Mānākanda was an ancient Bhikkuni Monastery at Maradankadawala, Anuradhapura. Photograph by Hemantha Ranawaka.
Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero conducted a 10 Days retreat in English at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya on Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06 in Feb. 2017. It was the 139th residential retreat conducted at the monastery.
Dasuttara Sutta is the 34th or the last Sutta of Digha Nikaya preached by the Chief Disciple Most Ven. Sariputta 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.
The Sutta consists of groups of doctrines – ten single doctrines, ten twofold doctrines, and so on up to ten tenfold. The Sutta is mentioned as describing the pārisuddhipadhāniyanga.
Please click here to read the text of Dasuttara Sutta in English from Pali Canon Online.
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01. Q & A 01_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_13-02-2017
02. Dhamma Talk 01_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_13-02-2017
03. Q & A 02_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_14-02-2017
04. Dhamma Talk 02_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_14-02-2017
05. Q & A 03_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_15-02-2017
06. Dhamma Talk 03_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_15-02-2017
07. Q & A 04_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_16-02-2017
08. Dhamma Talk 04_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_16-02-2017
09. Q & A 05_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_17-02-2017
10. Dhamma Talk 05_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_17-02-2017
11. Q & A 06_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_19-02-2017
12. Dhamma Talk 06_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_19-02-2017
13. Q & A 07_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_20-02-2017
14. Dhamma Talk 07_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_20-02-2017
15. Q & A 08_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_21-02-2017
16. Dhamma Talk 08_RET 139 Dasuttara Sutta – Part 06_English_21-02-2017