Tag: Middle Way
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Kondanna — The First Enlightened Disciple
The First to Understand the Dhamma When the Buddha delivered his first discourse, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, five ascetics were listening carefully in the Deer Park at Isipatana near Benares. These five were the companions who had practiced austerities with the Buddha before his enlightenment. As the Buddha explained the Middle Way and the Four Noble…
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The Middle Way in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
In the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, the Buddha first taught the principle of the Middle Way (Majjhima Paṭipadā). After years of experiencing both extreme luxury and severe asceticism, the Buddha realized that neither indulgence in sensual pleasures nor self-mortification leads to liberation. The Middle Way is the path that avoids these two extremes and leads to wisdom,…
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion
Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Benares in the Deer Park at Isipatana. There he addressed the group of five monks: “Monks, these two extremes are not to be practiced by one who has gone forth. Which two? That which is devoted to sensual pleasure with reference to…
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Номын хүрдийг эргүүлсэн судар
Dhammacakkappavattana SuttaSN 56.11 — Самьютта Никая Ийн хэмээн би сонссон билээ. (Ананд) Нэгэн цагт Бурхан багш Варанаси хотын ойролцоох Исипатана дахь Бугын цэцэрлэгт саатан таван бясалгагчид ном айлдан байлаа. Бурхан багш ийн хэмээн айлдав: “Бясалгагчид аа, гэрийг орхин хийдийн амьдралд гарсан хүний дагах ёсгүй хоёр туйл бий. Нэг нь мэдрэхүйн таашаалд автах явдал юм. Энэ…
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