha intervenes on behalf of a deva caught in the grips of an evil demon. Digha nikaya wikipitaka the completing tipitaka fandom. The first dialogue deals with the most fundamental conceptions that lay at the root of the buddhas doctrine, his dharma, his ethical and philosophical view of life. Book of the twos contains suttas dealing with two items of dhamma, and so on. Digha nikaya table of contents sirimangalo international.
At the same time king ajatasattu was practicing fasting and admiring the moon when he said on such an auspicious day, the moonlight is so charming. Pali text society majjhima nikaya, volume 1 suttas 176. Now you can download a variety of formats of the complete digha nikaya, the long discourses, translated into english by bhikkhu sujato for sutta central. Samannaphala sutta wikisource, the free online library. If you find any errors, please report them directly to the discussion forum. Collection of long discourses is a buddhist scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the sutta pitaka, which is one of the three baskets that compose the pali tipitaka of theravada buddhism. The digha nikaya collection of long discourses is the first of the five nikayas collections in the sutta pitaka. Now at that time it being the observance day, the fullmoon night of the waterlily season, the fourth month of the rains king ajatasattu of magadha, the son of queen videha, was sitting on the roof terrace of his. The agganna sutta on knowledge of beginnings introduction.
Samyutta nikaya english pdf the samyutta nikgya into english has long been an urgent need for students of early. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the digha nikaya include the mahaparinibbana sutta dn 16, which described the final days and death of the. For a complete translation, see maurice walshes the long discourses of the buddha. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the digha nikaya include the maha. Metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of mind these are mental states or qualities cultivated by practice. The digha nikaya consists of 34 discourses, broken into three groups. At one time the bhagava was staying at rajagaha in the mango grove of jivaka, the adopted son of abhaya, the kings son, with a great company. Anguttara nikaya download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Piya tan this webpage will be dedicated to piya tans works which include simplified suttas.
This sutta study guide is based on the digha nikaya. In terms of narrative, this discourse tells the story of king ajatasattu, son and successor of. Dn 2 samannaphala sutta the fruits of the homelessascetic life thus have i heard. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma thus have i heard. Digha nikaya is a collection of dialogues of mostly of gautama himself. So the samannaphala sutta seems to be based on some very old material indeed even though the present sort of form of the sutta may be the work of the editors, so to speak, of the dighanikaya, though even those editors worked when the transmission was still oral. The claim that some of these fruits are mundane is pure dogma with no suttic support. In later books, apadana is never used to mean the legend of a. This particular book is a collaboration focused on digha nikaya.
It furnishes us with valuable information about the views of a number of nonbuddhistic teachers and founders of sects, viz. This sutta study guide is based on the digha nikaya, translated by maurice walshe, published by wisdom publications. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It is from a part of the tripitaka called the sutta nipata, which is in the sutrapitaka. Digha nikaya translated by bhikkhu sujatofree epub, kindle, pdf. Samannaphala sutta the fruits of the contemplative life translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu for free distribution only. The title means, the fruit of contemplative life discourse. Sacred books of the buddhists, further dialogues of the buddha, volume i, r.
The su 4a pitaka or the basket of discourses consists of five books. Samannaphala sutta the fruits of the contemplative life this discourse is one of the masterpieces of the pali canon. Samannaphala sutta digha nikaya the fruits of the life of a recluse held in two parts at. Digha nikaya silakkhandhavagga samannaphala sutta discourse on the advantages of a samanas life translated by the editors of the light of the dhamma. I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying at rajagaha, in jivaka komarabhaccas mango grove, with a large community of monks 1,250 monks in all. This wonderful book is another modern commentary on the. Ttp theravada tipitaka press digha nikaya 2010 sutta title sutta contents sutta no. The original translation was by nyanaponika thera, and these 208 selected discourses have been revised and given an introduction by bhikkhu bodhi. Collection of long discourses is a buddhist scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the sutta pitaka, which is one of the three baskets that compose the pali tipitaka of buddhism. 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. In the satipatthana sutta, majjhima nikaya 10, the buddha identifies four foundations of mindfulness 14 or frames of reference, 15 on which he contemplates 14 or focusses 15 after leaving behind the wordly life.
Silakkhandhavagga the division concerning morality suttas 2. Study guide to the digha nikaya this sutta study guide is based on the digha nikaya, translated by maurice walshe, published by wisdom publications. He was a theravada monk for 20 years and a pioneer in buddhist counselling. Full text of digha nikaya full english internet archive. The long discourses pali digha long, which consists of 34. The samyutta nikaya is divided into five principal parts called vaggas.
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