0519 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXV (Padhana Sutta, III)

Episode 0519 - Sutta Nipata, XXXV (Padhana Sutta, III)
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Part III commentary on the Padhana Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Mara 

approaches Gautama to prevent his efforts toward complete and perfect enlightenment.

4 forms of Right Effort (exertion), and the means of working through mental-emotional 'bipolarity' (excess & deficiency) by 7 Factors of Enlightenment. Review of various distortedtendencies (craving & clinging) associated with the "10 Armies of Mara," and overview of the 37 factors ("Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā") of awakening & continued mind/body/spirittransformation.

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

* Padhana (definitions and the 4 types of exertion): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/padhana

* Padhana Sutta (Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.3.02.than.html

* 10 Armies of Mara (Ven. Mingun Sayadaw, from: The Great Chronicle of Buddhas): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-great-chronicle-of-buddhas/d/doc364445.html

* Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Satta Bojjhaṅgā): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Factors_of_Awakening

* Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā ("Qualities Conducive to Enlightenment"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhipakkhiyādhammā

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

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