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The Maṅgala Sutta is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune'). [1] In this discourse, Gautama Buddha describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ...
The concept of mangala sutra has evolved over centuries, and has become an integral part of marriages among several Indian communities. Historian of Indian jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan, explains that the mangala sutra had previously referred to a literal thread as opposed to an item of jewellery. [6] The sacred ceremony of tying the mangala sutra
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Sutta number Parts Divisions Pali title English title Description MN 1 Mūlapannāsapāli - The Root Fifty Discourses Mūlapariyāya Vagga - The Division of the Discourse on the Root
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Pali; Sanskrit: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra; English: The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dhamma Sutta or Promulgation of the Law Sutta) is a Buddhist scripture that is considered by Buddhists to be a record of the first sermon given by Gautama Buddha, the Sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath.
Sigālovāda Sutta is the 31st Sutta described in the Digha Nikaya ("Long Discourses of Buddha"). [1] It is also known as the Sīgāla Sutta, [2] the Sīgālaka Sutta, [3] the Si ṅ gālovāda Sutta, the Si ṅ gāla Sutta, [4] and the Sigālovāda Suttanta ("The Sigāla Homily").
Relief of musicians from Sanchi [1] Tibetan illustration of Saraswati holding a veena, the main deity of music and musicians in Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhist music is music (Sanskrit: vàdita, saṅgīta) created for or inspired by Buddhism and includes numerous ritual and non-ritual musical forms. [2]
Maṅgala Buddha had practised pāramitā for 16 asaṃkhyeya and 100,000 (16×10^140 + 10^5) aeons to become a Buddha. During the gestation period, his mother, Queen Uttara, glowed very brightly around a radius of 80 cubits, or 120 feet.