The Four Foundations for awakening are explored: wisdom, truth, relinquishment and peace. A very juicy discourse. The ex-king, Pukkusati, becomes an arahat.
Beginning with active parts of Dependent Origination, the Buddha takes us through virtually all of the Dhamma. A good revision discourse.Do we understand all the lists?
The monks in the monastery are locked in an argument and the Buddha comes and gives advice as to how to create a harmonious community. Then explains the extraordinary knowledge of a Stream-enterer, the first Spiritual Attainment,
Afraid of the breakup of the order when he dies as seems to have happened when the leader of the Jains died, the Buddha explains the Six Roots of Disputes, the Four Kids of Litigations and the Seven Settlements.
Magandiya is hedonist, believing sensual pleasure is Nibbana. The Buddha explains the gratification, the danger and escape from this very wrong understanding.
