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11. Vanam chindatha mà rukkham vanato jàyati bhayam Chetvà vanañ ca vanathañ ca nibbanà hotha bhikkhavo. 283. 12. Yàvam hi vanatho na chijjati auumatto' pi narassa nàrisu Pañibaddhamano va tàva so vaccho khãrapako' va màtari. 284. BE WITHOUT ATTACHMENT MIND IS IN BONDAGE AS LONG AS THERE IS ATTACHMENT 11. Cut down the forest (of the passions 11), but not real trees. 12 From the forest (of the passions) springs fear. Cutting down both forest 13 and brushwood (of the passions), be forestless, 14 O bhikkhus. 283. 12. For as long as the slightest brushwood (of the passions) of man towards women is not cut down, so long is his mind in bondage, like the milch calf to its mother-cow. 284. Story Some old monks wept when an old woman who used to minister unto them died. The Buddha advised them to practise non-attachment. === Vajrayana Tantrayana Buddhism channel: https://t.me/tantrayanabuddhism Tibetan Buddhism - Vajrayana, Tantrayana and esoteric Buddhism channel: https://t.me/tibetanbuddha ===

Free Buddha Dharma ebook The Role of Water in Religion By Bhante Shravasti Dhammika What is it about water that has captured our fascination from the time our earliest ancestors first dipped their hands is a flowing stream or felt drops of cooling rain on their skin? Our familiarity with water has made us dull to its amazing and mysterious nature. We bathe in it every day, drink it, cultivate our food with it, get food from it, and then cook that food in it. Water is transparent and yet we can observe our reflection in it or see the sparkle of the sun on its ripples. Despite its soft and yielding nature it can patiently ware pebbles smooth and shape rocky river-beds. When still it is silent but when it tumbles over cliffs or crashes onto sea shores its roar can be heard for miles. Responding to the environment around it, water can become clear solid ice, white powdery snow, opaque steam, grey thunder clouds, an azure ocean and even vapour invisible to the eye. Water washes away filth but then effortlessly returns to its pure state. Lifeless itself water gives life. It is not surprising therefore that humans have associated water not just with life but also with the origins of life. Free download available: https://budblooms.org/the-role-of-water-in-religion/ ===

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After seven days, the Buddha came out from that stillness and went from the goatherd’s banyan tree to a powderpuff tree. There too he sat cross-legged for seven days without moving, experiencing the bliss of freedom. Just then an unseasonal storm was approaching, bringing seven days of rain, cold winds, and clouds. Mucalinda, the dragon king, came out from his abode. He encircled the body of the Buddha with seven coils and spread his large hood over his head, thinking, “May the Buddha not be hot or cold, nor be bothered by horseflies or mosquitoes, by the wind or the burning sun, or by creeping animals or insects.” After seven days, when he knew the sky was clear, Mucalinda unraveled his coils from the Buddha’s body and transformed himself into a young brahmin. He then stood in front of the Buddha, raising his joined palms in veneration. Partial excerpts from Vinaya Pitaka, Mahavagga, Mahakhandhaka 3 : Mucalinda tree

10. Yogà ve jàyati bhuri ayogà bhurisaïkhayo Etam dvedhà pathamñatvà bhavàya vibhavàya ca Tath' attànam niveseyya yathà bhuri pavaddhati. 282. ACT IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU INCREASE YOUR WISDOM 10. Verily, from meditation arises wisdom. Without meditation wisdom wanes. Knowing this twofold path of gain and loss, let one so conduct oneself that wisdom may increase. 282. Story A monk, named Poñhila, though well versed in the Dhamma was constantly addressed by the Buddha as "Empty Poñhila" in order to stimulate him to attain Arahantship. The monk took the hint and went to a distant place to meditate. Accepting the advice of a young novice, he meditated in order to attain Arahantship. The Buddha, perceiving him with His Divine Eye, projected His image before him and uttered this verse. === Dhammapada, beloved and favorite teachings of the Buddha channel: https://t.me/dhammapadas ===

Since I’ve gone forth from the lay life to homelessness, I’m not aware of any intention that is ignoble and hateful. I have been aware of loving-kindness, limitless and well-developed; gradually consolidated as it was taught by the Buddha. I’m friend and comrade to all, compassionate for all beings! I develop a mind of love, always delighting in harmlessness. Unfaltering, unshakable, I gladden the mind. I develop the divine meditation, which sinners do not cultivate. Having entered a meditation state without thought, a disciple of the Buddha is at that moment blessed with noble silence. I’ve served the teacher and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions. The heavy burden is laid down, the conduit to rebirth is eradicated. I’ve attained the goal for the sake of which I went forth from the lay life to homelessness— the ending of all fetters. Persist with diligence: this is my instruction. Come, I’ll be fully extinguished— I’m liberated in every way. Thag 14.1 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragāthā

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9. Vàcànurakkhã manasà susamvuto kàyena ca akusalam na kayirà Ete tayo kammapathe visodhaye àràdhaye maggam isippaveditam. 281. PURIFY THOUGHTS, WORDS AND DEEDS 9. Watchful of speech, well restrained in mind, let him do nought unskilful through his body. Let him purify these three ways of action and win the path realized by the sages. 281. Story A monk, having divided by slander two monks who were friends, was reborn as a hideous Peta. The Venerable Moggallàna saw him and mentioned it to the Buddha, who also had seen him on an earlier occasion. The Buddha thereupon commented on the evil consequences of slandering. === Words of the Buddha channel: https://t.me/wordsofbuddha ===

Big Amitabha Buddha Taiwan, Fu Guang Shan monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

8. Uññhànakàlamhi anuññhahàno yuvà balã àlasiyam upeto Samsannasaïkappamano kusãto paññàya maggam alaso na vindati. 280. THE SLOTHFUL DO NOT REALIZE THE PATH 8. The inactive idler who strives not when he should strive, who, though young and strong, is slothful, with (good) thoughts depressed, 10 does not by wisdom realize the Path. 280. Story Many fellow monks excluding one who remained behind in the monastery, went to the forest and attained Arahantship. when they returned the Buddha exchanged friendly greetings with them but not with the one who had remained behind. This action of the Buddha stimulated him to strive to attain Arahantship. He strove hard in the night but unfortunately met with an accident which brought his fellow monks to attend on him. The Buddha commented on the difficulty of realization by an idler. === Buddha dharma teachings channel: https://t.me/lorddivinebuddha ===

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Preah Vihear temple, built in the 11th century by King Suryavarman of Khmer empire, located in Dangrek Mountain, at the unresolved border between Khmer Empire and Kingdom of Siam.