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As a solid mass of rock is  not moved by the wind,  so a wise person is unmoved  by praise or blame. "Selo yathā ekaghano Vātena na samīrati Evaṃ nindāpasaṃsāsu Na samiñjanti paṇḍitā" (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Dhammapada 6.6 Photo Credit: fineartamerica

 

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal, bitter, and harsh. They’re an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary. So you should train like this: ‘We will give up arisen possessions, honor, and popularity, and we won’t let them occupy our minds.’ That’s how you should train.” -The Buddha linked discourses 17 1. the first chapter 1. Brutal https://suttacentral.net/sn17.1/en/sujato

Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the  Dāruṇa Sutta  (SN 17.1) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/ Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn17.1/en/sujato Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more Sutta Discussions and Talks https://www.youtube.com/Patisota May you be well and happy! Paṭisota Team

The person of little learning grows old like an ox: The flesh increases, but insight does not. " Appassutāyaṃ puriso Balivaddo'va jīrati Maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti Paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati " (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Dhammapada 11.7  Photo Credit: fizdi.com

We are happy to inform you that the Sutta Discussion series (suttas from the Samyutta Nikāya and Anguttara Nikāya), which were started as part of Monday Night Mindfulness, have been gaining a lot of interest. We have finished 65 sutta discussions from March 18, 2018, to date. You can watch the previous Sutta Discussions at  https://www.youtube.com/ Patisota

苦からの逃れ方 Escaping from the Dissatisfaction (Dukkha) チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老   by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

Yathabhutañaṇādassana is “seeing things as they are” which is what we do by vipassanā ( bhāvnāmaya paññā ). ñaṇa is knowledge or s utamaya paññā . Therefore, if you practice the three types of wisdom ( sutamaya , chintāmaya and bhāvanāmaya ) as we discussed, you will be practicing yathabhutañaṇādassana .

"An insightful Dhamma Discussion" with Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima and the esteemed Professor. Tilak Kariyawasam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp-jIiFxUm8 What are the three ways for eliminating personal suffering, according to the Loka Sutta? (SN 3.23) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, “Sir, how many things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort?” “Great king, three things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. These three things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort.”

Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the Loka Sutta (SN 3.23) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/ Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn3.23/en/sujato Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more Sutta Discussions and Talks https://www.youtube.com/Patisota May you be well and happy! Paṭisota Team

Yes, in the pattakamma sutta https://suttacentral.net/an4.61/en/sujato , the Buddha says every human should offer five balis. Actually, devas are part of that list too. “Furthermore, with his legitimate wealth, he makes five spirit-offerings: to relatives, guests, ancestors, king, and deities. This is his third substantial and substantive investment, used in the appropriate sphere”

They still can exist. But there is no mention that they can explain the dhamma to the humans and which is highly an impossibility because of the differences between humans and devas. They might be happy if a human spreads the true dhamma. Regarding the spiritually attained devas/brahmas, we may not know whether they already passed away from deva realms and had reborn in the Brahma worlds or already attained Nibbbana .

Yes, see the Patigama Sutta http://www.palicanon.org/index.php/sutta-pitaka/khuddaka-nikaya/100-udana/938-ud-8-6-pa-aligama-sutta-at-pa-aliga-village .  “In whatever place a wise person makes his dwelling, — there providing food for the virtuous, the restrained, leaders of the holy life — he should dedicate that offering to the devas there. They, receiving the honor, will honor him; being respected, will show him respect. As a result, they will feel sympathy for him, like that of a mother for her child, her son. A person with whom the devas sympathize always meets with hopeful things.”

When you say devas, we need to recognize which devas mean here correctly. As you can notice, the devas are mainly two-fold; terrestrial and aerial. Most of the terrestrial devas can be misbelieving devas ( asamyagdrsti) . Even devas in the highest deva realm “ paranimmitavasavatti ” can be misbelieving, too, as it is under the domain of vasavatti devaputta mara . Given all this, only the devas who like the Buddha’s teachings (first five deva realms) could be right believing ( samyagdrsti ) devas.  In answering your question whether they all can receive merits, it is a doubt. In the Janussoni Sutta https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.177.than.html , the Buddha says that when someone is reborn in heaven, he or she doesn’t need merit for their pursuits from people in the human world. But what humans can do is to ask their blessings by sharing good karma (which in the real sense may not help them personally), but it can motivate them to give their protection to th

You will not find a spot in the world, not in the sky, not in the ocean, not inside a mountain cave where you will be free from your evil karma. "Na antalikkhe na samuddamajajhe  Na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa  Na vijjatī so jagatippadeso  Yatthaṭthito mucceyya pāpakammā" (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Dhammapada 9.12 Photo Credit: thegioitranhsondau.com

Do Buddhists believe in god (or gods)? Click the link to watch the full video: https://youtu.be/9AEI9RTqe4Q Dhammapariyesanā Discussion Series "An insightful Dhamma Discussion" with Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima and the esteemed Professor. Tilak Kariyawasam