Sutta Piṭaka

Uddham Dhammam Sankham Namassam.

So if anybody's ever read the Sutta Pitaka, at the end of almost every Sutta, there's this stock phrase that gets repeated, which is that the bhikkhus were satisfied and delighted in the words of the Blessed One.

But there's actually one Sutta in the canon which says the opposite.

It says the bhikkhus did not delight in the words of the Blessed One.

These are the realms of unimaginable suffering and pain.

So there are suttas in the Sutta Pitaka like Devadutta Sutta that talk about the hell realms.

Then we have the animal realm, Tiruchanayoni.

So this is a realm of fear and suffering or fear and pain.

So beings in this realm wander hopelessly searching for central fulfillment, but not being able to find that.

And then the Titan realm, Asurayoni, and there are beings who are dwelling in this realm, and they're always engaged in relentless conflict with each other.

There are suttas in the Sutta Pitaka talking about even conflicts or wars between the Devas and the Titans, the Asuras.

So that is an immense amount of suffering.

So this has always been the two things that have been most interesting or most inspiring to me is meditation and suttas.

Bhante, I, I wanna take this moment just to thank you for giving us the whole Sutta Pitaka for free.

I just-- that gift may it resonate through your karmic, uh-

Sadhu

And to see the images, the metaphors, and maybe some of the challenges that come up with some of this ancient language, or at least the translations.

So the Dhammapada is a collection of, yeah, poetic teachings preserved in the Pali Canon, the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Canon.

And we are using that version.

But there are many of these verses show up in other forms of Buddhism in different forms.