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         Khuddakapāṭha 8 (Minor Texts) Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta (the Reserve  Fund ) 7. Cetiyamhi ca saṅghe vā, At a shrine or with the Saṅgha puggale atithīsu vā; or in an individual, or a guest, Mātari pitari cāpi, or in his mother or father, atho jeṭṭhamhi bhātari. also in an elder brother, 8. Eso nidhi sunihito, those savings are well-stored up, ajeyyo anugāmiko; they follow one, they do not decay (invincible). Pahāya gamanīyesu, When he dies and leaves everything behind etaṁ ādāya gacchati. he only takes this with him.

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            Khuddakapāṭha 8 (Minor Texts) Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta (the Reserve  Fund ) 5. Appiyā vāpi dāyādā, or the heirs he dislikes uddharanti apassato; secretly unearth them. Yadā puññakkhayo hoti, and when his merit comes to an end sabbametaṁ vinassati. all of it will be destroyed. 6. Yassa dānena sīlena, who through giving, virtue, saṁyamena damena ca; restraint, and self-control  Nidhī sunihito hoti, (has) well stored up his savings, itthiyā purisassa vā. a woman or man

Day 1 Introducing the Text Day 2 kāmasukhallikānuyogo Day 3 attakilamathānuyogo Day 4 The Noble Eightfold Path Day 5 sammā diṭṭhi Day 6 sammā saṅkappa Day 7 sammā vācā Day 8 sammā kammanta Day 9 sammā ājīva Day 10 sammā vāyāma Day 11 sammā sati Day 12 sammā samādhi Day 13 Review of the Noble Eightfold Path Day 14 The First Noble Truth Day 15 The Second Noble Truth Day 16 The Third Noble Truth Day 17 The Forth Noble Truth (a revisit) Day 18 For Four Noble Truths : 3 Perspectives (tiparivaṭṭa) and 12 Aspects Day 19 Dhamma Eye (Dhamma Cakkhu) and the Cry of deities in six heavens Day 20 Cry of Brahmās in 16 Brahmā realms and Monk Koṇḍañña's Sotāpatti

  Dear Patisota Friends, We are excited to share that Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima’s new article "The Function and Contemporary Role of sikkhāpaccakkhāna (abandoning the training rules) in the Pāli Canon" has just been published in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics (JBE)! Published by: The Pennsylvania State University Press (Indexed in Thomson Reuters’s Emerging Sources Citation Index ESCI and Scopus.) Journal of Buddhist Ethics, ‪30 ‬(2023): pp. 316–353 Abstract: https://blogs.dickinson.edu/.../abandoning-the-monastic.../ Article: https://blogs.dickinson.edu/.../11/Gangodawila_23_FD.pdf Academia Link: https://www.academia.edu/109206830/ May you be well and happy! -Patisota Team

  Khuddakapāṭha 8 (Minor Texts) Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta (the Reserve  Fund ) 3. Tāvassunihito santo, Although it is well stored gambhīre udakantike; in a deep pit, close to water, Na sabbo sabbadā eva, in all things on every occasion tassa taṁ upakappati. still, it cannot help him 4. Nidhi vā ṭhānā cavati, for perhaps those savings are removed from that place, saññā vāssa vimuyhati; or he forgets the signs telling where they lie, Nāgā vā apanāmenti, or nāgas take them away, yakkhā vāpi haranti naṁ. or yakkhas carry them off,

  1. What are the 16 Brahma realms ( rūpāvacara ) and how are beings reborn in them? First r ū pa Jh ā na: Retinue of Brahma ( brahma-p ā risajja )  Ministers of Brahma ( brahma-purohitha ) Great Brahmas ( mah ā  brahma ) Second  r ū pa  Jh ā na: Devas of limited radiance ( parittābha ) Devas of unbounded radiance ( appamāṇābha ) Devas of streaming radiance ( ābhassara ) Third  r ū pa  Jh ā na: Devas of limited glory ( parittasubha ) Devas of unbounded glory ( appamāṇasubha ) Devas of radiant glory ( subhakiṇṇa ) Fourth  r ū pa  Jh ā na: Very fruitful devas ( vehapphala ) Devas with only the body and no mind ( asañña  satta ) Durable devas ( aviha ) Untroubled devas ( atappa ) Beautiful devas ( sudassa ) Clear sighted devas ( sudassī ) Peerless devas ( akaniṭṭha ) 2.Explain each of the  ( rūpāvacara )  brahma realms. 1. Retinue of Brahma ( brahma-p ā risajja ) This is the lowest of the sixteen worlds composed of delicate m...

 

 

 

  Khuddakapāṭha 8 (Minor Texts) Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta (the Reserve  Fund ) 1. Nidhiṁ nidheti puriso, A man stores his funds (savings) gambhīre udakantike; in a deep pit close to water thinking: Atthe kicce samuppanne, “When a duty or need has arisen atthāya me bhavissati. it will be there to help me, 2. Rājato vā duruttassa, to free me from a king if slandered, or from molestation corato pīḷitassa vā; or from a thief if harassed, Iṇassa vā pamokkhāya, or to release me from debt, dubbhikkhe āpadāsu vā; or famine, or accident.” Etadatthāya lokasmiṁ, For this kind of help, nidhi nāma nidhīyati. funds (savings) are stored up in the world.

  1. What does it mean to become a sotāpanna ? Four prerequisites for becoming  sotāpanna  Link 2.  Why was Aññā-Kondañña the first to attain  sotāpatti ? He was given the surname Kondañña by his family. He was well-versed in the three Vedas and excelled at physiognomy. At the time of bodhisattva's birth, the Kondañña was one of the eight Brahmins (the others being Rāma, Dhaja, Lakkhana, Mantī, Bhoja, Suyāma and Sudatta). He then lived in anticipation of the Bodhisatta's renunciation. Following this, he left the house with four others, who became known as the Pañcavaggiy ā. When the Buddha visited them at Isipatana after the Enlightenment and delivered the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta , Kondañña and eighteen crores of brahmas attained the Fruit of the First Path. Having attained Dhamma awareness before any other human being, the Buddha bestowed upon him the reverenceful appellation " aññāsi vata bho Kondañño " twice; thus, he gained the appellation  Aññata K...

  12. Ayañca kho dakkhiṇā dinnā, But that gift that has been given, saṅghamhi suppatiṭṭhitā;   and well placed in the Sangha, Dīgharattaṁ hitāyassa, is of benefit to them for a long time, ṭhānaso upakappati. immediately it is of benefit. 13. So ñātidhammo ca ayaṁ nidassito,   This then is the definition of a relative’s duties— Petāna pūjā ca katā uḷārā; and by this great honour has been done to the departed, Balañca bhikkhūnamanuppadinnaṁ, strength has also been given to the monks, Tumhehi puññaṁ pasutaṁ anappakanti. and no little merit has been produced by you!

  For Four Noble Truths : 3 Perspectives (tiparivaṭṭa) and 12 Aspects (dvādasākāra)  https://patisota.blogspot.com/2021/05/four-noble-truths-tiparivatta-dvadasakara.html

 

  Dear Friends at Patisota, This upcoming week, Patisota singer and former interviewee Sis. Ita Thum will be hosting two events.  1. YouTube debut of her first single "The Bliss of Awakening"  Date- November 03, 2023 @3pm on her YouTube  channel  https://www.youtube.com/@ItaThum. 2. Performance at Melaka Jonker Street Promo Live Stage  Date- November 04, 2023 @8pm Address- Click here As Patisota, we cordially invite you to follow along to her YouTube channel in order to stream this Buddhist song. Furthermore, should you be in Melaka on November 4 at 4 p.m., you are welcome to attend the live event at Jonker Street. The live show can be found at the above location.  We would like to wish Sis.Ita Thum a successful event on both days. Thank you! -May you be well and happy!                                              ...

10. Adāsi me akāsi me,  Thinking “He gave to me, he did for me, ñāti mittā sakhā ca me; they were my family, friend, companion”, Petānaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ dajjā, give offerings to the departed.   pubbe katamanussaraṁ. remembering what they have done before.                                                                11.   Na hi ruṇṇaṁ vā soko vā, For no tears, or grief, yā caññā paridevanā; or any other lamentations, Na taṁ petānamatthāya, are of any use to the departed, evaṁ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo. as long as their relatives continue grieving in this way.

The elephant's footprint [Ven. Sariputta:] "Friends, just as the footprints of all legged animals are encompassed by the footprint of the elephant and the elephant's footprint is reckoned the foremost among them in terms of size; in the same way, all skillful qualities are gathered under the four noble truths. Under which four? Under the noble truth of unsatisfactoriness, under the noble truth of the origination of unsatisfactoriness, under the noble truth of the cessation of unsatisfactoriness, and under the noble truth of the path of practice leading to the cessation of unsatisfactoriness."  (MN 28, Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta) Nibbana is accessible only to those who follow this path "In any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is not found, no contemplative of the first... second... third... fourth order [stream-winner, once-returner, non-returner, or arahant] is found. But in any doctrine & discipline where the noble eightfold path is fou...

8. Unname udakaṁ vaṭṭhaṁ,   Just as water that rains on high yathā ninnaṁ pavattati; flows down to the plains, Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ, so too what is given here petānaṁ upakappati. aids the departed ghosts. 9.   Yathā vārivahā pūrā, Just as the rivers full paripūrenti sāgaraṁ;  swell the ocean seas Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ, so too what is given here petānaṁ upakappati.  aids the departed ghosts.

  - Do we have nibb ā nic moments before  nibb ā na ?  -The literal meaning of Nibbāna ; Extinction? Blowing Out? Extinguishment? vâna, derived from the root word √vā which means "to blow". nirvana then means "to blow out" -Nibbāna/to extinguish (action) and Nibbuti/extingushment (result) -Ye cāpi nibbutā loke, yathābhūtaṁ vipassisuṁ, Those who have attained nibbāna in the world, who have insight (into things) as they are, (Āṭānāṭiya Sutta, DN 32) - Kisāgotami's words Nibbutā nūna sā mātā, Nibbuto nūna so pitā, Nibbutā nūna sā nārī, Yassāyam īdiso pati A mother who had a son like this A father who had a son like this A woman who had a husband like this are certainly been contented 1. What is Nibbāna? the extinction of the "three fires". When these fires are extinguished, release from saṃsāra, the perpetual grasping activity of the mind, or the cycle of rebirth, is attained. 2. Nibbāna is the goal of the Noble Eightfold Path. 3. Two Nibbāna states: Sop...

  6.  Amhākañca katā pūjā, who have given honor to us, dāyakā ca anipphalā; it will not be fruitless for the donor.” Na hi tattha kasī atthi, There is no farming there, gorakkhettha na vijjati. no cow pasture can be found; 7.  Vaṇijjā tādisī natthi, likewise, there’s no trading, hiraññena kayākayaṁ;       and no commerce in gold. Ito dinnena yāpenti,      live on what is given here. petā kālagatā tahiṁ.  The departed, the dead in that place

  -Although Taṇhā is associated with an external object, it is not the object itself that generates it; rather, it is the feeling that arises in relation to the object. Consequently, Taṇhā arises relative to the feeling.  -The intensification of likes and dislikes   https://patisota.blogspot.com/2021/06/The-intensification-of-Likes-and-Dislikes.html -What is the minimum level of  Taṇhā? -  Why has Taṇhā been categorized differently?  http://www.buddha-vacana.org/sutta/samyutta/nidana/sn12-002.html -Read the description of the second noble truth on the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta https://patisota.blogspot.com/2023/03/dhammacakkappavattana-sutta-word-to-word-translation-bhante-dr-gangodawila-chandima.html - Taṇhā as a nid ā na in the dependent Origination origination  https://patisota.blogspot.com/2021/06/twelve-links-dependent-origination.html - Taṇhā vaggo (Dhammapada Chapter 24)   https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.24.budd.html...

  Ethical Principles for Sustainable Peace: Achieving sustainable peace requires adherence to various ethical principles that guide the actions of individuals, communities, and nations. Some of these principles include: a. Justice : Fairness and equity in the distribution of resources, opportunities, and rights are essential for peace. Ensuring that all individuals and groups are treated justly helps reduce the grievances that often lead to conflict. b. Respect for Human Rights : Protecting and promoting human rights is fundamental. This includes respecting the dignity, freedom, and equality of all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances. c. Non-Violence : The principle of non-violence, advocated by figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., emphasizes resolving conflicts through peaceful means and dialogue, rather than resorting to violence. d. Dialogue and Negotiation : Open and honest communication between conflicting parties is crucial. Negotia...

3. Evaṁ dadanti ñātīnaṁ, Thus, give to their departed relatives, ye honti anukampakā; those who are compassionate Suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, at the right time, pure, excellent, kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ. suitable drink and food. 4. Idaṁ vo ñātīnaṁ hotu, Thinking: “May this go to our relatives, sukhitā hontu ñātayo; may our relatives be happy!” Te ca tattha samāgantvā, Those who have gathered ñātipetā samāgatā. the departed relatives who have assembled 5.  Pahūte annapānamhi, around the food and drink, sakkaccaṁ anumodare; respectfully offer their thanks: Ciraṁ jīvantu no ñātī, saying: “ May our relatives live long! yesaṁ hetu labhāmase. Those to whom we owe this gain,