Ven. Akshay Kamble

Buddhism  Map Mauryan Period, 322–185 BC The remains from the Mauryan period are very few, they consist mainly of the Asokan Rock Edicts and the Pillars, which are normally inscribed and surmounted by lions, elephants or bulls (only a small selection of them are shown here). In Kumraha on the edge of modern day Patna are old architectural remains of the ancient city walls, and from Didarganj on the banks on the Ganges a splendid human-size Yakṣinī modelled in the round, and highly polished, has been found. The excavated rock caves at Barabar, although later inhabited by Buddhists, were carved out for the Ājīvaka sect, but their main importance lies in the fact that they provided the models for the great rock cave complexes at Ajāntā, Ellora and eslewhere in the coming centuries. Follow Us On: Facebook Follow Us On: INSTAGRAM Follow us on: Twitter

THE WAY TO BEYOND CRITICISM (It is one of the best sutta .please read it with  patience) 12. Rāsiya sutta Then Rāsiya the chief went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, I have heard this: ‘The ascetic Gotama criticizes all forms of mortification. He categorically condemns and  him with an untruth? Is their explanation in line with the teaching? Are there any legitimate grounds for rebuke and criticism?” “Chief, those who say this do not repeat what I have said. They misrepresent me with what is false, baseless, and untrue. These two extremes should not be cultivated by one who has gone forth. Indulgence in sensual pleasures, which is low, crude, ordinary, ignoble, and pointless. And indulgence in self-mortification, which is painful, ignoble, and pointless. Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One woke up by understanding the middle way, which gives vision and knowledge, and leads to peace, direct knowledge, awakening, and extinguishme

Title- Associates of Enlightenment (Bodhipakkhiya Dhamma s ) Bodhipakkhiya is the combination of the Pali words: Bodhi, pakkha and iya . Bodhi means Magga-nana or Enlightenment of the Four Ariya Truths. Bodhipakkhiya means the components or associates of Enlightenment. Mindfulness (Sati), effort (viriya), etc., are called the factors associated with Enlightenment. The Bodhipakkhiya dhammas consist of Thirteen-Seven Factors, namely:     The 4 foundations of mindfulness (Satipatthana),    The 4 supreme efforts (Sammappadhana),     The 4 bases of accomplishment (Iddhipada),     The 5 faculties (Indriya),     The 5 powers (Bala),     The 7 factors of enlightenment (Bhojjhanga) and     The 8 constituents of the path (magganga). Explanation of the 4 foundations of mindfulness (Satipatthana) Satipatthana means mindfulness or heedfulness which is firmly established on its objects. There are 4 Satipatthanas or foundation of mindfulness (1)    K