0469 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, part 9 (Hemavata Sutta)

Episode 0469 - Sutta Nipata, part 9 (Hemavata Sutta)
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Extended review & commentary on Thanissaro Bhikkhu's translation of Hemavata Sutta, with discussion of the spirit-class of Yakkha (Sanskrit: Yaksha) beings by comparative cosmology.

The ways of conduct in speech & behavior, and completed mind purification required for "crossing the stream" or ocean of Samsara (7-dimensional rebirth in multi-dimensional octaves). The Buddhist view of perfected mind & conduct of the supreme sage (muni).

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Hemavata Sutta (trans. Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp1_9.html

* Yaksha (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha

* Yakkha (Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia): http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Yakkha

* Critical Analysis of Sutta Nipata (N.A. Jayawikrama, articles from the Pali Buddhist Review):
https://archive.org/stream/ACriticalAnalysisOfTheSuttaNipata/ACriticalAnalysisOfTheSuttaNipataFromPbr_djvu.txt


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