To the kalamas translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu jump up the kalama sutta anguttara nikaya 3. The kalama sutta a refined dhamma is an article on the unique and direct path the buddha taught for the fortyfive years of his teaching career. A look at the kalama sutta buddhist publication society. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf. Kiribathgoda gananda thero dhammachakkappawathwana suthra palisinhala script maha mangala suthra sinhala meaning kraneeya meththa suthra sinhala meaning vijaya suthra pdf presentation sinhala english meaning of thun suthra the book of protection english hithaka mahima 2. Once the blessed one, while wandering in the kosala country with a large community of bhikkhus, entered a town of the kalama people called kesaputta. A holistic approach for strategic management find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Hal ini sesuai dengan ajaran sang buddha yang terdapat dalam kalama sutta dimana setiap orang berhak untuk mempertanyakan dan membuktikan sendiri apa yang telah mereka dengar, lihat dan dapatkan. The digital library of the university of sri jayewardenepura gives the opportunity for keen readers of the tripitaka to easily find the volumes online. The kalama sutta is always used by outsiders from the west to claim that the buddha discourages people from going by his teachings and instead encourages people to make up their own form of buddhism, when in reality the kalama sutta suggests no such thing 96. Suttas word by word this page lists the suttas in which each pali word has its own infobubble. The term outofturn meal covers two sorts of situations. Buddhas teaching of liberal thinking from the anguttara nikaya what is buddha dhamma.
The original pali term for dhamma, which literally means that which upholds or sustains him who acts in conformity with its principles and thus prevents him from falling into woeful statesthe dhamma is that which really is. Reverend gotama, the monk, the son of the sakiyans. Paramparabhojanasikkhapada is one of the patimokkha rules and refers to an outofturnextra meal, which than b. In this teaching, the buddha visits the kalamas, a people of ancient india who were growing weary of hearing so many competing philosophies and religions of various teachers passing through and they wished for instruction on how to choose which philosophy is best. Instead, he taught us to contemplate and verify the teachings for ourselves. Anguttara nikaya download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The discourse has been described as the buddhas charter of free inquiry, and though the discourse certainly. It is a compilation of poems that inspire, educate, and admonish. Reverend gotama, the monk, the son of the sakyans, has, while wandering in the kosala country, entered kesaputta.
The kalama sutta is one of the buddhas most powerful lessons. There is not the least contradiction between the principles of science and those of the kalama sutta. They are an indispensible guide in solitary practice and illustrate the application of his teachings in the wellknown kalama sutta. The sutta pitaka contains more than 10,000suttas teachings attributed to the buddha or his close companions. To the kalamas another translation the kalamas ask the buddha how to tell which religious doctrine is right. All people in the world, including the thai people, are now in the same situation as were the kalama people of kesaputtanigama, india, during the time of the buddha. Bhikkhu bodhi is a respected scholar, but he is very much of a traditionalist. Ariyapariyesana sutta wikipitaka the completing tipitaka.
Abhidhamma pitaka bahasa indonesia pdf abhidhamma is the higher teaching of the buddha, some times referred to as the with 1 what we find a within us b around us and of. Tipitaka sutta pitaka majjhima nikaya ariyapariyesana sutta translated from pali by thanissaro bhikkhu note. The kalama sutta is frequently cited as proof of the rational and empirical spirit of early buddhist epistemology, the buddhas charter of free enquiry, according to soma thera. Please read the profile section for the purpose of this website below is compilations of all the buddhist sutras from a to z. They are the vinaya pitaka, the sutra pitaka, and the abhidharma pitaka. The kalama sutta is to be used by people of all ages. This is the buddhas first discourse, delivered shortly after his awakening to the group of five monks with whom he had practiced the austerities in the forest for many years.
There must come a time when you stop repeating the words of others, and stop practicing questionable methods without doing some open and honest investigation into the original teachings of the buddha. Dhammacakkappavattana sutta setting in motion the wheel of dhamma. Pdf on jan 1, 2007, mendis dsk and others published kalama sutta. Once the blessed one, while wandering in the kosala country with a large community of. Including a new, authoritative translation of the entire kalama sutta, and the original pali for reciting, this detailed and wideranging commentary relates modern individual and social problems to the buddhas inquiry, and includes trenchant reappraisal of christianity and islam, as well as modern ideologies such as free market capitalism. He informs that there is a chinese parallel to the kalama sutta 2012, 74, and that in the chinese text, buddha does not ask the kalamas to resolve their doubts by judging matters for themselves. The instruction to the kalamas anguttara nikaya, tika nipata, mahavagga, sutta no. It takes its name from the length of the discourses it contains. Man who achieved a great victory one of the first scholars to begin the work of translating the pali literature into english, was the son of a wellknown clergyman. Sanath nanayakkara there is at present a view, widely prevalent especially among the educated buddhists, that buddhism is a rationalist teaching based on scientifically verifiable evidence. Kalama sutta quotes quotes tagged as kalamasutta showing 11 of 1 now, kalamas, dont go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or. A close reading, however, calls that interpretation into question. History reveals that the tripitaka was coordinated at the first council. Possible relationship between kalam and the kalama sutta.
The kalama sutta is one of the most famous teachings of the buddha. The majjhima nikaya the middle collection is the second collection in the sutta pi. You need new adobe reader vesrion 9 to open these files. Touching devotion, profound philosophy, pragmatic ethics, and insights into early buddhist culture all find their place here. Supaphan na bangchang and santikaro bhikkhu all people in the world, including the thai people, are now in the same situation as were the kalama people of kesaputtanigama, india, during the time of the buddha. Indeed, its the kalama sutta that will be their refuge. Four translations of the kalama sutta by buddha the gold. The instruction of the kalamas kalama sutta is justly famous for its encouragement of free inquiry. Much has been written to substantiate this viewpoint and, undoubtedly. Abstain from wrongdoing, work for the good of all, purify your mind, this is the teaching of the buddha dhammapada. A bhikkhu has been invited to a meal consisting of any of the five staple foods but then either 1 goes elsewhere and eats another meal consisting of any of the five staple foods at. Bodhi bhikkhu has translated the kalama sutta from the pali language.
Reverend gotama, the monk, the son of the sakyans, has, while wandering in the kosala country, entered. Please right click the book title and select save target as and save the pdf file on to your hard disc for reading on the computer screen or to get it printed later. Buku elektronik dhammacitta dhammacitta dhammacitta. In these pdf files original pali version of tripitaka is located on the left and the sinhala translation can be found on the right. Consider it the greatest good fortune that the buddha taught the kalama sutta. The buddhas charter of free inquiry, translated by soma thera,kandy. Please give it the good attention and study it deserves.
The reasonableness of the dhamma, the buddhas teaching, is chiefly evident in its welcoming careful examination at all stages. To the kalamas, by thanissaro bhikkhu is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. The sutta nipata is a well known and well loved early buddhist text. Bhikkhu bodhi wrote an essay called a look at the kalama sutta where he tries to explain that the kalama sutta didnt say what it said.
A look at the kalama sutta in this issue of the newsletter we have combined the feature essay with the sutta study column as we take a fresh look at an often quoted discourse of the buddha, the kalama sutta. This sutta gathers various instructions the buddha gave for the sake of his followers after his passing away, which makes it. And this aversive person, overcome by aversion, his mind possessed by aversion, kills living beings, takes what is not given, goes after another persons. Kalama sutta the buddhas charter of free inquiry 1. Kalama sutta the four divine abidings lovingkindness metta compassion karuna sympathetic joy mudita equanimity upekkha or the four brahma viharas. To view an individual sutra, please scroll further down.
Modern teachers of buddhism often cite the kalama sutta to show that buddhism is a rational and critical teaching for understanding the nature of life and spiritual liberation from the bondage of ego and suffering in its many forms. Greed hatred delusion these are the causes of harm to others and ourselves, and keep us from peace and happiness. Embedded in the pali canon and its commentaries are numerous accounts. To traditional buddhists the kalama sutta is something that makes them uncomfortable. What is the kalama sutta the kalama sutta also called the kalama sutra is the buddhas teaching on free inquiry. The kalamas of kesaputta heard it said, gotama the contemplative the son of the sakyans, having gone forth from the sakyan clan has arrived at kesaputta.
The books that we have published in this site are in pdf format and can by. Please see the end of sutta for 9 states of jhanatrancezen. They form the standards against which the validity of any interpretation of the dhamma or vinaya must be judged. Inilah yang menjadi latar belakang penerbitan buku yang berjudul kalama sutta ini. The kesamutti sutta, popularly known in the west as the kalama sutta, is a discourse of the. Buddha never asked anyone to accept his teachings blindly.
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