Category: Peter Masefield

Bhikkhu = Beggarmonk

January 11, 2012 / 4 comments / 12957 views

Theragatha v.127-128 ”Tiṇṇaṃ me tālapattānaṃ, gaṅgātīre kuṭī katā; Chavasittova me patto, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ. ”Dvinnaṃ antaravassānaṃ, ekā vācā me bhāsitā; Tatiye antaravassamhi, tamokhandho padālito”ti. == (English) Using three palm leaves I made myself a hut on the bank of the river…

To Nirvana in 5 sentences

July 11, 2011 / 3 comments / 14840 views

A single short sutta in the Samyutta Nikaya contains the Buddha’s entire path to Nirvana compressed into five sentences. A close reading reveals why this overlooked teaching is among the most concentrated summaries of the Dhamma in the entire Pali Canon.