tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post2307056788571330428..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: MantrasShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-80230090906103698442010-03-29T08:22:50.265-07:002010-03-29T08:22:50.265-07:00Why should we believe that the verses quoted or re...Why should we believe that the verses quoted or referred to against mantras are genuinely Buddha's words ? Why should we believe that the interpretation of those words are correct ? Dr Alexander Berzin made a very short but good consideration on this in "Making Sense of Tantras" at : <br /><br />http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/e-books/unpublished_manuscripts/making_sense_tantra/pt1/making_sense_tantra_02.htmlExplorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498371695700032510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-41370008530904864862010-03-29T08:20:55.510-07:002010-03-29T08:20:55.510-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Explorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498371695700032510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-40212299149856943132010-03-23T10:37:26.418-07:002010-03-23T10:37:26.418-07:00Mantras might not be for one who has already achie...Mantras might not be for one who has already achieved progress in spiritual path. (one who can control ones mind to certain extent.) But mantras will be very useful for persons who are at the beginning of that path.nirseekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061747630532120359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-50808517677558776642010-03-23T07:52:11.116-07:002010-03-23T07:52:11.116-07:00Yes, mantra is an interesting topic, but I find Th...Yes, mantra is an interesting topic, but I find Theravada to be something similar to minority communists or hard line stalinists of the polical field. This is a metafor, not to be taken in a polically literal sense. It means to say that Theravada view of Dharma is very biased, their scriptures are no base to prove that mantras did not exist during Tathagata's lifetime. In my view the Three Dharmachackras took place during Tathagata's earthly career. It is well known that mantras and dharanis are included in the sutras of the second and the third Dharmachackra, which are the authentic and genuine Dharma according to intelligent persons and important buddhist masters of the past and present.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167608291735766377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-51399374041711866482010-03-23T05:22:47.963-07:002010-03-23T05:22:47.963-07:00Bhante,
Sadhu x3
Best wishes,
RahulaBhante,<br /><br />Sadhu x3<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />RahulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-38376505706636506372010-03-23T00:35:37.629-07:002010-03-23T00:35:37.629-07:00Bhante,
I used your article in my blog.
(http://s...Bhante,<br /><br />I used your article in my blog.<br />(http://savingar.spaces.live.com/)<br />I hope this is alright with you.<br />Thanks.ashnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694178570720717718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-79142848018640885242010-03-22T21:08:59.609-07:002010-03-22T21:08:59.609-07:00Dear Rahula, F. L. Woodward in his Udana translati...Dear Rahula, F. L. Woodward in his Udana translation follows Rhys Davids in his PTS Dictionary which says of huhunka – grumbly,rough. Perhaps he thought it was similar to the English ‘harrumph’ meaning to exclaim with annoyance or indignation. John Ireland follows the commentary in translating it as ‘haughty brahman'. I. B. Horner translates the passage as ‘a certain brahman of the class uttering the sound hum’. I think Horner is the more correct here. Ireland’s rendering does not make sense in the light of the following passage which says the Brahman ‘exchanged greetings of friendliness and courtesy’ with the Buddha, not the sort of behaviour one would expect of a haughty person. Likewise the verse at the end of the sutta mentions various Brahmanical practices and terminology - vedantagu, brahmacariya, brahmavada, etc. of which chanting or uttering hum was one.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-7380916865076131252010-03-22T06:50:26.648-07:002010-03-22T06:50:26.648-07:00Bhante,
A similar passage is fond in Udana, Bodhi...Bhante,<br /><br />A similar passage is fond in Udana, Bodhivaggo (1),Huṃhuṅkasuttaṃ 4.<br /><br />But, it was translated as "who is humble". Can you clarify?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />RahulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-63319414397554478502010-03-22T03:44:11.547-07:002010-03-22T03:44:11.547-07:00Dear Rahula
'The noble one who casts out evil ...Dear Rahula<br />'The noble one who casts out evil things, who does not chant hum (nihuhunko), without defilements, self-controlled, master of knowledge, living the holy life - he is rightly called a noble one without any pride in the world’ (Vinaya I,3)Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-4096942944152291142010-03-22T02:42:40.124-07:002010-03-22T02:42:40.124-07:00Bhante,
Could you provide the quotation of Vin I....Bhante,<br /><br />Could you provide the quotation of Vin I.3? Or where can I find it online?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />RahulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-83749015162939653812010-03-22T00:26:10.750-07:002010-03-22T00:26:10.750-07:00Unfortunately, people in general, including many B...Unfortunately, people in general, including many Buddhists, look for refuge in things that do not provide refuge.<br /><br />Being pure minded means having no blind attachment to anything, whether it be beliefs, discipline, goodness, metta, or anything else.<br /><br />In the end a person's best protection is their karma, or lack of it, and even being a disciplined monk will not afford protection without the wisdom to avoid creating karma through attachment and intent.<br /><br />If a person does not have the karma then they become free from suffering.<br /><br />The example of the virtuous men was obviously of people who had an abundance of good karma; the next best thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227074376961100857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-30069727080603835162010-03-22T00:00:54.438-07:002010-03-22T00:00:54.438-07:00Dear Human,
The quotes given in the post are corr...Dear Human, <br />The quotes given in the post are correct.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-21634853660123223122010-03-21T23:21:35.372-07:002010-03-21T23:21:35.372-07:00typo: I left out "some". I meant to say ...typo: I left out "some". I meant to say Mantra seems to have become the central practice of some Buddhist sects.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828134251832186228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-65777607666773895602010-03-21T23:20:53.123-07:002010-03-21T23:20:53.123-07:00Mantra seems to have become the central practice f...Mantra seems to have become the central practice for Buddhist sects. If the post here is correct, then these sects are mistaken in placing mantra as their central practice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828134251832186228noreply@blogger.com