MN 140  DSMC 1-Aug-13  The Exposition of the Elements - Dhatuvibhanga Sutta
Channel: TWIM - Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Date: 24/08/2013

MN 140 The Exposition of the Elements - Dhātuvibhanga Sutta
This is a profound and touching account of the Buddha's meeting with Pukkusāti (a former king), who had gone forth but had never met the Buddha. The Buddha could tell he was ripe for awakening, so he gave him a private teaching without Pukkusāti's knowing he was the Buddha. Primarily, the discourse is about four foundations: wisdom, truth, relinquishment and peace. It also includes a great deal on feeling (vedanā). The last section is about mental conceiving. When Pukkusāti went out to look for a proper robe and bowl for his ordination, he was killed by a cow and reborn in the Avihā heaven as a nonreturner.

Sutta translation (C) Bhikkhu Bodhi 1995, 2001. Reprinted from The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya with permission of Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 U.S.A, www.wisdompubs.org