Sunday, November 23, 2014

Dhammapada 72 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


5 - Balavagga, The Fool
13 - Satthikutapeta Vatthu

Yavadeva anatthaya,
nattam balassa jayati;

hanti balassa sukkamsam,
muddhamassa vipatayam.

72: The skill of a fool can only harm him; it destroys his merit and his wisdom (lit., it severs his head).
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.
 

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Dhammapada 71 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


5 - Balavagga, The Fool 
12- Ahipeta Vatthu
Na hi papam katam kammam,
sajju khiramva muccati;
dahantam balarnanveti,
bhasmacchannova pavako.
71: An evil deed does not immediately bear fruit, just as the newly-drawn milk does not curdle at once; but it follows the fool burning him like live coal covered with ashes.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Dhamma Info (21)



Difference
 

Learn this from the waters;
In mountain clefts and chasms,
Loud gushes the streamlets,
But great rivers flow silently.
Empty things make a noise,
The full is always quiet.
The fool is like a half-filled pot,
The wise one is like a deep still pool.
Dhammika, Bhante S. Words of the Buddha. 2013.

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Theravada Audio Dhamma (38)


Janeiya, Bhaddanta (Myaseintaung Sayadaw). [Buddhism]. ဗုဒၶဘာသာ တရားေတာ္။ Yangon, 1368 B.E. (18 May 2007.)
Include: three types of buddhists; different Buddha; the origin of Buddhism; why performing Dana and Sila; listening to discourse means; three Samma ditthi; mental action_the worst one. http://goo.gl/x2Umru
Jatila, U (Kyanikan Sayadaw). [A Real Beneficial Dana]. သားေဟာင္းခ်ီးေျမွာက္ နတ္ျပည္ေရာက္။ Taungoo, 1338 B.E.
Explanation of beneficial Dana with reference to the story of Ashin Maha Kassapa and a poor lady Acama. http://goo.gl/2qKlex
Suriya, Ashin (Aung Cakka). သီလကထာ။ [Sila Katha]. Yangon, [no date]
Describing Sila which included: definition, benefits and type with various examples. http://goo.gl/2IhgwV
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