Tag: Pandit Chhim-Sumn

By Acharya Chhim-Sumn, Saddhammappaññā The venerable elder Buddhaghosa was a monk whose name was greatly renowned among the adherents of the Southern school of Buddhism. His life story has been…

Chapter 23: The Parinibbāna Chapter (The Places of the Buddha’s Residence) (1) The Blessed One, of infinite wisdom, from the time he attained enlightenment, wandered and proclaimed the Buddha’s teachings,…

Chapter 22: The Parinibbāna of the Buddha’s Father Chapter (1) Tato rājagahaṃ upanissāya. Then the Blessed One departed from the Nigrodhārāma and went to the city of Rājagaha. He stayed in the…

Chapter 21: The Prophecy of Metteyya Chapter (1) Imasmiṃ buddhuppāde. In this Buddha-era, the era of our Omniscient Lord, the Bodhisatta Metteyya was born in the womb of Queen Kañcanā, the chief…

Chapter 20: The Sakyan Ordination Chapter (1) Catutthe divase. On the fourth day, the Teacher went to the residence of Prince Nanda to receive alms during his wedding ceremony and house-warming celebration.…

Chapter 19: The Lament of Bimbā Chapter (1) Dutiyadivase bhagavā. On the second day, the Blessed One, the refuge of the world, taught the Dhamma to Princess Pajāpatī Gotamī. When the discourse…

Chapter 18: The Kapilavatthu Chapter (1) Evaṃ bhagavā dvīhi sāvakappamukhehi. Thus the Blessed One was dwelling in the Veḷuvana Monastery together with many monks, with his two chief disciples as their leaders.…

Chapter 17: The Ordination of the Chief Disciples (1) Tena kho pana samayena aṭṭhārasakoṭimattā rājagahavāsino. At that time, the inhabitants of Rājagaha, numbering eighteen koṭi[1] (180 million), both those who had seen…

Chapter 16: The Journey to Uruvelā (1) Atha kho bhagavā bārāṇasiyaṃ yathābhiriṃtaṃ viharitvā. Then the Blessed One, having stayed in Bārāṇasī as long as he wished, set out for the region of…

Chapter 15: The Going Forth of Yasa (1) Atha kho bhagavā vassaṃ upagantvā. Then the Blessed One, having entered the rains retreat in the Deer Park at Isipatana, taught the Dhamma to…

Chapter 14: The Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma (1) Evaṃ bhagavā tassa brahmuno paṭiññaṃ datvā. The Blessed One, having given his promise to that great Brahma, thought to himself, “To whom…

Chapter 13: The Brahma’s Entreaty (1) Atha kho bhagavā tasmā rājāyatanā mūlā uṭṭhahitvā. Then the Blessed One, rising from the foot of the Rajayatana tree, went and sat again under the Ajapala…

Chapter 12: The Bliss of Omniscience (1) At that time, a thought arose in the minds of certain deities. They wondered, “Perhaps the task of Prince Siddhattha is only this much, for…

Chapter 11: The Attainment of Enlightenment (1) The Great Being, even before the sun had set, had thus vanquished the forces of Māra through his perfections. The leaves of the Bodhi tree,…

Chapter 10: The Victory over Māra (1) At that time, the deity Māra, the evil one, thought to himself, “This Prince Siddhattha desires to transcend my domain. I will not allow him…