Mahāsīhanāda Sutta v.l. Kassapasīhanāda Sutta
SuttaDie achte Lehrrede des Dīghanikāya, ein Dialog zwischen dem Buddha und dem nackten Asketen Kassapa, in dem der Buddha argumentiert, dass Selbstkasteiung ein Hindernis für die geistige Entwicklung ist, weitaus weniger anspruchsvoll als die wahre Beherrschung des Geistes; Kassapa trat in den Orden ein und wurde Arahant.
The eighth sutta of the Dīghanikāya. It consists of a dialogue between the Buddha and Acela-Kassapa on self-mortification, and contains an account of some of the practices prevalent among the Ājīvakā.
The Buddha claims that the insight and self-control and self-mastery of the Arahant are much harder to attain than the merely physical practices of the ascetics, which are far more evident to the vulgar. The Buddha states that self-mortification is an actual hindrance to spiritual development, for it turns a man’s mind from more essential matters.
It is said that at the conclusion of the Sutta, Kassapa entered the Order and, in due course, became an Arahant. D.i.161-77.
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