Historic Arankele Forest Monastery, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.
Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero conducted the 31st Part of Dasuttara Sutta during the 133rd residential meditation retreat at Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery.
This retreat explains the book of Six of Dasuttara Sutta. The Maha Thero explains as to what Arahanth Maha Sariputta Thero meant by the Six factors to give up or eliminate. This is a very valuable set of talks and Q&A for the ardent practitioners and monks. The retreat draws a detailed picture of the six divisions of Thanhā or Craving and progress further to explain as to how such breaking down helps to fade away and eliminate Craving.
The Maha Thero also explains the gradual development of Nibbida Gñāna (knowledge), as one of the highest Vipassana Knowledges. This is expertly done during many Q&A sessions of this retreat through his explanations on ‘boredom and sleepiness’ experienced by the retreants.
The Maha Thero conducted this 05 days retreat in Sinhala during early December 2016.
The Chief Disciple Most Ven. Sariputta preached Dasuttara Sutta at the Gaggarāpokkharani in Campā, in the presence of the Lord Buddha. It is said that at the end of the discourse five hundred monks became Arahants.
Dasuttara Sutta (In Sinhala) is now available at Thripitakaya.org. Please click the following link to read the text of the Sutta directly from Thripitakaya.org
Dasuttara Sutta Text in Sinhala
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- 01 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Q&A 01_03-12-2016
- 02 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Dhamma Talk 01_03-12-2016
- 03 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Q&A 02_04-12-2016
- 04 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Dhamma Talk 02_04-12-2016
- 05 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Q&A 03_05-12-2016
- 06 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Dhamma Talk 03_05-12-2016
- 07 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Q&A 04_06-12-2016
- 08 RET 133 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 31_Dhamma Talk 04_06-12-2016