Episode 0505 - Sutta Nipata, XXVIII (Vangisa Sutta)
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Extended comments on the Vangisa Sutta, with translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- including a backstory to the lifetimes, learning & songs of Vangisa. The use of magical powers (siddhi) for fame & fortune, and the inevitable loss of relationships as we progress along the spiritual path. Comparison of facial & cranial morphology from Ven. Mingun Sayadaw and Chico Francisco Xavier; the human body as a Light transducer. * Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit... * Backstory to the sutta: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/... * The story of Ven. Vangisa: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/... * Vangisa's past life basis (from: The Great Chronicle of Buddhas, by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/bo... * Vangisa Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN... * Ven. Mingun Sayadaw (Google images): https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mi... * Chico (Francisco) Xavier (Google images): https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ch... * Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipa...
Uploaded to YouTube on 4/22/2020
(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)
Extended comments on the Vangisa Sutta, with translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- including a backstory to the lifetimes, learning & songs of Vangisa. The use of magical powers (siddhi) for fame & fortune, and the inevitable loss of relationships as we progress along the spiritual path. Comparison of facial & cranial morphology from Ven. Mingun Sayadaw and Chico Francisco Xavier; the human body as a Light transducer. * Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipit... * Backstory to the sutta: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/... * The story of Ven. Vangisa: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/... * Vangisa's past life basis (from: The Great Chronicle of Buddhas, by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/bo... * Vangisa Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN... * Ven. Mingun Sayadaw (Google images): https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mi... * Chico (Francisco) Xavier (Google images): https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ch... * Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipa...
Uploaded to YouTube on 4/22/2020
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