NEWS: Greetings

                                      By Ven. Sumedha Bodhi (Dhamma Soldier), India

For all the Buddhists in the world, who ever celebrating the water festival and new year.

PARITTA SUTTAS

          Paritta suttas are originally prayers for prosperity, safety and the welfare of the Buddhist devotees.  These Paritta Suttas are recited either individually or collectively in unison.   Some or all of these Suttas are recited as part of regular Buddhist devotions, to protect against dangers and disastrous whether they are natural or supernatural.  To ward off imminent unpleasant events, omens and to nullify the hazards which have already happened. These are two main purposes of recitation on special occasions.

The Buddha

          Prayer is a rite that cannot be neglected in any religious ceremony, but each religion has its own way of conducting the prayer, and some religious prayers are very complicated.  Even in present Buddhist community, they are indeed following the complicated rite.   There is a different between Buddhism and other religious practices.  Others basically perform their religious right under the influences of the hidden desire.  They request from their gods the well, wealth, free from dangers, longevity, be born in the heaven etc.  But the Buddhists are paying their due homage to the Blesses One.   During the Buddha’s time, The Blessed one rejected the rite and ritual which were performed by the devotees.   The Blessed One declared that rite and ritual does not have any concern with the attainment of Nibbāna. The Buddhist prayer is for the development of faith towards the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. And as a remembrance to the Buddha who was full of virtuous whom we go for refuge.

Sadhu!  Sadhu!  Sadhu!

ABHIDHAMMA

The Abhidhammattha saṇgaha is a small book that was written by an Indian monk named Ācāriya Anuruddha in about the twelfth century. That small book provides an introduction to subjects taught in the Abhidhamma texts of the Tripitaka. Actually in order to understand the Abhidhamma texts in the pāli Canon, it is essential that the Abhidhammattha saṇgaha be thoroughly mastered.

The Word ‘Abhidhamma’ is composed of two parts — ‘Abhi’ and ‘Dhamma’. ‘Abhi’ here means excelling or distinguished. ‘Dhamma’ means teaching. ‘Abhidhamma’ means excelling teaching or distinguished teaching. Excelling does not mean that the teachings in Abhidhamma Pitaka are better than or loftier than, or nobler than those taught in the Sutta Pitaka. The only difference between those taught in Sutta Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka is the method of treatment, the method of presentation. The same things are taught in Sutta and Abhidhamma. You find the same Dhamma, the same subjects, in both Sutta Piṭaka and Abhidhamma Piṭaka. But in Abhidhamma Piṭaka they are minutely analyzed. It excels the teachings in Sutta Piṭaka, it is distinguished from the teachings in Sutta Piṭaka, with regard to the method of treatment.

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NEWS of March:

 I met Ms. Thin Zaw Win Kyaw best cinema artist of Myanmar.  As an engaged Buddhist, I will work with prominent people in future.  Dhamma Soldier's  projects are (1) To come out from Social, political, economic injustice & suffering & (2) Education for freedom through change.

Actress Thin Zaw Win Kyaw and Dhamma soldier Ven. Sumedha Bodhi