0511 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXI (Dhammika Sutta)

Episode 0511 - Sutta Nipata, XXXI (Dhammika Sutta)
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Commentary on Dhammika Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu and John Ireland. Buddhist "9 Precepts" from Great Chronicle of the Buddhas (Ven. Mingun Sayadaw), and the work of directional metta cultivation.

Observance of 5, 8 & 10 precepts vs. cultivation of metta and the Four Brahma-Viharas; the various meanings of Uposatha; personal development of loving-kindness & activation of green-ray (4th Ray) chakra.

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

* Short introduction to Dhammika Sutta: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dhammika-sutta#theravada

* Buddhist Nine Precepts & 10-directional metta (Great Chronicle of Buddhas, by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-great-chronicle-of-buddhas/d/doc365117.html

* Dhammika Sutta (Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp2_14.html

* Dhammika Sutta (John Ireland): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.2.14.irel.html

* 4 Brahma-Viharas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmavihara

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

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