DN 14, Mahāpadānasutta
Talks that read from it
- Did The Buddha Teach No-Self? SN 22.47 Ways of Regarding Things
Delson reads and comments on SN 22.47, arguing that the Buddha did not simply teach 'no self' but taught that the five aggregates should be seen as not-self, and that this seeing liberates…
- Apr 13 2025 Inspiring Sign AN 47.10 & SN 22.37 Delson Armstrong
Delson reads SN 47.10 about nuns established in the four foundations of mindfulness who perceive successively loftier stages, and explains that the 6R's act as an inspiring sign that…
- Day 1/Talk 1 Introduction to Dependent Origination at the DO Conf. with Delson Armstrong
Delson introduces a dependent origination symposium that is rooted in the suttas.
- Dependent Origination Symposium 2023 with Ācariya Delson Armstrong - Talk #1 Introduction
Delson introduces a dependent origination symposium and a meditation based on DN14 and MN147, in which the practitioner begins with loving-kindness and then contemplates the five…
- Kalimpong 2023 Buddha Pāda Day 8 Transcendental DO- Upanisa Sutta
Delson explains transcendental dependent origination as the path side of the teaching, where the links are seen ceasing rather than arising.
- Day 8 Transcendental DO, BUDDHA PĀDA INSTITUTE, Kalimpong- Delson Armstrong
Delson explains transcendental dependent origination, the sequence running from faith grounded in suffering, through virtue, the precepts, the jhanas and equanimity, to disenchantment…
- Upanisa Sutta and a Deep Dependent origination discussion with Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong reads and explains the Upanisa Sutta (SN 12.23) on transcendental dependent origination, showing how liberation comes through a chain of supporting conditions that runs…
- Delson Armstrong at Dsmc -Day 7- DN 14 Dependent Origination - Introduction
Delson introduces dependent origination by reading from DN 14, the Mahapadana Sutta, where the Bodhisatta Vipassi sees sickness, death, old age and a wandering ascetic and then reflects on…
- Delson Live at Dsmc -Day 7- DN 14 Dependent Origination - Introduction
Delson reads from DN14, the Mahapadana Sutta, where the Bodhisatta Vipassi sees old age, sickness, death and a wandering ascetic, then withdraws and reflects on what conditions aging and…
- Day 4 May Retreat DN 14 Dependent Origination Pt. 1 with Delson Armstrong
Delson reads from the Mahapadana Sutta (DN 14) on Prince Vipassi, who sees old age, sickness and death, goes forth, and through wisdom born of collectedness works out the chain of…
- Day-7 QA - Online 10-day Retreat (Nov-3) with Delson Armstrong
Delson answers questions from day 7 of an online 10-day retreat on the Dhamma.