…to you all! May you “live long and prosper” The above image, quite appropriate for the day, is one of the most skilled artistic representations of the “Buddha visiting the devas” (looks like 33) I have ever seen…thanks go to the Youth Buddhism Team for posting this saddha-instilling artwork. Below a Vesakha Greeting Card version [...]
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A Peaceful Vesakh 2553
Posted in Buddhism, Theragatha, Theravada, Vesak, Vesakha on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Paticcasamuppada – Stop the burning flames
Posted in Bhavana, Buddhism, Dhamma, Theravada, vipassana on May 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Famous words by the Buddha: Vuttaṃ kho panetaṃ bhagavatā: yo paṭiccasamuppādaṃ passati so dhammaṃ passati; yo dhammaṃ passati so paṭiccasamuppādaṃ passatīti. Paṭiccasamuppannā kho panime yadidaṃ pañcupādānakkhandhā. Yo imesu pañcasu upādānakkhandhesu chando ālayo anunayo ajjhosānaṃ so dukkhasamudayo. Yo imesu pañcasu upādānakkhandhesu chandarāgavinayo chandarāgappahānaṃ, so dukkhanirodho’ti Now, the Blessed One has said, “Whoever sees dependent arising sees the [...]
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