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(Quote) From the Dhammapada Atthakatha, the story accompanying verses 320 - 322:.... [Magandi] bribed the citizens and said, "When this Gotama-monk comes begging to the city, all of you gather y… (View Post)
@lobster @pegembara @Patr @seeker242 @aMatt Thanks for all the various explanations above which really helped to clarify the meaning of that passage to me. The link to Hsin Hsin Ming's writings also … (View Post)
The full quote from What the Buddha Taught by Ven. Walpola Rahula reads:An Arahant after his death is often compared to a fire gone out when the supply of wood is over, or to the flame of a lamp gone… (View Post)
I recently came across a passage from the Sutra in Forty-two Sections which I think may serve as a useful guideline to see whether our intellectual understanding of the practice is in line with the B… (View Post)
According to the Mahagosinga Sutta, Sariputta is visited by Maha Moggallana, Maha Kassapa, Anuruddha, Revata and Ananda, and he asks each of them what type of monk would illuminate the Gosinga Woods.… (View Post)