Buddhist monks going to village for alms, Laos SO I HAVE HEARD. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Mango Grove…
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On one occasion the Blessed One was living in Vesālī, in the Great Wood. Then a certain Vajjian monk approached him and, on arrival, having…
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“There are these three urgent duties of a farming householder. Which three? “There is the case where a farming householder quickly gets his field well-plowed…
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so i have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying at Nādika in the brick house. Then the householder Dārukammika went up to the Buddha,…
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I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying among the Sakyans at Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Park. Now at that time…
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On one occasion the Blessed One was living among the Sumbhas, where there was a town of the Sumbhas named Sedaka. There the Blessed One…
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Thus have I heard: At one time the Lord was staying near Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then when a number of…
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THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Rajagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels’ Feeding Place. Now on that…
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THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus:…
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“Bhikkhus, there are these three causes for the origination of kamma. What three? Greed is a cause for the origination of kamma; hatred is a…
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Āḷavī on a heap of leaves spread out on a cow track in a siṃsapā grove.…
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans at Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Park. Then Mahānāma the Sakyan approached the Blessed…
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Photo by Анна Рыжкова from Pexels On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesali in the Great Wood in the Hall with the Peaked Roof. Then,…
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Dhamma Practice Course at Vimokkhavanaram Forest Monastery, Laos On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapiṇḍika’s Park. Then a…
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At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said this: “Bhikkhus, if one were to say of anything ‘a heap of the unwholesome,’ it is about the…
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Sitting Meditation in the edge of forest On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesali in Ambapali’s Grove. There the Blessed One addressed…
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“Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of persons found existing in the world. What three? The one whose speech is like dung, the one whose…
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At Savatthi. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Venerable sir,…
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Nadī Sutta SN 45.160 “Suppose, bhikkhus, that when the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the east, a great crowd of people would come along…
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THE BUDDHA’S WORDS “Bhikkhus, the destruction of life, repeatedly pursued, developed, and cultivated, is conducive to hell, to the animal realm, and to the sphere…
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“Bhikkhus, there are these Four Noble Truths. What four? The noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, the noble truth…
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“Bhikkhus, on the eighth of the fortnight, the ministers and assembly members of the four great kings wander over this world, thinking: ‘We hope there are…
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Dhana Sutta AN 5.47 Here, a noble disciple has learned much, remembers what he has learned, and accumulates what he has learned. Those teachings that are…
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The Lay Follower Dhīgāvu was sick, suffering, gravely il At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding…
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THE WORDS OF THE BUDDHA “At a time when kings are unprincipled, royal officials become unprincipled. When royal officials are unprincipled, brahmins and householders become unprincipled. When…
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