Pāli Dictionary

Potaliya Sutta

Sutta

Eine Lehrrede, in der der Buddha mit dem Hausbesitzer Potaliya erörtert, was wahre Entsagung vom Hausleben ausmacht, und zeigt, dass Sinnesfreuden letztlich unbefriedigend und gefährlich sind

A discussion between the householder Potaliya and the Buddha as to what constitutes true retirement from household life. The Buddha shows, by means of various similes, that the pleasures; of the senses are unsatisfying and dangerous, and should be avoided. Such renunciation brings higher knowledge. M.i.359 ff.

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