Saturday, April 27, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
All-Embracing is Infinite Friendliness J _/\_ !
The Blessed Buddha once said:
I am a friend and helper to all,
I am sympathetic to all living beings.
I develop a mind full of love and am
one who always delight in harmlessness!
I gladden my mind, fill it with joy,
and make it immovable and unshakable.
I develop these divine states of mind
not cultivated by simple men.Theragatha 648-9
I am a friend of the footless,
I am a friend of the bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am a friend of the many-footed.
May not the footless harm me,
may not the bipeds harm me,
may not those with four feet harm me, &
may not those with many feet harm me.AN II 72
A friend, who always lends a hand,
a friend both in sorrow and joy,
a friend who offers good counsel,
a friend who sympathizes too.
These are the four kinds of true friends:
One who is wise, who have understood much,
will always cherish and serve such friends,
just as a mother tends her only child. DN III, 188
I am a friend and helper to all,
I am sympathetic to all living beings.
I develop a mind full of love and am
one who always delight in harmlessness!
I gladden my mind, fill it with joy,
and make it immovable and unshakable.
I develop these divine states of mind
not cultivated by simple men.Theragatha 648-9
I am a friend of the footless,
I am a friend of the bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am a friend of the many-footed.
May not the footless harm me,
may not the bipeds harm me,
may not those with four feet harm me, &
may not those with many feet harm me.AN II 72
A friend, who always lends a hand,
a friend both in sorrow and joy,
a friend who offers good counsel,
a friend who sympathizes too.
These are the four kinds of true friends:
One who is wise, who have understood much,
will always cherish and serve such friends,
just as a mother tends her only child. DN III, 188
Among tigers, lions, leopards and bears I lived in the jungle.
No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone.
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed the forest.
Finding great solace in such sweetly silenced solitude…Suvanna-sama Jataka 540
And how does a Bhikkhu abide with his mind imbued with friendliness
extending overall? Just as he would feel friendliness on seeing a dearly
favourite person, exactly so does he extend this same loving-kindness to
all beings in all eight directions, one by one, and as above so below.Abhidhamma Pitaka: Appamañña-vibhanga
Bhikkhus, whatever kinds of worldly merit there are, all are not worth
one sixteenth part of the release of mind by universal friendliness;
in shining, glowing and beaming radiance, in invisible yet shielding protection,
such release of mind by universal friendliness far excels & surpasses them all... Itivuttaka 27
No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone.
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed the forest.
Finding great solace in such sweetly silenced solitude…Suvanna-sama Jataka 540
And how does a Bhikkhu abide with his mind imbued with friendliness
extending overall? Just as he would feel friendliness on seeing a dearly
favourite person, exactly so does he extend this same loving-kindness to
all beings in all eight directions, one by one, and as above so below.Abhidhamma Pitaka: Appamañña-vibhanga
Bhikkhus, whatever kinds of worldly merit there are, all are not worth
one sixteenth part of the release of mind by universal friendliness;
in shining, glowing and beaming radiance, in invisible yet shielding protection,
such release of mind by universal friendliness far excels & surpasses them all... Itivuttaka 27
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Ease of Serene Forest Calm:
A radiant deity once asked the Buddha:Those who dwell deep in the forest,
Peacefully living the Noble life,
Eating only a single meal a day,
Why is their appearance so serene?
The Blesses Buddha responded:They do not trouble over the past,
Nor do they crave for any future,
They live just with what is present,
Therefore are their looks so serene!
Nor do they crave for any future,
They live just with what is present,
Therefore are their looks so serene!
By urging towards the yet unreal future,
By longing back into a forever lost past,
Fools verily dry up and wither away,
Like a green creeper cut at the root...
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By longing back into a forever lost past,
Fools verily dry up and wither away,
Like a green creeper cut at the root...
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Source: The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya I 5
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Indian Pilgrimage: A peep into life of Buddha
Sanjay Pandey
March 31, 2013
Lucknow
It enlightens those who are in quest of the truth and for the religious minded and pilgrims it provides a peep into the different aspects of life of the man, who, about 2500 years ago, abandoned worldly pleasure for spiritual quest.
During its seven-night-and-eight-day long journey, the Mahaparinirvana
Express, the special train for the followers of Buddhism, takes the tourists to the most important spots dealing with life of Lord Buddha in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh as well as Nepal.
According to Railway officials, the train, which operates twice a month, begins its journey from Delhi’s Safdurjung railway station in the evening. The journey will take the travellers to the places where Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, delivered his sermons and died though not in that order.
This package trip starts with a visit to Gaya in Bihar from where the travellers are taken by road to Bodhgaya, about half an hour’s journey from Gaya, where the Buddha, who then was Siddhartha, had attained enlightenment while sitting under the shade of a peepal tree.
Then the tourists are taken to the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya that also has the Bodhi tree. It is believed that 250 years after the enlightenment of Buddha, emperor Ashoka had visited Bodhgaya. He is considered to be the founder of the original Mahabodhi temple. It consisted of an elongated spire crowned by a miniature stupa and a chhatravali on a platform.
It is said that with the decline of Buddhism in India, the temple was abandoned and forgotten, buried under layers of soil and sand. It was restored by Sir Alexander Cunningham, the British archaeologist, in 1883.
The tourists also get a chance that many would crave for. As a part of the tour, people are taken to Nalanda so that they will get an opportunity to peep into the ruins of the famous Nalanda University, considered to be one of the oldest in the world, and Nalanda Museum. Then, the tourists are taken to Sarnath, about 15 km from Varanasi, as the part of the package. It’s a place, where Buddha, after attaining enlightenment, had delivered his first sermon or “set in motion the Wheel of Law.”
Ashoka had also visited Sarnath around 234 BC and erected a stupa there.
Sarnath today presents the most expansive ruins amongst the places on the Buddhist trail. It is now home to India’s tallest statue of Lord Buddha at 80 feet, built in an area of 2.5 acres and consisting of 815 stones.
Ganges is always an attraction for the tourists, irrespective of their religious
affiliations. And so the Mahaparinirvana Express travellers also get to enjoy the boat ride in the holy river and witness the grand “Ganga Arti” at the ghat in the evening.
Besides, Varanasi ( also known as Kashi) is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism. Hindus believe that death at Varanasi bring salvation. Most Hindus pray and wish to visit the town at least once in their lifetime.
The travellers will get a chance to visit Kushinagar, about 50 km from Gorakhpur. Here Bhagwan Buddha delivered his last sermon in which he reminds people that “all competent things are subject to decay…work for your salvation in earnest”. At Kushinagar, an over six-metre terracotta statue of the Buddha lying on his side tells of a peaceful death (mahanirvana). The Buddha died when he was nearly 80, but not a wrinkle mark is on the face of the statue, which has since been painted in gold colour. (The red of the terracotta peeps through from the base.)
It is said that after the cremation, a skull bone, teeth and the inner and outer shrouds remained. There was a fight among his followers for the relics. To avert a conflict, a Brahmin, Dona, suggested an equal, eight-fold division of the relics between them. Some records state that, in fact, his remains were first divided into three portions, one each for the gods, Nagas and men. The portion given to humans was then subdivided into eight. Each of the eight people took their share to their own countries and eight great stupas were built over them. These relics were again subdivided, after Ashoka decided to build 84,000 stupas. Today, they are contained in various stupas scattered across Asia. The travellers also get a chance to visit Lord Buddha’s birthplace, Lumbini, which is located in Nepal. The pilgrims here get to see the large stone sculpture which show the baby Siddhartha emerging from his mother’s side.
Lumbini is considered the Mecca of every Buddhist, being one of the four holy places of Buddhism. The pilgrims are also taken to Shravasti, a town in Uttar Pradesh, where Buddha is said to have spent 24 monsoons.
The travellers also get an opportunity to visit Agra to see the world famous Taj Mahal, the monument of love. It is important that Buddha too had spread the message of love and peace. It will be an added attraction as many world leaders make it a point visit this place and get their photos clicked to be kept in their album.
The tourists also get to see some of the ruins of Buddhist monasteries located in Udaigiri, Ratnagiri and Lalitgiri in Odisha.
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The Detrimental & Advantageous topics of Conversation:
The disadvantageous subjects of bestial conversation are:
conversation about kings, robbers, & ministers of state, armies, alarms, & battles, food & drink,
clothing, furniture, garlands, & scents, relatives, vehicles, villages, towns, cities, the countryside,
women & heroes, the gossip of the street & the well, tales of the dead, tales of diversity,
the creation of the world & of the sea, talk of whether things exist or not.
The 10 advantageous subjects of conversation are:
Talk on the Modesty of having few wants,
Talk on the Bliss of Contentment,
Talk on the Joy of Seclusion,
Talk on the Ease of Disentanglement,
Talk on the Energy of Enthusiasm,
Talk on the Advantage of Morality,
Talk on the Calm of Concentration,
Talk on the Insight of Understanding,
Talk on the Freedom of Release,
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Talk on the Modesty of having few wants,
Talk on the Bliss of Contentment,
Talk on the Joy of Seclusion,
Talk on the Ease of Disentanglement,
Talk on the Energy of Enthusiasm,
Talk on the Advantage of Morality,
Talk on the Calm of Concentration,
Talk on the Insight of Understanding,
Talk on the Freedom of Release,
Talk on the Direct Knowledge and Vision of Release ...
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Quenching all Craving & Clinging Releases!
The brahmin Māgandiya once asked the Buddha about how to detach:
Question: How does one quench all this urge of craving and clinging?
Answer:
One should stop all mental diversification and proliferation by giving up the
conception "I am"! This internal craving for existence should be dispelled...
Whatever theory one understands should neither induce pride, nor thereby
regarding of 'Me' as better, worse or equal to anyone. When contacted by
various forms, one should not form a mental image or concept about a self!
Such friend is at peace within himself & need not seek peace from another!
He neither takes up, nor lays down anything. Therefore he cannot be moved!
He does not desire any sights, sounds, flavours, amusements or common talk.
He would not cherish or delight in any phenomena at all, in the entire world...
When affected by pain, he does not lament, nor does he long for survival or
tremble, when in great danger. He would not accumulate anything, whether
things, eatables or clothes. Nor is he afraid of not receiving or loosing all...
Such Bhikkhu is a meditator, not foot-loose, pure, not negligent, dwelling in
remote lodgings, where there is little noise & no disturbance from company...
Sutta-Nipāta 915-925 Edited excerpt.
On this Craving (Tanhā) and Clinging (Upādanā) that has to be quenched:The 3 kinds of Craving, Elemental Analysis, Craving_is_Pain, Cut_Craving,
Craving_is_Cause, Origin_of_Suffering, Ceasing_of_Suffering, Cool Calm
Craving_is_Catastrophic, Shaking_off_Evil, Clinging_to_the_notion_I_Am,
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What are the 5 Clusters of Clinging, The_4_kinds_of_Clinging,
The_Terror_of_Being, Without_Possessions...
Comment:What is it, that is quenched? It is the fire of greed, hate and ignorance,
that is quenched. There is nothing else - here or there - to be quenched...
Quenched!
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Prison Dhamma: Bad situation converted into Good opportunity!
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana:
The Dhamma Brothers:
If these Jailbirds can meditate so can U too!
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KERALAMAHABODHI MISSION CONDUCTED DHAMMA YAATHRA
കേരളമാഹബോധി മിഷന്റെ ആഭിമുക്യത്തിൽ ധമ്മ വിശ്വാസികൾ കർണ്ണാടകത്തിലെ വിവിധ ബുദ്ധ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളും വിഹാരങ്ങളും സന്ദർസ്സിചു.ലോകത്തിന്റെ വിവിധ ഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നെത്തിയ ബുദ്ധ ഭിക്ഷുക്കളുടെ പ്രഭാക്ഷണം ആശയവിനിമയം എന്നിവയും ഉണ്ടായി . മൈസൂരിലെ മഹാബോധി വിഹാരം , ബയലകുപ്പയിലെ വിവിധ വിഹാരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവ സന്ദർശിച്ഛവയിൽപെടുന്നു .
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Alert
What to Train when Mind is High and Alert?
The Blessed Buddha once explained:
On any occasion, Bhikkhus, when mind is excited and high, then it is time
for training the Tranquillity Link to Awakening, the Concentration Link
to Awakening, and the Equanimity Link to Awakening. Why is it so?
Because when the mind is excited and high, Bhikkhus, then it is easy to
calm it down with exactly those mental states...
Imagine, Bhikkhus, a man wants to extinguish a great fire. If he throws
wet grass, wet cow-dung, wet timber into it, sprays it with water, and
scatters soil over it, would he be able to extinguish that great bonfire?
Yes, Venerable Sir.
Even so here, Bhikkhus, on any occasion, when the mind is excited and high,
then it is convenient to train & develop the Tranquillity Link to Awakening,
the Concentration Link to Awakening, & the Equanimity Link to Awakening.
Why is it so? Because when the mind is excited and high, Bhikkhus, then it
is easy to calm it down & still it with the qualities of exactly those states!
Awareness, however, Bhikkhus, I tell you, is always useful & good to train!
On any occasion, Bhikkhus, when mind is excited and high, then it is time
for training the Tranquillity Link to Awakening, the Concentration Link
to Awakening, and the Equanimity Link to Awakening. Why is it so?
Because when the mind is excited and high, Bhikkhus, then it is easy to
calm it down with exactly those mental states...
Imagine, Bhikkhus, a man wants to extinguish a great fire. If he throws
wet grass, wet cow-dung, wet timber into it, sprays it with water, and
scatters soil over it, would he be able to extinguish that great bonfire?
Yes, Venerable Sir.
Even so here, Bhikkhus, on any occasion, when the mind is excited and high,
then it is convenient to train & develop the Tranquillity Link to Awakening,
the Concentration Link to Awakening, & the Equanimity Link to Awakening.
Why is it so? Because when the mind is excited and high, Bhikkhus, then it
is easy to calm it down & still it with the qualities of exactly those states!
Awareness, however, Bhikkhus, I tell you, is always useful & good to train!
Ultra Aware and Alert, but not the least Agitated!
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Sources (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V: 114-5] 46: Links. 53: Fire....
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V: 114-5] 46: Links. 53: Fire....
Agitation and Irritation can be converted into Advantageous Alertness!
Alert or Agitated?
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Buddhist Art in ancient Srilanka Architecture
Buddhist Art in ancient Sri Lanka Architecture
Buddhachannel Eng.Tuesday 5 March 2013
Caves for the residence of Bhikkhus who
visited Sri Lanka as well as for Bhikkhus who entered the Buddha Sasana
were found on the mountains of Mihintale, east of Anuradhapura. These
were built on the advice of Elder Mahinda.
It was on his advice that parks like Mahameghavana and mountain
abodes like Cetiyapabbata were donated to the community of Sangha. These
simple abodes meant to suit the life of a Bhikkhu. The advice of
Mahinda Mahathera was very useful. The caves found near the Kantaka
Cetiya at Mihintale are considered to be the earliest examples of
Buddhist architecture of Sri Lanka.In finding abodes for the Bhikkhus, the Architects were also concerned about the environment. They took special care to protect the landscape, the trees, the rocks and the water springs in the vicinity. The first lesson that we learn from Elder Mahinda was to lead a life in harmony with the environment. The caves and abodes found at Mihintale in a rocky forest are good examples in this respect.
Besides caves, comfortable dwellings were among the kind of dwellings avowed by the Buddha for the use of the Bhikkhus. The Prasada, the abode built by the Commander Dighasanda for the use of Elder Mahinda at Anuradhapura, was such an abode. A Prasada, according to Mahavamsa was a building raised high on the ground with a stone railing and well-built walls. The word Prasada is also applicable to the abodes of royalty as well as of the nobility.
This is a refectory of the Parivena, the cells or Kutis. The monastic residences therefore seem to have been quite similar to the architectural designs of the higher classes of the laity. The Ratnaprasada at Anuradhapura is an example. The earlier Bhikkhus who were residing at Mihintale preferred to live in cave abodes rather than in Prasadas. The caves thus prepared for living are architecturally interesting.
The idea of utilising stone for building and making rock abodes for Bhikkhus was similarly introduced from India as part of the Mauryan culture of King Asoka. The artifical improvements made to the caves were mainly a drip- line cut along the brow. This was to prevent rainwater flowing into the cave. Some caves were provided with an outer wall in front and covered by a lean roof in order to protect it from rain and sun. A window and a door were also fixed to the cave in order to create a simple abode.
When religious activities at Mihintale began to develop, the necessity to provide the Aramas, the monasteries, Sannipatasalas the Assembly Halls, Uposathagharas, the chapter houses, Vedahal, the hospitals, Jantagharas, the bath houses and ponds also became imperative. Such buildings, suitable for a religious life, were abundantly found at Mihintale.
The buildings associated with monastic life are found at the foot of the mountain near the flight of steps and facing the Lion Bath near Kantaka Cetiya. The Assembly Hall at the middle plateau is a simple but charming artistic creation: the seat at the middle of this building is meant for the chief monk of the monastery. The Alms Hall, too, is an important building. It is also architecturally impressive.
The courtyard of this building was used for such activities as cooking, serving food and providing water. Important utensils still seen there are the boat for providing gruel and another for providing rice. The hospital and the Alms Hall had a middle courtyard while the Assembly Hall had no such courtyard but a square building. The main feature of all these buildings was the presence of stone columns to support the roof.
There are several important features of this quadrangular hospital consisting of two sections. It has a central courtyard. This was used for a shrine room and around it were arranged rows of cells on all four sides. This site which faced south was laid out most symmetrically as an oblong, measuring laterally 118 feet 6 inches from west to east by 97 feet 6 inches in depth north and south.
This permitted the quadrated sides on east, west and north being divided up by cross brick walls into a range of seven cells on either hand – the two end rooms double the length of any of the mediate five – and nine cells in the rear. To the front the entrance passage occupied the central position limiting the number of rooms to four on each side of it. The rooms all faced inwards towards the central shrine. Each chamber was ten feet square; the narrow verandah ran all round their inner face.
Many of the basic features of an Ayurvedic Hospital are found in this hospital. The features of this hospital also disclose that treatment was necessary for a patient not only for the body but also for the mind. Thus, mental health care was also a feature of local treatment. This is suggested by the importance given to the shrine room in the Central Courtyard.
Among the ponds, the Naga Pokuna and the Kaludiya Pokuna are worthy of description. The Naga Pokuna is a natural rock basin in an elevated plateau at the foot of a hillock. The Kaludiya Pokuna is designed to look like a natural pond but it is in fact an artificial pool. The Naga Pokuna has followed the shape of the natural rock. It has a beautiful piece of sculpture of the Five-headed Cobra in the low relief on the rock face. The Lion Bath below it was supplied water from the Naga Pokuna.
Health care was one of the main considerations of the architects who designed the Monastic Complex at Mihintale. This is well illustrated by the presence of an irrigational network, hospitals, lavatories and the protection of the natural environment. Archaeological exacavations have brought to light the extent to which ancient Sri Lankans were concerned about hygienic conditions.
Even urine was to be purified through the use of pots before it was allowed to be absorbed into the soil. Sand and charcoal were used for this purpose. This was done also to protect the life of the creatures under the earth, which the disciplinary rules of a monk demanded. So strict was the disciplinary life of a Bhikkhu that even the lavatory stones were decoratated in the hope that this will help the meditating monk to be detached from wordly life.
A very clear and precise example of an Ancient Monastic Complex is found at Kaludiya Pokuna at Mihintale. The buildings erected at different levels by the side of the pool, allowing the natural environment to remain undisturbed, made a perfect abode for the meditating Bhikkhu. This architectural feature should illustrate amply the condition of aramic planning in ancient Sri Lanka.
STRIGHT VIEW
What is the Starting Point of all Advantageous States?
Venerable Bahiya once approached the Blessed Buddha and asked:Sir, Please teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that I can withdraw into
retreat and dwell secluded, keen, ardent, alert and determined.
Well, Bahiya, purify the very starting point of all advantageous states.
And what is the starting point of all advantageous states?
retreat and dwell secluded, keen, ardent, alert and determined.
Well, Bahiya, purify the very starting point of all advantageous states.
And what is the starting point of all advantageous states?
Morality that is well purified, and a view that is made straight #...
Then, Bahiya, when your Morality is well purified and your view is straight,
based upon Morality, established upon Morality, you should develop these
Four Foundations of Awareness. What four? Here, Bahiya, live reflecting on:
Then, Bahiya, when your Morality is well purified and your view is straight,
based upon Morality, established upon Morality, you should develop these
Four Foundations of Awareness. What four? Here, Bahiya, live reflecting on:
1: The Body merely as a transient and compounded Form..
2: Feelings just as vanishing Reactions to sense-contact..
3: Mind only as a group of habitual and conditioned Moods..
4: All Phenomena simply as discrete momentary Mental States..
2: Feelings just as vanishing Reactions to sense-contact..
3: Mind only as a group of habitual and conditioned Moods..
4: All Phenomena simply as discrete momentary Mental States..
Thereby removing any desire, jealousy, envy & discontent rooted in this world..
When, Bahiya, based upon Morality, established upon Morality, you develop
these Four Foundations of Awareness in such a way, then both night and day,
you will grow in all advantageous states, and not decline into any degradation!
Then the Venerable Bahiya, delighted, enjoying and rejoicing in what the
Blessed Buddha had explained, rose from his seat, and, after kneeling for
the Blessed One, keeping him on his right, he left. Then dwelling all alone,
withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute, the Venerable Bahiya, realizing it
by direct experience, in this very life entered that incomparable goal of the
Noble life for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from this household
life into homelessness. He directly knew: Destroyed is rebirth, the Noble life is
completed, done is what had to be done, there is no more coming into any state
of being. Venerable Bahiya had become another one of the awakened Arahats!
The 4 great frames of Reference!
When, Bahiya, based upon Morality, established upon Morality, you develop
these Four Foundations of Awareness in such a way, then both night and day,
you will grow in all advantageous states, and not decline into any degradation!
Then the Venerable Bahiya, delighted, enjoying and rejoicing in what the
Blessed Buddha had explained, rose from his seat, and, after kneeling for
the Blessed One, keeping him on his right, he left. Then dwelling all alone,
withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute, the Venerable Bahiya, realizing it
by direct experience, in this very life entered that incomparable goal of the
Noble life for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from this household
life into homelessness. He directly knew: Destroyed is rebirth, the Noble life is
completed, done is what had to be done, there is no more coming into any state
of being. Venerable Bahiya had become another one of the awakened Arahats!
The 4 great frames of Reference!
Comment #: Efficacy of Kamma!
The Straight View is understanding that everyone is responsible for their own
actions & that all beings experience the delayed resulting effects - good as bad -
not only in this life, but in many future lives!
The Straight View is understanding that everyone is responsible for their own
actions & that all beings experience the delayed resulting effects - good as bad -
not only in this life, but in many future lives!
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Source of reference (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V: 165-6] 47 The Foundations of Awareness: 47 Bahiya..
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