MN27. The Shorter Discourse on the Elephant's Footprint - Cūḷahatthipadopamasutta
This episode is the 27th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Culahatthipadopam Sutta which translates as “The Shorter Discourse on the Elephant’s Footprint”. In this sutta the Buddha cautions against swift conclusions about a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, comparing it to the care a tracker would use when tracking elephants. He presents the full training of a monastic. This translation of the Cūḷahatthipadopama Sutta is by Bhikkhu Sujato and was sourced from Sutta Central. If you'd like to understand more about this sutta you could listen to a sutta study class led by Ajahn Brahm about this sutta. The Buddha's Wisdom Podcast is part of the Everyday Dhamma Network. If you'd like to support this free distribution Dhamma project you can support the creator via the Ko-fi platform.
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Show Notes
This episode is the 27th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Culahatthipadopam Sutta which translates as “The Shorter Discourse on the Elephant’s Footprint”. In this sutta the Buddha cautions against swift conclusions about a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, comparing it to the care a tracker would use when tracking elephants. He presents the full training of a monastic.
If you'd like to understand more about this sutta you could listen to a sutta study class led by Ajahn Brahm about this sutta.
The Buddha's Wisdom Podcast is part of the Everyday Dhamma Network. If you'd like to support this free distribution Dhamma project you can support the creator via the Ko-fi platform.