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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 ...
English Translation of Maha Mangala Sutta; Word of the Buddha- Jointly with Ven. Weragoda Sarada, ... Sinhala Translation of "The World in 2001" by H.D.Halacy ...
The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature concerning the stories of previous births of Gautama Buddha.Following is the list of Jataka tales mentioned in Buddhist literature or mythology.
The most commonly recited texts are the Mangala Sutta, Ratana Sutta, Karaniya Metta Sutta, and Khuddakapatha. [6] The most common versions of the Maha Pirit Potha may have originated from a precursor of the Khuddakapatha , which otherwise receives relatively little attention in Theravada countries.
Maha-sihanada Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Lion's Roar: A disrobed monk, Sunakkhatta, attacks the Buddha’s teaching because it merely leads to the end of suffering. The Buddha counters that this is, in fact, praise, and goes on to enumerate his many profound and powerful achievements. MN 13 Maha-dukkhakkhandha Sutta
L. S. Cousins has tentatively suggested [25] that this was the first sutta created as a literary text, at the Second Council, his theory being that sutta was originally a pattern of teaching rather than a body of literature; it is taught by Sariputta at the Buddha's request, and gives lists arranged numerically from ones to tens (cf. Anguttara ...
Commentary on Maha Nidana Sutta, abr tr Bodhi in The Great Discourse on Causation, BPS, Kandy, 1984. Available for free download here; Commentary on Mahaparinibbana Sutta tr Yang-Gyu An, 2003, PTS, Oxford; Papancasudani (parts) Commentary on Mulapariyaya Sutta, abr tr Bodhi in The Discourse on the Root of Existence, BPS, Kandy, 1980.
Rerukane Chandawimala Thera was born on 19 July 1897 in the village Rerukana in Kalutara district, western Sri Lanka. His lay name was Rubel Gunawardene. The eldest of a family of 06 children, Rubel's parents were Don Bastian de Paules Gunawardene and Munasinghage Podi Nona.