--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Lennart Lopin <lenni_lop@...> wrote:
> Dear June,
>
> Its probably not much i can tell, but as far as i know
> the MahaSamaya Sutta is very endeared to the gods.
> There is a story in the commentaries ( i dont know the
> passage right now, but others will remember), where a
> forest deva in Sri Lanka appears before a thera who
> recited the sutta. The deva told the monk, that it
> remembered the instance, when the sutta was preached.
> At that time the deva wanted to listen to Buddha
> preaching - but because so many mighty and powerful
> devas gathered, she was pushed away - to Sri Lanka.
>
> mettaya,
>
> Lennart
>
> --- junet9876 <junet9876@...> schrieb: > hello,
> >
> > does anyone know the significance of the
> > mahaa-samaya sutta? (as it is
> > a paritta chant)...i hope this is an appropriate
> > post.
> >
> > thank you,
> > june
> >
> >
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