We used the saddhatissa translationheres a link to that. The curious case of bahiya of the barkcloth i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying near savatthi at jetas grove, anathapiikas monastery. And on that occasion bahiya of the barkcloth was living in supparaka by the seashore. Insight meditation teacher joseph goldstein examines a key teaching from the satipatthana sutta, the buddhas discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness, which he called the direct path to liberation the simple, although not.
In fact, you continue reading when you complete a book of suttas. At one time the blessed one lived in the monastery offered by anaathapindika in jetas grove in saavatthi. Nov 12, 20 in one short and liberating teaching, the bahiya sutta, or the discourse to bahiya, the buddha pointed the way to freedom from this dependence through views of self. I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying near savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery. Yes, i attained mctb 4th path while contemplating on bahiya sutta. Shunyata three discourses on emptiness is an article on the buddhas teachings on emptiness. Krishnamurti is a collection of transcripts from public talks. There the lord now lives who is the arahat, the fully enlightened one.
He was worshipped, revered, honored, venerated, given homage a recipient of robes, almsfood. Inspired utterances of the buddha, translated from the pali by john d. Part of my training involved becoming deeply familiar with some of the better know sermons of the buddha, and this literature contains a wealth of wonderful teachings. At this point it is not difficult to see how relevent the bahiya sutta can become. Khuddaka nikaya ongoing collection of little texts, 15 separate miscellaneous texts, many in verse form, which contain both some of the earliest and latest material in the canon. By means of a questionandanswer dialogue with his audience, the buddha demonstrates that there can be no abiding self in any of the five aggregates that we tend to identify as self. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. Bahiya of the bark garment, after asking three times, gets a teaching from the buddha in which the buddha says in the seen only the seen, in the heard only the heard, in the imagined only the imagined and in the cognised only the cognised. Is the mind aware, cognizant, knowing, conscious of what is going on within the sphere of the mind. The discourse on the arousing of mindfulness satipatthana sutta, majjhima nikaya no. Books from sd series guides lists, conventions, dictionary, indexes, etc.
My dhamma articles and talks are based on the buddhas teachings suttas as preserved in the sutta pitaka, the second book of the pali canon. I have relied primarily on thanissaro bhikkhus excellent and insightful translation of the pali generously made freely available at his website, as well as the works of acharya buddharakkhita, nyanaponika thera, john ireland. Now at that time bahiya of the barkcloth was living in supparaka by the seashore. There is, bahiya, in a far country a town called savatthi. This is a series of talks which the late venerable mahasi sayadaw gave on the sallekha sutta. That lord, bahiya, is indeed an arahant and he teaches dhamma for the realization of arahatship. Jump to navigation jump to search in the seen, there is only the seen, in the heard, there is only the heard, in the sensed, there is only the sensed, in the cognized, there is only the cognized. A zen exploration of the bahiya sutta 07 nov 2011 00. Bahiya placed himself at the buddhas feet and asked. Readings from the pali canon read by urgyen sangharakshita. It consists of nine short texts, only one of which is not found elsewhere in the canon.
In the interest of encouraging study of the pali canon suttas, ive. The bahiya sutta stands out among the pali suttas, inspiring us. The commentaries say that bahiya was excited by his meeting with the buddha and that the buddha wished to give him time to regain his. The buddhas second discourse, in which he discusses the principle of anatta notself with the group of five ascetics. The commentary prefers the meaning used in the translation, noting that the distance between supparaka and savatthi amounts to 120 leagues, or approximately 1,200 miles. Most of the talks have include question and answer sections. This is an excellent rendering of the sutta nipata, one of the most profound texts from the theravada tipitika, and more specifically, the sutta pitaka. Pages in category sutras the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 385 total. About bahiya translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying near savatthi, in jetas grove, anathapindikas monastery. This blog is about spiritual awakening, maps and stages, the blinding effects of our strong momentumconditioning karmic propensities, view, realization, experience, etc. Bahiya sutta about bahiya translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu.
If you know of other ancient or modern sutta commentaries that are readily available, please email me the info at please include the sutta number, both pali name and english name if available, the name of the commentary and if possible, a link to the commentary if it is online, otherwise a link to a place. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Now through this brief dhamma teaching of the lord the mind of bahiya of the barkcloth was immediately freed from the taints without grasping. The verses cited from the end of bahiya and from mundka upanishad convey the same teaching. Then bahiya of the barkcloth, profoundly stirred by the words of that devata, then and there departed from supparaka. Commentary on sallekha sutta mahasi sayadaw buddhist. The buddha proceeds to offer bahiya an extremely short and pithy sermon. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of. Theoretically this could serve as an introductory text for those wanting to learn. Along with dhammapadda, satthipattana sutta,metta sutta and the udana, many consider sutta nipata to represent the. Through hearing this brief explanation of the dhamma from the blessed one, the.
There the lord now lives who is the arahant, the fully enlightened one. This compilation will be an on going project your help will be much appreciated. In the footnotes, references are to the page numbers of the pa. Commentary on sallekha sutta mahasi sayadaw buddhist elibrary. 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. All speeches where held in 1952 in either madras, india, or london. When, bahiya, you are not in that, then, bahiya, you will be neither here nor beyond nor in between the two.
I have added some footnotes to explain terms that, though understood by a burmese buddhist audience, would mean li le to others. There has been some talk lately of wrong interpretations of the bahiya sutta. Since, bahiya, there is for you in the seen, only the seen, in the heard, only the heard, in the sensed, only the sensed, in the cognized, only the cognized. What adam west said about not necessarily having to go the gradual way and attain arhatship to realise intrinsic awareness is true, as there is a direct path usually a form of contemplative investigation and questioning, including selfinquiry, koans, bahiyasutta contemplations, mahamudra and other styles of contemplative inquiry and. That lord, bahiya, is indeed an arahat and he teaches dhamma for the realization of arahatship. In addition to the commentary, there is translation of the sutta plus a nice selection of other suttas. In buddhism, there are a set of canonical teachings known as the suttas, which are often treated as sacred texts. Bahiya of the bark garment mahasiddhi a space for exploring spiritual, cultural and artistic themes and how buddhist practice may inform the. My commentary on bahiya sutta awakening to reality.
And on that occasion bahiya of the barkcloth was living in supparaka by the. Niddl, n1 or nd1 and cullaniddesa nc, niddli, n2 or nd2. I will cite three suttas where the buddha teaches the meaning and application of emptiness, shunyata pali. Anattalakkhana sutta the discourse on the notself characteristic. Canonical texts and commentaries, pali and english.
In the time of the buddha, as the story goes, bahiya was shipwrecked on the southern coast of india. Nov 17, 2011 at one of venerable bhikkhu bodhis talks he said he is working on a translation of the mahaniddesa sutta nipata commentary, if i remember correctly bhante spoke of it on a talk from the dharma seed website, in a discussion on the samyutta nikaya with shaila catherine, which is a very good talk also. This is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali canon. A forum for members who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the pali canon and associated commentaries, which for discussion purposes are both treated as authoritative sutta nipata commentary. Along with dhammapadda, satthipattana sutta,metta sutta and the udana, many consider sutta nipata to represent the peak teachings within early buddhism. Today he might be the director of a buddhist center or may have written a book or two. The commentary is traditionally attributed to buddhaghosa. Im going to read the sutta in its entirety to give you an overall sense of the. Jul 15, 2018 the suttas the buddhist holy book or sacred text when people first come to investigate buddhism, they may wonder if there is a buddhist holy book or something like a buddhist bible.
Welcome to religious forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding. Ive never read this lengthly book, but its said to be one of the most comprehensive and phenomenal suttabased books that describes the path of awakening. The verse from the end of the bahiya sutta that you quoted is interesting, click to expand. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. He had many followers and highly honoured,esteemed and worshipped by the many. Bhikkhus, then it occurs to the fool, for the reason of doing evil this robber, this evil doer is punished. The bahiya sutta purports to be of an instant awakening. Buddhist forum about the dhamma of theravada buddhism. The seen, the heard, the sensed, the tasted, the smelled and the cognized including thoughts, emotions, and subtle thougths like absorbtion states, jhanas. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library.
In buddhism, there are a set of canonical teachings known as. Baalapandita sutta t to recognize the fool and the wise one i heard thus. Three times over, the buddha says the same thing, and bahiya responds in the same way. A zen exploration of the bahiya sutta chinese buddhist. Many times ive been contemplating suttas and something has happened. Dhp 241, translated by achariya buddharakhitta coming to the end of your first book of suttas will likely give you a sense of accomplishment. A collection of suttas on awakening or enlightenment w commentary. You will need to register to get access to the following site features reply to discussions and create your own threads.
Shunyata three discourses on emptiness becoming buddha. Nyanatiloka provides some commentary, which is quite good, though terse. Dhammapada, udana, itivuttaka, sutta nipata, theragathatherigatha and jataka form the ancient strata, while other books are late additions and their authenticity is more questionable. Thich nhat hanh who usually writes wonderful books has a commentary on the satipatthana sutta that is terrible. The suttas the buddhist holy book or sacred text one. Written in a mixture of prose and verse, it presents a code of conduct and provides the basis for a system of moral philosophy. In its version of bahiyas story, bahiya had no meditative attainments at all, and so the miraculous speed of his journey had to be attributed either to the power of the. Upon hearing this brief explanation from the buddha, bahiya was. He lived at the place called supparaka on the west coast of india.
Avoid wasting your time with the confusing mishmash of misinformation in transformation and healing. This book was saved for last to be converted because of its extensive crossreferencing to many other essays and books on this site. When people first come to investigate buddhism, they may wonder if there is a buddhist holy book or something like a buddhist bible. I was reminded of bahiya sutta while you said seeing is seeing. It is an elaboration of an important teaching of the buddha in the majjhima nikaya. What the buddha taught to bahiya of the bark garment. Oct 31, 20 this is one of the oldest collections of buddhist discourses in the pali canon.
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