Saturday, July 31, 2010

Channa Sutta

“I helped the Buddha to become the Buddha, therefore this Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is my Buddha, my Dhamma and my Sangha” thought Venerable Channa. This conceited thought had caused this Venerable to have no respect for the other monks during the Buddha’s time.

In tonight Dhamma talk at BMBMC, Sayadaw U Vimalacarabhivamsa explained the situation faced by Venerable Chanda as mentioned in the Channa Sutta [see link for further more detail]
After the demise of the Buddha, Venerable Channa who was isolated from the other monks began to feel bored. Venerable Channa decided to proceed to a gathering of elder monks and requested them to give him a Dhamma talk.

Fearing that Venerable Channa will blame them and every other things of suffering, the elders decided to teach him that Rupa, Vedana, Sanna, Sankhara and Vinnana are impermanent and non-self only.

Venerable Channa is a good meditator but he has wrong views in related to self as he believes in there exist a self or ego and also there is no existence after this life.

Not satisfied and with doubt, Venerable Channa decided to seek Venerable Ananda for advice. Venerable Ananda who is endured with wisdom and foresight, expounded the Paticca Samupada to Venerable Channa. Paticca Samupada which tenets is based on Cause and Effect and the cessation of the cause resulted in the cessation of effect is able to eradicate the wrong views as being held by Venerable Channa.

Realising the meaning of the Dhamma explained by Venerable Ananda, Venerable Channa is able to attain to the First stage of Sainthood.

Sayadaw U Vimala hoped that tonight Dhamma talk will encourages members of BMBMC to try to achieve the first stage of Sainthood and not to have wrong views such as Sakayaditthi and  Uccheda ditthi.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

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