tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post302821171176259640..comments2024-03-15T16:22:02.806-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Giving SanctuaryShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-91843598565824530932011-06-10T00:47:56.895-07:002011-06-10T00:47:56.895-07:00Dear Alessandro, thanks for that interesting and r...Dear Alessandro, thanks for that interesting and relevant quote from the Milindapanha.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-24604140109595435852011-06-08T15:03:44.579-07:002011-06-08T15:03:44.579-07:00Greetings, Bhante. Concerning the question at the ...Greetings, Bhante. Concerning the question at the end of your post, I asked my thai wife about any such tradition in Thailand. She answered that in times past something like sanctuary did exist in Thailand, but she added that people seeking protection from the law or from someone's revenge usually put on the bhikkhu's robes (in a hurry, I presume). It was not a codified custom, rather a spontaneous "seeking refuge" into the most obvious place one would think of as a place where anger and violence would boil down. This reminds me of this excerpt from the Milindapanna:<br /><br />«Then the king said, "What is the purpose, your reverence, of your going forth and what is the final goal at which you aim?"<br />«"Our going forth is for the purpose that this suffering may be extinguished and that no further suffering may arise; the complete extinction of grasping without remainder is our final goal."<br />«"Is it, venerable sir, for such noble reasons that everyone joins the Order?"<br />«"No. Some enter to escape the tyranny of kings, some to be safe from robbers, some to escape from debt and some perhaps to gain a livelihood. However, those who enter rightly do so for the complete extinction of grasping."»Alessandro S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09143290602945068445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-8482162717147449602011-05-19T02:06:31.912-07:002011-05-19T02:06:31.912-07:00Whenever I think of people requesting sanctuary I ...Whenever I think of people requesting sanctuary I always think of them doing so in Christian monasteries or churches. I never realised, or even heard that Buddhism had the same tradition (well at least in Sri Lanka anyway). That's very interesting. Thanks for posting Bhante!Sundarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849804034915707813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-11346775787643648492011-05-18T21:52:18.558-07:002011-05-18T21:52:18.558-07:00Hi,
(sorry I will ask you here because not found ...Hi,<br /><br />(sorry I will ask you here because not found any email addresses..)<br /><br />My question: is there translation of your book GQGA at russian language? If not, can I do that and publish it on website?<br /><br />Thx,<br />Evgenybuzzilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862220736876637361noreply@blogger.com