On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Poe Jan <jchanida@...> wrote:
> I'm not sure if this will be the direct reference you need. But the
> context is similar. It is in the `book of the five' (A.III.86-87). Here, the
> Buddha was asked about `dhammavihaarii.' Hence he mentions five categories
> of disciples:
>
> 1. a monk who is of much learning' (pariyatta-bahulo)
> 2. a monk who is of much proclamation (pa~n~natti-bahulo)
> 3. a monk who is of much recitation' (sajjhaaya-bahulo)
> 4. a monk who is of much reflection/thought (vitakka-bahulo)
> 5. a monk who is living by the dhamma' (dhammavihaarii).
>
> `Dhammavihaarii' is described as
>
> �bhikkhu dhamma.m pariyaapu.naati: sutta.m geyya.m veyyaakara.na.m gaatha.m
> udaana.m itivuttaka.m jaataka.m abbhutadhamma.m vedalla.m. So taaya
> dhammapariyattiyaa na divasa.m atinaameti, na ri~ncati pa.tisallaana.m,
> anuyu~njati ajjhatta.m cetosamatha.m. Eva.m kho Bhikkhu bhikkhu
> dhammavihaarii hoti.
>
> A monk who learns and masters the Buddhist teachings (scripture), does not
> spend his day attempting to master the teaching, but attempts to seclude
> himself for the sake of inner calmness of the mind. He is, thus, called `a
> monk who is living by the dhamma'.
>
> I hope this is useful.
>
> All the best,
> Chanida
>
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com>, "pgd2507" <pgd2507@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have noticed quite often people commenting upon others thus, "you have
> been meditating/studying the dhamma but there is no change in you!".
> >
> > Is there something the buddha said in this regard?
> >
>
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