Episode 0471 - Sutta Nipata, part 10 (Alavaka Sutta)
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Extended review & commentary on the Alavaka Sutta from two translations (Thanissaro Bhikkhu & Piyadassi Thera). Background information on the yakkha Alavaka and circumstances of the sutta.
Gautama's teaching to Alavaka regarding proper conduct & mind purification required to secure favorable rebirth and for "crossing the stream" of birth-and-death (multi-dimensional reincarnation).
* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html
* Alavaka Sutta (trans. Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.10.than.html
* Alavaka Sutta (trans. Piyadassi Thera): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.10.piya.html
* Yakkha (Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia): http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Yakkha
* Alavaka Sutta (Wisdom Library glossary entry): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/alavaka-sutta
* Talk with Nisargadatta Maharaj: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlOhjrfuNPg
* Four Noble Truths (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
* Noble Eightfold Path (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path
Uploaded to YouTube on 11/26/2019
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