Monks In Cyberspace 2024-08-09 Nāḷāgiri the Elephant and Devadatta: Jaya-maṅgala Gāthā part 3
August 8, 2024
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Show Notes
Bhante Sujato. Meditation as something you achieve, just nature bringing us to peace. Dhamma talk on Nāḷāgiri the elephant who attacked the Buddha under the direction of Devadatta, from the third stanza of the Jaya-maṅgala Gāthā. Readings from the Theravada Vinaya Khandhaka 17 The chapter on schism in the Sangha. The way Devadatta was dealth with by the Buddha and the scripture's description of some of his behaviour and motivations.