Deeper Dhamma Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 129 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Balapandita Sutta, 'The Foolish and The Astute'. 

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Ajahn Brahmali discusses the first sutta from the Digha Nikaya: Brahmajala Sutta, 'The Prime Net'. This is part 2. The sound improves, just hang in there. 

Read DN1 here on Sutta Central. 

"While others may praise or criticize the Buddha, they tend to focus on trivial details. The Buddha presents an analysis of 62 kinds of wrong view, seeing through which one becomes detached from meaningless speculations," Sutta Central.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 118 of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Anapanasati Sutta, 'Mindfulness of Breathing'.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 109 of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Mahapunnama Sutta, 'The Longer Discourse on the Full Moon Night'. Read MN109 here on Sutta Central.

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We apologize that the first 19 minutes was cut off due to audio problems. This is Ajahn Brahm’s 4th sutta class working from the book “Word of the Buddha” by Venerable Nyanatiloka. Ajahn Brahm is once again revising the text to bring it up to date with contemporary English language.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 58 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Abhayarajakumara Sutta - With Prince Abhaya. 

Read MN58 here on Sutta Central.

"The leader of the Jains, Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta, gives his disciple Prince Abhaya a dilemma to pose to the Buddha, supposing that this will show his weakness. Things don’t go quite as planned," Sutta Central. 

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Ajahn Braham discusses three Suttas: SN41.8 Nigantha Nataputta Sutta, SN12.68 Kosambi Sutta and SN12.70 Susima Sutta.

SN41.8 Nigantha Nataputta Sutta:

"The Jain leader Mahāvīra, known as Nigaṇṭha Nātaputa in the Buddhist tradition, is visited by Citta. Mahāvīra asks him whether he believes in a certain state of immersion. When Citta replies that he doesn’t go by faith in the Buddha on this point, Mahāvīra is delighted. But it turns out Citta doesn’t need faith, as he experiences such a state for himself."

SN12.68 Kosambi Sutta:

"Venerable Saviṭṭha questions Venerable Musīla about his attainments, and concludes he is an arahant. But Venerable Nārada offers an explanation showing that it is possible to see the Dhamma without having fully realized arahantship."

SN12.70 Susima Sutta on Sutta:

The wanderer Susı̄ma fraudulently enters the Sangha so that the wanderers can learn the secret to the Buddha’s fame and success. Hearing that some mendicants claimed to be perfected, Susīma approaches and asks them if they have developed psychic powers or the formless states, to which they say no. Perplexed, he asks the Buddha, who explains that awakening follows insight into the principles of impermanence and causality. Eventually Susı̄ma confesses his misdeed.

Click here to read SN41.8 Nigantha Nataputta Sutta on Sutta Central

Click here to read SN12.68 Kosambi Sutta on Sutta Central

Click here to read SN12.70 Susima Sutta on Sutta Central

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Ajahn Sunyo discusses two Itivuttaka suttas from the Khuddaka Nikaya: Iti 43: Ajata Sutta (The Not-born) and Iti 44: Nibbānadhātu Sutta (The Nibbana-element). Khuddaka Nikaya is a collection of 15 small books, one of them being Itivuttaka. 

Sutta link mentioned by Venerable Sunyo: https://www.docdroid.net/thE29jY/sutta.pdf

Itivuttaka 43: Ajata Sutta (The Not-born)https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.2.028-049.than.html#iti-043

https://suttacentral.net/iti43

Itivuttaka 44: Nibbānadhātu Sutta (The Nibbana-element)https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.2.028-049.than.html#iti-044

https://suttacentral.net/iti44

 

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Ajahn Brahm discusses two Suttas with similes of cowherds: MN33: Mahagopalaka Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd and MN34: Cūḷagopālaka Sutta - Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd.

MN33: Mahāgopālaka Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd.

"For eleven reasons a cowherd is not able to properly look after a herd. The Buddha compares this to the spiritual growth of a mendicant."

MN34: Cūḷagopālaka Sutta - Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd.

"Drawing parallels with a cowherd guiding his herd across a dangerous river, the Buddha presents the various kinds of enlightened disciples who cross the stream of transmigration."

Click here to read MN:33 Mahāgopālaka Sutta on Sutta Central

Click here to read MN34:Cūḷagopālaka Sutta on Sutta Central

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Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 72 of Majjhima Nikaya: Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta: To Vacchagotta on Fire.

Read MN72 here on Sutta Central.

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