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Friday, January 24, 2025

What is the Suttanta

  

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Suttanta


The Suttanta is a collection of discourses, or teachings, attributed to the Buddha in Theravada Buddhism. The word suttanta is a Pali compound word that means "discourse". 

  • The Suttanta is the second part of the Tipitaka, the sacred canon of Theravada Buddhism.
  • The Tipitaka also includes the Vinaya-pitaka (Basket of Discipline) and the Abhidhamma-pitaka (Basket of Higher Doctrine).
  • The Suttanta is also known as the Sutta Piṭaka or Sūtra Piṭaka, which translates to "Basket of Discourse".
  • The Suttanta includes discourses delivered by the Buddha on various occasions. 
  • It also includes discourses delivered by some of the Buddha's disciples. 
  • The Suttanta includes stories that are real and often metaphorical. 
  • The Suttanta provides moral, ethical, and practical guidance for practitioners. 

What is the Suttanta in the Tipitaka? 

What is in the Suttanta?

What is the Suttanta? 

1.    The Suttanta is a collection of all the discourses in their entirety delivered by the Buddha on various occasions.

           The discourses of the Buddha compiled together in the Suttanta Pitaka were expounded to suit different occasions, for various persons with different temperaments. Although the discourses were mostly intended for benefit of Bhikkhus; and deal with practice of the pure life and with exposition of the teaching.

           There also several other discourses, which deal with the material and moral progress of the lay disciples.

           The Suttanta Pitaka brings out the meaning of the Buddha’s teaching express them clearly, protects and guards tem against distortion and misconstruction.

           The Suttanta Pitaka is divided into five separates collections known as Nikāyā:

1.    Dīgha Nikāya.

2.    Majjhima Nikāya.

3.    Saṁyutta Nikāya.

4.    Aṅguttara Nikāya.

5.    Khuddaka Nikāya.

 

2. The Charity is a meritorious action that arises only out of Volition. The volition in giving alms is of three types:

           1. Pubba ceanā           = the volition before the act.

           2. Muncana cetanā      = the volition during the act.

           3. Aparā para cetanā   = the volition after the act.

 

3.  Condition

           Whenever wishes to develop Samādhi bhāvanā must have been established

                - in the observance of precepts,

                - with the senses controlled,

                - calm and self-possessed ,

                - must be contented.

 

4. 5 Hindrances

                He should start purifying his mind of five hindrances, namely:

           1. Kāmacchanda         =  sensual desire / greed,

           2 .Vyāpāda                  =  ill-will, anger, hatred,

           3 . Thina middha         =  sloth and torpor,

           4. Uddhacca kukkucca  =  restlessness and remorse,

           5. Vicikicchā               =  skeptical doubt.

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