September 6, 2020

0542 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XLVII (Sela Sutta)

(Click on the above link, or here, for audio.)

Reading & commentary on the Sela Sutta ("to the Brahmin Sela"), translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Kaniya's sacrifice to and Sela's praise of Gautama, to determine the authenticity of his "Awakening."

Additional perspectives from Vedantic Brahminism, and the Law of One (L/L Ra Material) -- with various implications for personal life and spiritual path.

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

* Sela Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp3_7.html

* Keniya the Ascetic: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/keniya#theravada

* Sela the Brahmin: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sela

* 32 Marks of a Buddha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_characteristics_of_the_Buddha

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

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