Namo Buddhāya everyone
Forgive me because I don’t know how to contact the maker of this website.
The website is very Nice. It gladdens my Heart deeply. Me and my students group usually detach ourselves from so called mainstream theravāda, we call it protestant theravāda.
The existence of this Orthodox Theravāda website is very delightful. Usually, I taught my students to use these five parameters to measure a Monk or a Buddhist’s Wisdom:
- Is Abhidhamma Lord Buddha’s Teaching, Bhante?
- Is Aṭṭhakatha in alignment with DhammaVinaya, Bhante?
- Is Visuddhimagga in alignment with DhammaVinaya, Bhante?
- Do the Devas exist? Do they have beneficial role in helping our Dhamma practice?
- Is it possible to attain Arahantship nowadays, Bhante?
If they affirm positively towards those five, know that the person is of great Wisdom. If they reject any of those, reject him.
Why? Because Lord Buddha discouraged us from association with individuals that is of lesser qualities. Especially if they hold tight on wrong views, wrong thinking, wrong perspectives. We want swift Arahantship. It’s unnecessary to waste time and energy for stubborn andhabala puthujjana. Compassionate activities is reserved only for the kalyanabala.
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Therefore, when I saw the writings on the website, I immediately think it’s made by my student. It captures almost word by word of how I usually taught them. And this is quite rare as long as what we can find in the nowadays internet. Which is so Unfortunate. That’s why I’m so Happy with this Auspicious meeting.
The main thing that I see require improvement is the usage of commentary to refer to Aṭṭhakatha. Please don’t do so. I already advocate about this for few years. In the past I also use ‘commentary, commentary’ parroting many senior Monks.
But fortunately, some of my Gurus remind me, Aṭṭhakatha is Exposition not commentary. Don’t call It commentary, not respectful. Then, after I learn more, I found out that the usage of commentary is really unfit, improper, unsuitable and greatly undermine the Majestic Qualities, the Authority of Aṭṭhakatha.
Aṭṭha. Meaning, katha. Talk.
The talk about Meaning. The Exposition of Meaning.
May the website makers and everyone here can start to change the usage of commentary into Exposition.
This is very important.
Why?
SaddhammapatirupakaSutta.
Lord Buddha to Bhante Mahakassapa about the cause of disappearance of True Dhamma. Five Disrespect.
When people disrespect Lord Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha, Sikkha, Samādhi, True Dhamma disappear.
And,
The entire KaccayanaByakaranam started with this short declaration to show the importance of words and grammar:
Attho akkharasaññato.
Meaning is known through the words.
Also,
Lord Buddha in AnguttaraNikaya mention that the cause of the disappearance of True Dhamma also is when the Bhikkhu use improper words to explain Dhamma meaning.
That’s why, we really shouldn’t look down on what kind of word we use.
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I would Love to finish my long writing about why we really shouldn’t tolerate the usage of ‘commentary’ to refer to Aṭṭhakatha if we wish Buddhasāsana to last long. But now our schedule quite tight.
Besides Meditation we’re busy with our Dhamma Projects:
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108 ‘Buddho, Buddho’ Books.
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108 SabbeBuddha Thūpa.
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Tipiṭaka Project.
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Tipiṭaka Chanting.
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My student has written ‘Buddho, Buddho’ Book. We are invited and supported by the Devas to write 108 Books about ‘Buddho, Buddho’, we just finished One this Vesak and is working to finish the Second.
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We also plan to build SabbeBuddha Thūpa. Many Thūpa are for One Buddha only. Some place has 4 Buddhas’ Thūpa, some has 28 Buddhas’ Thūpa, in Myanmar even has 512.028 Buddhas’ Thūpa.
We plan to encourage the building of SabbeBuddha Thūpa. The Thūpa dedicated to Incalculable Sammāsambuddhas in the three periods. The Kamma Power will be much more Unthinkable.
- The Devas many times remind me to print out entire Chatthasangayana Tipiṭaka onto paper and deposit It in many places in the world. Why? In the future the technology can fail. Internet and electricity will be off. Can’t rely on digitize version. Now we just finished copy pasting entire SuttantaPitaka.
- We also try to recite entire Tipiṭaka together with Aṭṭhakathā-Ṭīkā-Añña. In around 5 months, we’ve recited out loud, high speed:
DighaMajjhimaSamyuttaAnguttaraNikaya, now we’re at KhuddakaNikaya, VimanaVatthu.
DhammasanganiVibhangaDhatuKathaPuggalaPaññattiKathaVatthuYamaka, now we’re at Paṭṭhāna, 3rd Book.
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All these projects are just started this year. Yes, because of the Devas invitation and encouragement. All this Merit we share to everyone of you and All Beings.
We also write some articles in our fb group Esoteric Theravāda. Deep and Extensive Knowledge of PāḷiPiṭaka is required to understand the writing properly.
I’m open to healthy discussion, not interested in disrespectful debate. Everyone is welcome to examine every Dhamma declaration we do, with manner. Why? We’re practitioner of SamathaVipassana also, not only Pariyattī, that’s why we avoid the arising of kilesa, the thorn of Samādhi, as far as we can.
We wish everyone the Best.
We’re working very seriously everyday for our own Bodhi and All Beings Bodhi.
We really hope to meet more Kalyanamitta which is so Rare and Precious.
Another info, I dive into Dhamma searching journey since 2009, I’ve learned from more than 150 Gurus, across the traditions, countries, etc. No one is Better than PāḷiPiṭaka. And even after 150 Gurus, I still wish for more Kalyanamittas. Why?
Jewel, the more, the Better.
May All Beings be Happy,
May Saṃsāra be Empty.
Namo Buddhāya.
*Admin please kindly change all commentary into Exposition. If it’s still unclear, we can discuss further.
Thank you.