Gotama Buddhism

The First Part

Chapter 2 : The Essence of 10 Suttas in Pali Canon

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The following is [The list of the essences of 10 suttas at Section 2 in Pali Canon in the latter part of Gotama Budhism Series.]

The list of the essences of 10 suttas in Pali Canon

#1 <The all>

1> Eye and light, ear and sound, nose and sound, tongue and taste, body and touch, mind and dhamma are called 'The all.'

#2 <To be understood>

2> Body, sensation, perfection, consciousness are the things to be understood.

2-1> Body, [sensation, perfection, consciousness] are the things to be understood.
2-2> Body is the thing to be understood.
2-3> [sensation, perfection, consciousness] is the thing to be understood.

3> The destruction of (To cease) greed, anger, foolishness is called understanding.

#3 <Nibbana>

4> The destruction of (To cease) greed, anger, foolishness is called Nibbana.

5> It is the Eightfold Path for the realization of Nibbana to wit:

  1. right view (the Four Wisdoms),
  2. right thinking,
  3. right speaking,
  4. right doing,
  5. right living,
  6. right effort,
  7. right sati (mndfulness),
  8. right samadhi.

#4 <A certain monk>

6> Restraint/destructon of greed, anger, foolishness is called Nibbana/ deathless.

7> The Eightfold Path is the path to Nibbana/deathless, to wit:

  1. right view (the Four Wisdoms),
  2. right thinking,
  3. right speaking,
  4. right doing,
  5. right living,
  6. right effort,
  7. right sati (mindfulness),
  8. right samadhi.

#5 <Sinsapa>

8> The Four Truths conduce to the perfect wisdom and Nibbana. Therefore he revealed it.

#6 <Clansemen>

9> Clansemen of Buddha must be made to understood the Four truths.

#7 <Penance and work>

10> I am freed from the toil so hard to achieve, linked to naught that could bring me good (sacca).

11> By sati (mindfulness), I have arrived at Nibbana,

12> By sila (precept), sati (mindfulness), samadhi -the Eightfold Path- , I have understood the Four truths.

#8 <the Eightfold Path>

13> The Eightfold Path is, right living, right effort, right doing, right speaking, right thinking, right sati (mindfulness), right samadhi, right view (the Four Wisdoms),

1. Right living

14> To put away wrong living and to support oneself by right living.

2. Right effort

15>(1) To make effort that evil (greed, anger, foolishness) may not arise, when evil (greed, anger, foolishness) has not arisen.
15>(2) To make effort that evil (greed, anger, foolishness) may cease, when evil (greed, anger, foolishness) has arisen.
15>(3) To make effort that good (no-greed, no-anger, no-foolishness) may arise, when good (no-greed, no-anger, no-foolishness) has not arisen.
15>(4) To make effort that good (no-greed, no-anger, no-foolishness) may not cease, when good (no-greed, no-anger, no-foolishness) has arisen.

3. Right doing

16>(1) To abstain from killing or injuring living things.
16>(2) To abstain from stealing or taking thing which is not given.
16>(3) To abstain from immmral sex.

4. Right speaking

17>(1) To abstain from double tongued speech.
17>(2) To abstain from malicious speech.
17>(3) To abstain from false speech.
17>(4) To abstain from speaking nonsense.

5. Right thinking

18>(1) thinking of no-greed (araga). You should not think while greed (raga) arises.
18>(1) thinking of no-anger (adosa). You should not think while anger (dosa) arises.
18>(3) thinking of no-foolishness (adosa). You should not think while fool- ishness (dosa) arises.

6. Right sati (mindfulness)

19>(1) A brother, as to the body, continues so to look upon the body that he remains mindful, having overcome greed, anger, foolishness.
19>(2) A brother, as to the sensation, continues so to look upon the sensa- tion that he remains mindful, having overcome greed, anger, foolishness.
19>(3) A brother, as to the mind, continues so to look upon the mind that he remains mindful, having overcome greed, anger, foolishness.
19>(4) A brother, as to the dhamma/dharma, continues so to look upon the dhamma/dharma that he remains mindful, having overcome greed, anger,foolishness.

7. Right samadhi

20>(1) The first samadhi; with foggy ideas in mind, to experience samadhi ste of mind, joy and ease aloof from greed, anger, foolishness (raga, da, moha).
20>(2) The second samadhi; with no foggy ideas in mind any more, to experi- ence samadhi joy and ease emanating from samadhi.
20>(3) The third samadhi; aloof from joy, right sati (mndfulness) with budhi, to experience ease in body and mind. Upekkha arises. Vipassana arises.
20>(4) The fourth samadhi; aloof from ease, right sati (mindfulness) with buddhi, to experience no-greed, no-anger, no-foolishness (araga,adosa, amoha).

8. Right view (the Four Wisdoms)

21>(1) Gotama Buddhism is the teaching about greed, anger, foolishness.
21>(2) The Wisdom about the arising of greed, anger, foolishness.
21>(3) THe Wisdom about the ceasing of greed, anger, foolishness.
21>(4) The Wisdom about the path that leads to the ceasing of greed, anger, foolishness.

#9. <Ignorance>

22> Ignorance is different from foolishiness.

23> Being ignorant about the Four Truths is called ignorance.

24> Being foolish about the Four Wisdoms is called foolishiness.

25> The Eigtfold Path is the path to understand the Four Truths to wit;

  1. right living,
  2. right effort,
  3. right doing,
  4. right speaking,
  5. right thinking,
  6. right sati (mndfulness),
  7. right samadhi,
  8. right view (the Four Wisdoms).

#10. <Dawn (the parable of the sun)>

26> Right view (the Four Wisdoms) is the forerunner of full understanding of the Four Truths.

27> Of a monk who has right view (the Four Wisdoms), it may be expected that he will understand the Four Truths.

Extra <Spoken by the Tathagata>

The Tathagata has gained the eightfold path.

The Four Truths:

1. The teaching of the Tathagata is the teaching of Ill.
2. The Truth about the arising of Ill the craving that lingers longingly now here, now there.
3. The Truth about the ceasing of Ill is the ceasing of the craving.
4. The Truth about the path that leads to the ceasing of Ill is the Eight- fold path.

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