The Buddha’s Words is an introductory course on the teachings about kamma and rebirth as found in the Majjima Nikāya of the Pāḷi Canon. The message in the Buddha’s discourses or suttas is that kamma follows us wherever we go – so we should, therefore, be extremely careful with our actions through our body, speech, and mind. In this six-week program, the following six suttas are selected for discussions:
Abhayarājakumāra Sutta, MN 58 (what is right speech)
Ambalaṭṭhikārāhulovāda Sutta, MN 61 (the dangers of lying)
Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta, MN 135 (good begets good, bad begets bad)
Mahā Kammavibhaṅga Sutta, MN 136 (the complexities of kamma)
Saṅkhāruppatti Sutta, MN 120 (rebirth through aspirations)
Sāleyyakā Sutta, MN 41 (one’s action determines one’s future rebirth)
Dates:
Sun July 12, 2020
Sun July 19, 2020
Sun July 26, 2020
Sun Aug 2, 2020
Sun Aug 9, 2020
Sun Aug 16, 2020
Time:
9.00 am – 9.20 am: Puja
9.20 am – 10.05 am: Talk
10.05 am – 10.30 am: Q&A
10.30 am: End
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Facilitator:
Benny Liow is the editor of Eastern Horizon, a Buddhist journal, and was the Editorial Consultant and contributor to the “Religions and Beliefs” volume of The Encyclopaedia of Malaysia. His writings have appeared in various publications in Malaysia and overseas, and he has to date edited nine books on Buddhism, including the three-volume K Sri Dhammananda Centenary, published by Nalanda Buddhist Society in 2018. Benny graduated with a B.A Hons. Education from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Master of Public Administration from University of Malaya.