The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Homage to him, the blessed one, the worthy one, the fully enlightened one. In the sutta pitakas samyutta nikaya, the bojjhangas refer to wholesome, mundane factors. The brahmajala sutta is the first of 34 suttas in the digha nikaya the long discourses of the buddha. The sutta nipata the sutta collection, the fifth book of the khuddaka nikaya, consists of 71 short suttas divided into five chapters. This nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching. Sri dhammananda 5 paritta sutta recital for protection and blessings by ven. P 00487325 e 24547026 3 the majjhima nikaya and agama are arranged in different way. Hemavata sutta 2 a discourse on hemavata sutta part i this hemavata sutta is really a short piece, and so it is apt to be overlooked by many. I consider the greater part of the mahavagga, and nearly the whole of the atthakavagga as very old. Bhante devanandas clear resonant voice chants the lovely bojjhanga sutta beautifully. This is not to say that i did not know of its existence but that it started having a. For the conditions leading to the arising of each of the factors, see the com. In the abhidhamma and pali commentaries, the bojjhangas tend to refer to supramundane factors concurrent with enlightenment.
A taste of salt draws 350 pages containing the central teachings of the buddha from the roughly 5,000 pages of the sutta pitaka. The word paritta, in this context, was used by the buddha, for the first time, in a discourse known as khandha paritta in the culla vagga of the vinaya pitaka vol. The collection of discourses, suttanipata, which i have here translated1, is very remarkable, as there can be no doubt that it contains some remnants of primitive buddhism. The final spiritual goal of the buddhist practitioners within theravada buddhism is to attain enlightenment or liberation from all suffering and the cycle of birth and death samsara. The angulimala paritta is a short discourse that does not appear in the book of protection paritta text, but as it is a paritta made use of by expectant mothers in buddhist lands, i have included it in the appendix. There the bhagava addressed the bhikkhus4 saying o, bhikkhus, and they replied to him, bhadante,5. The buddha declared that this would not have happened had. Minding the inandexhalations produces great fruit, great benefits, either arahantship or nonreturning, omniscience, psychic attainments, destruction of yokes, being greatly moved, and pleasant living in the present. Mar 27, 2014 there are two kinds of bojjhanga sutta s. The sutta readings and explanations of digha nikaya suttas long discourses by ven dhammavuddho maha thero venerable dhammavuddho maha thero, is a malaysian of chinese descent. Note that the power of the charm is said to come, not from the words, but from.
The discourse on the seven factors of enlightenment. Suttas debut single, show me, reached number one on the billboard dance club songs chart in the united states. They must not have the fixed wrong view, the view that rejects kamma and its. Seven factors of enlightenment satta bojjhanga in theravada buddhism by dr. Satipatthana sutta, the discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness, from the majjhima nikaya the middle length discourses mn10. The sutta pitaka was written down in the pali language over 2,000 years ago. In fact, it is the second of the discourses of the buddha, for it was delivered just after the dhammacakka sutta, the buddhas first discourse. This sutta talks about the past lives and lineage of previous enlightened arahants, buddha. Suttas are the buddhist scriptures that contain the teachings of the fully enlightened buddha, sidhatta gotama. Majjhima nikaya the middlelength discourses the majjhima nikaya, or middlelength discourses of the buddha, is the second of the five nikayas collections of the sutta pitaka. A discourse on the hemavata sutta date for this discourse. This khandha parittais the buddhist spell, or wardrune, an example of apotropaic buddhism in burma. Khandha paritta sutta discourse on projection of the aggregates.
On a beautiful moonlit night a number of senior disciples. If a further clarification is needed the reader is invited to refer to ven. Dhammajiva seven factors of enlightenment buddhist. The mission accomplishedthe mission accomplished a historical analysis of the mahaparinibbana sutta of the digha nikaya of the pali canon. Bhante devananda, buddhist chanting, meditation chanting in. The seven factors of enlightenment, by piyadassi thera wheel 1. Maha rahulovada sutta ven galigamuwe gnanadeepa thero suthra dharma deshana duration. This first online edition will, no doubt, still have many defects, but i hope it is already good enough to be useful.
Metta sutta karaniya metta sutta metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of buddhism. Pali majjhima nikaya sutta and their parallels discourses. These are mental states or qualities cultivated by buddhist practise. Bhikkhus, this is the one and the only way6 for the puri. This is the state of nibbana, which has been described as a supramundane state of the highest bliss. The name means net jala net, netting, entanglement of brahma. A discourse on the malukyaputta sutta introduction the malukyaputta sutta gives us the fundamental knowledge about the principles of insight meditation vipassana. This is not to say that i did not know of its existence but that it started having a significance for me that it had not had before. Bojjhanga suttas chanted by small sri lankan boy youtube. The seven factors of enlightenment access to insight. In fact, it is the second of the sermons of the buddha, for it was delivered after the dhammacakka sutta, the first of the buddhas sermons. According to one discourse in the samyutta nikaya entitled bhikkhu sutta sn 46. The agganna sutta on knowledge of beginnings introduction.
Jun 15, 2012 pali chanting bojjhanga sutta duration. The bojjhanga sutta english version having known by way of experience the seven kinds of dhamma called factors of enlightenment which destroy all sufferings of beings who wander through this samsara round of rebirths and which defeat the army of mara, the evil one, these excellent persons were liberated from the three kinds of existence. Bojjhanga sutta discourse on the factors of enlightenment scribd. The buddha taught them the metta sutta as a theme of. Paritta suttas protection discourses recited by mingun sayadaw u vicittasara. This hemavata sutta is really a short piece, and so it is apt to be overlooked by many. Many people believed certain paritta sutta have certain magical power, for example bojjhanga sutta for curing illness i think that if you tell a sutta like the gilana sutta to someone whose body is very ill, that can help them, especially when right speech they want to, when they are ready to hear the dhamma from you which we can assume. According to the vinaya pitaka literature in cullavagga text p.
The purpose of this collection is to make these essential texts more accessible to meditators and students of buddhism. Two useful printed translations of the sutta nipata are k. The book of protection which is an anthology of selected discourses of the buddha compiled by the teachers of old, was originally meant. Metta sutta not only guides as a meditation technique but also used as a guide for the moral and spiritual progress and serves as a protection technique paritta the buddha saw in his supernormal powers that this was the best place for them to achieve spiritual liberation. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of. Jul 14, 2018 download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Here the buddha reveals the root concepts of all things. As a layman he graduated from the university malaya in 1971, and worked as an electrical engineer with the public works department for 12 years before renouncing the. Mans mind tremendously and profoundly influences and affects the body. The html formatted pali text society edition of the pali text. This nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of. Buddhistdoor global your doorway to the world of buddhism. See below bojjhanga and girimananda suttas, numbers 12, 14 and 15. Whether or not you are buddhist or understand the ancient language of pali, the chanting is soothing and uplifting.
However, since they have no connection with the sallekha sutta, i have omitted them. For that to happen, we should use bojjhanga we should have effort viriya to have bojjhanga. In its expanded form found in my translation it is certainly a hypnotic spell, and will, as if by magic, take one back to the very origins of the world. The shorter discourse in gosinga the buddha meets three bhikkhus who are living in concord, blending like milk and water, and inquires how they succeed in living together so harmoniously. Use the search function above to find our free pdf ebooks or use the category list to browse books.
Some reflections on the garava sutta sangharakshita. This sutta is the consolidated discourse on three similar events experienced by venerable maha kassapa, venerable moggallana and lord buddha himself. Piyananda revised edition, december 2011 by buddhist maha vihara, brickfields. There are many different styles of suttas, such as sermons, verses poems, sermons mixed with verses, detailed. This paritta sutta is composed of, according to the burmese version, eight stanzas in pali. Just like the divine charms and divine drugs, this discourse of khandha nullifies the baneful poison and the other perils of all the highly poisonous creatures. Purabheda sutta before the breakup of the body my immense gratitude to the great noble council of akanitta brahma realm 121220 1. Theses suttas have been faithfully passed down to us over 2,500 years and are now available translated into very clear, modern english. The bhagava2 was at one time residing at the markettown called kammasadhamma in the kuru country3. This discourse was recommended by the buddha as guard or protection for the use. Some reflections on the garava sutta one is never too old to learn. These three were afflicted with disease, and were seriously ill. Another discourse maha cunda bojjhanga sutta of the three mentioned above reveals that once, when the buddha himself was ill, the venerable maha cunda recited the bojjhangas, factors of enlightenment, and the buddhas grievous illness vanished. The mission accomplished is undoubtedly an eye opening contribution to buddhist analytical pali studies.
Bojjhanga sutta discourse on the factors of enlightenment free download as word doc. The sutta is also called atthajala net of essence, dhammajala, net of the dhamma, ditthijala net of views, anuttarasangama vijaya incomparable victory in battle. In the sutta pitakas samyutta nikaya, the bojjhangas refer to wholesome, mundane factors leading to enlightenment. Bhante devananda, buddhist chanting, meditation chanting. Discourse to bharadvaja, the farmer kasibharadvaja sutta 95 21. Bojjhanga sutta gilana sutta discourse on illness youtube. She is known as a member of the american pop girl group and dance ensemble, the pussycat dolls. This is one of the few protective charms mentioned in the pali canon and specifically allowed by the buddha for monks to use another charm, also allowed to the monks, is contained in dn 32. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. Seven factors of enlightenment, the satta bojjhanga.
Jessica lynn sutta born may 15, 1982, also known as j sutta, is an american singer, dancer, songwriter and actress. The reader may refer to the khandhavatta jataka no. 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. Avijja sutta ii venerable uda eriyagama dhammajiva maha thero meditation retreat at nissaranavanaya meethirigala this is a compilation of the english translations of the dhamma talks and questionanswer sessions recorded at the meditation retreat held at nissaranavanaya between 25th february and 6th march 2011. Brahmajaala sutta 2007 meetirigala internet archive. 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. Back to brahmajala sutta the supreme net what the teaching is not for free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. Discourse to girimananda thera girimananda sutta 62 16. The intention of bhante devananda to chant for the benefit of all living beings is powerful and genuinely beneficial. It is only relatively late in my dharma life that i have become more aware of or have focused on the garava sutta of the pali canon.
Setting in motion the wheel of truth dhammacakkappavattana sutta 74 18. Also read the case for rebirth, francis story, wheel 12, buddhist publication. This valuable sutta covers practical instructions on the development of mindfulness. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. Normans the rhinoceros horn pali text society, 1985 and h. She left the group in january 2010 to embark on her solo career.