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Dhammapada: Verses and Stories 225-Buddhapitubrahmana Vatthu--Those Harmless One Reach The Deathless-Duties of the Buddhist Dhammacari (Contd)-Buddhist Centers in (Bay Area) California-San Francisco
Those sages inoffensive
in body e’er restrained
go unto the Deathless State
where gone they grieve no more.
Explanation: Those harmless sages, perpetually restrained
in body, reach the place of deathlessness, where they do not grieve.
Dhammapada Verse 225
Buddhapitubrahmana Vatthu
Ahimsaka ye munayo
niccam kayena sarmvuta
te yanti accutam1 thanam
yattha gantva na socare.
Verse 225: The arahats, who do not harm others and are always restrained in
their actions, go to the deathless Nibbana, where there is no sorrow.
1. accutam: changeless; deathless. It does not mean immortality.
The Story of the Brahmin who had been the ‘Father of the Buddha’
While residing at the Anjana wood, near Saketa, the Buddha uttered Verse
(225) of this book, with reference to a brahmin, who claimed that the Buddha was
his son.
Once, the Buddha accompanied by some bhikkhus entered the town of Saketa for
alms-food. The old brahmin, seeing the Buddha, went to him and said, “O
son, why have you not allowed us to see you all this long time? Come with me and
let your mother also see you.” So saying, he invited the Buddha to his
house. On reaching the house, the wife of the brahmin said the same things to
the Buddha and introduced the Buddha as “Your big brother” to her
children, and made them pay obeisance to him. From that day, the couple offered
alms-food to the Buddha every day, and having heard the religious discourses,
both the brahmin and his wife attained Anagami Fruition in due course.
The bhikkhus were puzzled why the brahmin couple said the Buddha was their
son; so they asked the Buddha. The Buddha then replied, “Bhikkhus, they
called me son because I was a son or a nephew to each of them for one thousand
five hundred existences in the past.” The Buddha continued to stay
there, near the brahmin couple for three more months and during that time, both
the brahmin and his wife attained arahatship, and then realized parinibbana.
The bhikkhus, not knowing that the brahmin couple had already become arahats,
asked the Buddha where they were reborn. To them the Buddha answered:
“Those who have become arahats are not reborn anywhere; they have
realized Nibbana.”
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 225: The arahats, who do not harm others and are always restrained in their actions, go to the deathless Nibbana, where there is no sorrow. |
Duties of the Buddhist Dhammacari (Contd)
Every day he/she should take minimum pancasila (5 precepts)
GOING FOR REFUGE
http://methika.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Eng-01-09-3Refuges.mp3
“There are these five gifts, five great gifts — original,
long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated, unadulterated from
the beginning — that are not open to suspicion, will never be open to
suspicion, and are unfaulted by knowledgeable contemplatives &
brahmans. Which five?
“There is the case where a disciple of the noble ones, abandoning the
taking of life, abstains from taking life. In doing so, he gives
freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to
limitless numbers of beings. In giving freedom from danger, freedom from
animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings, he
gains a share in limitless freedom from danger, freedom from animosity,
and freedom from oppression. This is the first gift, the first great
gift — original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated,
unadulterated from the beginning — that is not open to suspicion, will
never be open to suspicion, and is unfaulted by knowledgeable
contemplatives & brahmans…
“Furthermore, abandoning taking what is not given (stealing), the
disciple of the noble ones abstains from taking what is not given. In
doing so, he gives freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom
from oppression to limitless numbers of beings. In giving freedom from
danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless
numbers of beings, he gains a share in limitless freedom from danger,
freedom from animosity, and freedom from oppression. This is the second
gift…
“Furthermore, abandoning illicit sex, the disciple of the noble ones
abstains from illicit sex. In doing so, he gives freedom from danger,
freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of
beings. In giving freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom
from oppression to limitless numbers of beings, he gains a share in
limitless freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, and freedom from
oppression. This is the third gift…
“Furthermore, abandoning lying, the disciple of the noble ones
abstains from lying. In doing so, he gives freedom from danger, freedom
from animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings.
In giving freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from
oppression to limitless numbers of beings, he gains a share in limitless
freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, and freedom from
oppression. This is the fourth gift…
“Furthermore, abandoning the use of intoxicants, the disciple of the
noble ones abstains from taking intoxicants. In doing so, he gives
freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to
limitless numbers of beings. In giving freedom from danger, freedom from
animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings, he
gains a share in limitless freedom from danger, freedom from animosity,
and freedom from oppression. This is the fifth gift, the fifth great
gift — original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated,
unadulterated from the beginning — that is not open to suspicion, will
never be open to suspicion, and is unfaulted by knowledgeable
contemplatives & brahmans.”
— AN 8.39
and in poornima day (Full Moon) amavyasa day (No Moon) and uposatha days (Half Moon) attasila (8 precepts),
he/she should in a position to recite tisarana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T-7Ug7×2uE
Buddham Saranam Gachami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RQKCzAhM3w&feature=related
Buddham Saranam Gachami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbWkr4OjJc
Tisarana (Pali) / Three Refuges:by Imee Ooi 三皈依 (巴利文唱誦):黃慧音居士
and panchasila along with this Buddha Vandhana Dhamma Vandhana and Sangha Vandana and other pooja recitation refer bada Bantheji book Manual of Buddhist Devotional Practice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDMpNZ8N_5c
Buddhist Chant: Recollection of the Buddha, Dharma & Sangha.
The Dhammacari should have a small puja room, a Buddha Statue, daily he should decorate The Buddha statue with flowers, lit the candles and incense and recite tisarana and pancasila/attasila, Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha vandhana atleast he should recite a sutta every day with the help of book or by heart, he can recite
1) Mahamangala sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijshNb7Mt0M
Buddhism - Pali Chantings {Maha Mangala Gatha}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIT3XMV_Fs
[V_024] Maha Mangala Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRqBvjkG2SU
This is the Greatest Happiness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt3pn7frlNU
Indiana Buddhist Temple Maha Mangala Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEmoUJJLnzk
Maha Jaya Mangala Gatha 吉祥偈
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOUgiid_2L0
Maha Mangala Suthraya - මහා මංගල සුත්රය
2) Karaniyametta sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm110MOejgg
Karaniyametta sutta
11 KARANIYAMETTA SUTTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwP6Gb4GxAs
Karaniyametta Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZBlHUL434o
Karaniya Metta Sutta - Buddhism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXw6U58mYnE
[Audio] Karaniyametta Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlXd-WVNwo
Karaniya Metta Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjn8OlcfPXI
Karaniyametta sutta
Indiana Buddhist Temple Karaniya Metta Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYfn3qvtMpQ
Karaniyametta sutta
karaniyametta Sutta 巴利文慈愛經 Chant By Rev Jandure Pagngnananda Thero釋明高
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vMNXBkGmU
Karaniya Metta Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvuxP7QmaU
Karaniya Metta Sutta by Mithun.wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtF4LR8MFss
Karaniya Metta Sutta
3) Jayamangalagatha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OH9kdeLEX4
Jaya Mangala Gatha-Verses of Auspicious Victory (rare Pali version)-Buddhist Chant of India
Derived from the Book of Protection (Paritta Sutta) from the Pali canon, the Jaya Mangala Gatha is sung here in a rare recording by the Mahabodhi Society of India in original Pali. The Jaya Mangala Gatha is a chant recommended by the Buddha to destroy negativity and to generate auspiciousness. It proclaims the 8 major victories of the Buddha which are:
1) Victory over Mara
2) Victory over the demon Alavaka
3) Victory over the wild elephant Nalagiri
4) Victory over serial killer Angulimala
5) Victory over the evil intentions of Cinca who sought to defame
6) Victory over the haughty brahmin Saccaka
7) Victory over the serpent king Nandopananda
8) Victory over the false views of Brahma Baka
It is important to understand that most of these are allegorical stories that relate to the Buddha defeating the negative aspects of his (Mara and Alavaka) and others’ minds.
It is said that these verses if chanted with a clear and pure intention are helpful in protecting the seeker by attracting the Good around.
The Pali pronunciation here is exemplary and difficult to find.
In Pali:
Bahum sahassam-abhinim
mita sayudham tam
Girimekhalam udita ghora
sasena maram
Danadidhamma vidhina
jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Maratirekam-abhiyuj jhita
sabbarattim
Ghorampanalavaka makkha
mathaddha yakkham
Khanti sudanta vidhina jitava munindo
Tam tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Nalagirim gajavaram
atimatta bhutan
Davaggicakkam-asanlva sudarunantam
Mettambuseka vidhina jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Ukkhitta khagga mati hattha sudarunantam
Dhavarn tiyojana pathan gulimala vantarn
Iddhibhi sarikhatamano jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Katvana katthamudararn iva gabbhinlya
Cincaya duttha vacanarn janakaya majjhe
Santena somavidhina jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Saccarn vihaya matisac caka vadaketum
Vadabhiropitamanam atiandhabhutam
Pannapadlpajalito jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Nandopanandabhujagam vibudham
mahiddhim
Puttena therabhujagena damapayanto Iddhupadesa
vidhina jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Duggahaditthi bhujajagena
sudatthahattam
Brahmam visuddhi jutimiddhi
bakabhidhanarn
Nanagadena vidhina jitava munindo
Tarn tejasa bhavatu te
jayamangalani
Etapi Buddha j ayamangala atthagatha
Yavacako dinadine sarate matandi
Hitvana neka vividhani cupaddavani
Mokkham sukham adhigameyya
narosapanfio.
English translation:
Creating thousand hands, with weapons
armed was Mara seated on the
trumpeting, ferocious elephant Girimekhala.
Him, together with his army, did the
Lord of Sages subdue by means of generosity and other virtues.
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
More violent than Mara were the
indocile, obstinate demon Alavaka, who
battled with the Buddha throughout the
whole night.
Him, did the Lord of Sages
subdue by means of His patience and
self-control.
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
Nalagiri, the mighty elephant, highly
intoxicated was raging like a forest-fire
and was terrible as thunder-bolt.
Sprinkling the waters of loving-kindness,
this ferocious Beast, did the Lord of
Sages subdue.
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
With uplifted sword, for a distance of
three leagues, did wicked Angulimala
run. The Lord of Sages subdued him by
His psychic powers.
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
Her belly bound with faggots, to simulate
the bigness of pregnancy, Cinca, with
harsh words made foul accusation in the
midst of an assemblage. Her, did the
Lord of Sages subdue by His serene and
peaceful bearing.
By its grace may Joyous victory be thine.
Haughty Saccaka, who ignored truth, was
like a banner in controversy, and his
vision was blinded by his own
disputation. Lighting the lamp of
wisdom, Him did the Lord of Sages
subdue.
By its grace may Joyous victory be thine.
The wise and powerful serpent
Nandopananda, the Noble Sage caused
to be subdued by the psychic power of
his disciple son (Thero Moggallana).
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
The pure, radiant, majestic Brahma,
named Baka, whose hand was grievously
bitten by the snake of tenacious false-views,
the Lord of Sages cure with His
medicine of wisdom.
By its grace may joyous victory be thine.
The wise one, who daily recites and
earnestly remembers these eight verses
of joyous victory of the Budhha, will get
rid of various misfortunes and gain the
bliss of Nirvana.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w_TnESJdVk
JayaMangalaGatha.wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czca057h-XM
Jayamangalagatha (බුදුන්ගේ උතුම් ජයග්රහණ .mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dgyl4-t3eo
[Audio] Jaya Mangala Gatha (Male Version).wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fdxWIufrrw
Pali Chanting - Maha Jaya Mangala Gatha.flv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWAsM_Uw0SI
Jayamangala Gatha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDFk-RkPa5w
Jayamangalagatha
Jayamangala Gatha (Stanzas of Victory and Blessing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHJrCOkuEg
Maha Jayamangala Gatha - මහා ජය මංගල ගාථා -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd9nYj18D2c
Jayamangalagatha
Jayamangala Gatha Sinhala ITN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUlrYD71z4Y
Jaya Mangala Gatha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXa5mw97b-I
Jayamangala Gatha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFhQMRhSVUo
Jayamangala Gatha: Proud to be a Buddhist
4) Mora Paritta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSj0KKIUfe4
Mora paritta-巴利文孔雀經- Chant By Rev. Jandure Pagngnananda Thero(釋明高)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSYDh3rkaL4
Mora Sutta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wak__neNt_8
Mora Paritta
Mora Sutta - The Discourse on the Peacock’s Prayer
5) Atthavisati Buddha Vandana.
He can conduct the following ceremonies:-
• Pregnency women Pooja:- The Buddha statue decorated in the main hall with 3 types of Flowers, 3 types of Fruits, candles and incense, 5 types of food, can also kept in front of the statue and recite the protective sutta :-
Mahamangalasutta,
jayamangalagatha,
moraparitta,
karaniyyamettasutta.
• Birth Day:- 1st and 2nd day when the child is born he can recite Buddha vandana, dhamma vandana and sangha vandana chanted near the child’s ear
• 5th Day of a child Birth:- Buddha pooja is conducted with all the above fecilities
• 4th Month: - Solid food is given to the child before that a Buddha vandana pooja conducted as above.
• Naming of the child:- can be done at any time from 3 months to 11 months, a Buddhist name should be selected and the same is given to the child as usual all the all formalities should be conducted.
• Removing the scalp hair (Head) :- Between One Year and Three Year
• Alphabet Writing: - When child started going to the Pre-School between 18 months to 24 months.
• Pabbajja: - Pabbajja ordination should be given to the child in between 7 years to 10 years.
• Marriage ceremony
• House warming ceremony.
All this ceremonies can be conducted according to the local cultures and conditions for further details can be refer and study from Y.B.Nandana book Boudha Nitya Charanegalu.
Buddhist Centers in (Bay Area) California
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for
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teachings of inner liberation are propagated by the Sangha, which is the
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Come and learn about Buddhist teachings and
practices, with special attention paid to textual tradition and its
relation to a living religion/practice. The course will combine lecture
and class discussion. Each class will conclude with a meditation
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Suggested donation is $25; however, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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session. Course outline: Siddhartha Gautama; the Four Noble Truths &
Eight-Fold Path; Buddhist Concepts; historical development of Buddhism;
and Buddhism in America.
Suggested donation is $25; however, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Elaine Donlin will be the facilitator and registration is required. To register, please contact Elaine Donlin directly at
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