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The Maṅgala Sutta is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune'). [1] In this discourse, Gautama Buddha describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ...
The concept of mangala sutra has evolved over centuries, and has become an integral part of marriages among several Indian communities. Historian of Indian jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan, explains that the mangala sutra had previously referred to a literal thread as opposed to an item of jewellery. [6] The sacred ceremony of tying the mangala sutra
Sutta number Pali title English title Sn II.1 Ratana Sutta: Sn II.2 Amagandha Sutta: Sn II.3 Hiri Sutta: Sn II.4 Mangala Sutta: Sn II.5 Suciloma Sutta: Sn II.6 Kapila Sutta: Sn II.7 Brahmanadhammika Sutta: Sn II.8 Dhamma (nava) Sutta: Sn II.9 Kimsila Sutta: Sn II.10 Utthana Sutta: Sn II.11 Rahula Sutta: Sn II.12 Nigrodhakappa Sutta: Sn II.13 ...
Translation into English Maha Satipattana Sutta; English Translation of Maha Mangala Sutta; Word of the Buddha- Jointly with Ven. Weragoda Sarada, Kondanna [8]
The most commonly recited texts are the Mangala Sutta, Ratana Sutta, Karaniya Metta Sutta, and Khuddakapatha. [6] The most common versions of the Maha Pirit Potha may have originated from a precursor of the Khuddakapatha , which otherwise receives relatively little attention in Theravada countries.
The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature concerning the stories of previous births of Gautama Buddha.Following is the list of Jataka tales mentioned in Buddhist literature or mythology.
The Digha Nikaya consists of 34 [1] discourses, broken into three groups: . Silakkhandha-vagga—The Division Concerning Morality (suttas 1-13); [1] named after a tract on monks' morality that occurs in each of its suttas (in theory; in practice it is not written out in full in all of them); in most of them it leads on to the jhānas (the main attainments of samatha meditation), the ...
[9] [101] Among the most popular Theravada paritta chants are: Tisarana (The Three Refuges), Pancasila (The Five Precepts), Upajjhatthana (The Five Remembrances), Metta Sutta (Discourse on Loving Kindness), and Mangala Sutta (Discourse on Blessings). [102] [103] [100] Sinhalese Theravada Buddhism has various musical traditions.