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* What is a mind without a body? A ghost. * What is a body without a mind? A corpse. * The mind and body must function in good balance and harmony. - A body with healthy mind = intelligent, alert, m

The text discusses the intricate relationship between mind and body, emphasizing that both must coexist in harmony for optimal functioning. It highlights the necessity of mental care akin to physical

- Placing the attention at the center of the body without visualizing. When one visualizes the mental object continuously, the mental object will gradually change in nature in accordance with the incr

การทำสมาธิแบบธรรมกายมุ่งเน้นไปที่การวางจิตใจ ณ ศูนย์กลางของร่างกายโดยไม่ต้องมองเห็นภาพภายนอก การตั้งใจภาพที่แท้จริงนำไปสู่การให้ความชัดเจนในจิต เพราะเมื่อจิตอยู่ในสภาวะสงบจะเกิดภาพที่สามารถขยายหรือหรื

The queen replied that she was only washing her face, her hands and her feet, and so was doing nothing wrong. Then she continued, "But, that room is very strange. If anyone went into that room, to one

In this story, a queen falsely accuses her husband of misbehavior after observing a strange phenomenon in a room. Despite her denial, the king believes her explanation. Overcome with guilt for her lie

Looking up from the Yama Realm, one can see a soothing brightness emanating from the realm. Looking down from the Tusita Realm, one can see the Yama Realm. Looking up from the Tusita Realm, one can al

In the Tusita Realm, one can observe various celestial domains and an immense structure centered around the castle of King Santusita. This realm consists of multiple circular domains, with the first b

After thrice marching round it he said, “My lord, the thieves went down into this tank,” and taking out the treasure, as if he had deposited it there himself, he gave it to the king and said, “My lord

This excerpt from The Favorite Jataka illustrates a dialogue between a king and a youth who has recovered treasure from thieves. The king, overwhelmed with appreciation for the recovery, demands the c

Then he woke his wife, and they went together and lifting her up, bed and all, threw her into the river. And the crocodiles there killed and ate her. Next day she found out what had happened to her o

In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wife's own mother is killed. They attempt to create a funeral pyre but inadvertently awaken the old

Once upon a time, there was in the island of Ceylon a goblin town called Sirisavatthu, peopled by she-goblins. When a ship is wrecked, these adorn and deck themselves, and taking rice and gruel, with

Once upon a time, in the island of Ceylon, there was a goblin town called Sirisavatthu, populated by she-goblins. They would lure shipwrecked merchants with food and illusions of a human city. After c

Now it happened once that five hundred shipwrecked traders were cast ashore near the city of these she-goblins. The goblins came up to them and enticed them, till they brought them to their city; thos

The narrative unfolds as five hundred shipwrecked traders find themselves near a city inhabited by she-goblins. The goblins lure the traders into their city, binding some with magical chains and impri

The Relationship between Jātaka stories in Buddhist Scriptures and Those in Sculptures of Bharhut Stupa Pramaha Pongsak THANIO Abstract This paper presents a study on the relationship between Jātaka

This study delves into the intricate relationship between the Jātaka stories found in Buddhist scriptures and the sculptures at Bharhut stupa. It identifies that many of these sculptures are rooted in

without sperm. With the findings of various scientific evidence regarding the reproduction of humans and animals in modern times, parthenogenesis or virgin birth in some types of female animals and pa

This text explores the concept of virgin births and parthenogenesis as it relates to both animals and humans. It discusses findings from modern science that align with ancient Vinaya commentary regard

3. The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering [dukkhanirodha ariyasacca]; 4. The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering [dukkhanirodhåkāmıni ariyasacca]. Apart from allowing Prince S

This text delves into the Four Noble Truths, emphasizing the cessation of suffering and the path leading to it. The Middle Way enables Prince Siddhattha to attain enlightenment and Nirvana while alive

used to rinse a toilet or the toilet bowl itself, which is soiled with excrement. He also compared the pleasures of the senses to human faces which dogs like to spend their time sniffing. Thus, the Lo

In this text, the Buddha emphasizes the folly of indulging in sensory pleasures, likening them to dangerous paths and harmful actions. This indulgence is viewed as detrimental, bringing suffering akin

suffering of the foetus, like being exposed to a rain of hot ashes. Each time the mother eats something spicy, the whole of the foetus’s body will itch and become swollen with the strength of the spic

This text delves into the intense suffering experienced by the foetus due to maternal actions, particularly when consuming spicy foods, causing skin irritations. It describes 'gabbha parihara mulaka d

about a certain thing. These are all the characteristics of resentment which will bring us misery for as long as we still harbour it in our hearts. 9. Bemoaning [upāyassa sukkha] The Buddha characteri

This text delves into the characteristics of resentment as a source of misery and describes the Buddha's teachings on different forms of suffering. It explains how sorrow is a mental state, lamentatio

the other virtues. For as long as a meditator cultivates the Noble Eightfold Path purely, completely and according to the principles of the Middle Way (i.e. with the mind entering continuously upon th

This text delves into the Pathama Magga Sphere, an important concept in meditation that arises when the Noble Eightfold Path is fully realized. It explains how the mind can be liberated from external

which proposes various moods and situations for its approval. Right Speech and Right Action are the tools of Right Livelihood because whenever our actions and speech are faultless, our means of liveli

This excerpt delves into the components of the Eightfold Path, highlighting the significance of Right Speech and Right Action as essential tools of Right Livelihood. It compares virtues to friends sup

people cite examples of enlightenment such as that of Bahiya Dārucīriya who, in his final lifetime didn’t appear to mediate, but could become enlightened just by hearing a few words from the Buddha at

In examining the enlightenment of Bahiya Dārucīriya, it is essential to recognize his previous lifetimes where he dedicated himself to achieving enlightenment through intense meditation. Alongside fel

gardener removing weeds by the house-[metaphor for body 65]: inscure, [metaphor for Buddha's practice 95] generosity 132 ghosts, hungry 34: realm of the, suffering of birth in 63 gossip, malicious (se

This text delves into various Buddhist concepts, including the metaphor of a gardener removing weeds representing the body, and insights into craving, suffering, and the consequences of sensual indulg

self-mortification 19, 27, 35-7, 103, causes lamentation 32; causes one 105, 194-5: dominates contemporainary spiritual thought 194-5; examples of practice 35; fruitless 19; {metaphors, grasshopper le

This text discusses the concepts of self-mortification and sensual indulgence. It elaborates on the causes and consequences of self-mortification, which often leads to lamentation and spiritual harm.

nevasāññāṇasāññāyatana (absorption of neither-perception-nor-non-perception: see formless absorptions) Nevasāññāsaññāyatanaabhūmi (realm of neither-perception- nor-non-perception: see formless Brahma

This text delves into various Buddhist concepts such as Nevasāññāṇasāññāyatana, the realm of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, Nibbāna, and other related terms. It discusses the Five Aggregates,