Epstein Secrets

i Burned Down by Foolish Student (KuEidEssaka JAtaka J.iii.71) In the time of the Lord Buddha, there was an elder monk of unblemished virtue named Kassapa. He was respected by all of the enlightened monks and other members of the monastic community. Even the Lord Buddha's closest discipleinanda, had

Fundamental Precepts for the bhikkhus (i.e., the PAEimokkha). Observing that the bhikkhus remained silent, Kapila said, 'There is no such thing as Sutta, Abhidhamma or Vinaya..lt makes no difference whether you listen to the PAEimokkha or not' and left the congregation. He had taught the Dhamma to

e her best, thus when she was a nun, before long she could achieve what she had set out to do. D.4 Et Reluctant marriage: MahAkassapa (Ap.ii.583) Kassapa was the son of a millionnaire. His future wife was also the daughter of a millionnaire. Each of them lived in distant cities. The two families had

est things is to find a teacher who will give the necessary encouragement to bring one's studies to fruition. The Buddha taught in the SilgalovAda Sutta that successful studies are es- tablished on the base of reciprocal duties that a student practices towards his teacher and that a teacher practise

they came to a fork in the road, the wife said, "Now we are E. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES ascetics, to go around as a couple is no longer E.I Er. MahA Kassapa (AA.i.92ff, SA.H.I35ff, appropriate." Therefore the wife paid her last respects ThagA.H.I34ff, Apii.57.111., Ap.i.33ff) to her husband and both as

oving-kindness, compassion and the thought to help others, that sort of teaching is pure. In addition to these basic skills, according to the KesE Sutta (A.ii.I 12ff.) different approaches are required for training different types of people in the Dhamma — some disciples need to be taught gently by