#Linked Discourses 10

A spirit tells the Buddha that if he is truly free he should not be instructing others.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain. Then a spirit named Sakka went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse: “You’ve given up all ties, and are fully freed. It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic, to be instructing others.” “No matter what the apparent reason why people are together, Sakka, it’s unworthy for a wise person to not think of the other with compassion. [Read More]

A local spirit asks the Buddha how a body is produced if there is no soul.So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha on Mount Indra’s Peak, the haunt of the native spirit Indaka. Then the native spirit Indaka went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse: “The Buddhas say that form is not the soul. Then how does this body manifest? Where do the bones and liver come from? [Read More]