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The Tripitaka - Southern Transmission 07
The Sakkapanha Sutta (Sakka’s Questions) tells the story of the God Sakka and a musician singing love songs before the Buddha. Through this story and the image of a nun craving fish sauce on her deathbed, the talk analyzes the psychology of the practitioner: if one does not find peace and joy in the true Dharma, one easily regrets worldly sensual pleasures. To transform craving, anger, and ignorance, it is necessary to practice mindfulness and guard the six sense organs. The Mahasatipatthana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness) is the sole way to enter the path, teaching the contemplation of four domains:
- Body
- Feelings
- Mind
- Objects of mind (dharmas)
The Payasi Sutta illustrates the Buddha’s method of skillful means, accepting the listener to guide them gradually; the way insight is expressed is more important than mere opinion. The Aggañña Sutta explains social origins and the misconception regarding the four castes:
- Brahmins
- Kshatriyas
- Vaishyas
-
Shudras
The Sigalovada Sutta teaches the meaning of prostrating to the six directions: - The East (parents)
- The South (teachers)
- The West (wife and children)
- The North (friends)
- The Nadir (employees/servants)
- The Zenith (monastics)
The Sangiti Sutta and Dasuttara Sutta, delivered by Sariputta, use the numerical method from one to ten to help practitioners memorize the teachings. The Three Heaps Sutra outlines three paths to choose from:
- Evil destinies (paths of suffering)
- Good destinies (paths of peace and joy)
-
Nirvana (complete liberation)
Finally, the Record of the World Sutra explains cosmology, the formation of the world, the heavenly realms, and the hells.