DN 6 · Dīgha Nikāya · Sīlakkhandha Vagga
Mahāli Sutta
Mahālisuttaṃ
Sutta Piṭaka12 sections~2,100 words0 translations
Overview
The Licchavi chief Mahāli asks about divine sight and hearing. The Buddha explains that divine faculties are incidental to practice and not the purpose of the spiritual path.
divine eyesamādhipracticeLicchavi
Source text · Roman IAST
Ekam samayam bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane…
§1 — opening lines
Translations
0 languagesBibliography
- [1]Walshe, M. (1995). The Long Discourses of the Buddha. Wisdom Publications.
Corpus info
- Collection
- Dīgha Nikāya
- Division
- Sīlakkhandha Vagga
- Category
- Sutta Piṭaka
- Source language
- Pali
- Source script
- Roman IAST
- Sections
- 12
- Source words
- 2,100
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