Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/11/2019
Two deities exchange verses with the Buddha on how sensual pleasures give rise to suffering.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then, late at night, several glorious deities of the Satullapa Group, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side. Standing to one side, one deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Among humans there are no sensual pleasures that are permanent.
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