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Hemavata Sutta Recitation - Sutta Nipāta #153 | Ajahn Moneyyo | Buddhist Pali Chanting
Ajahn Moneyyo recites the Hemavata Sutta (Sutta Nipāta Verses 153-180) at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage. The chanting is in the Pāli, the original language of the Buddha, as preserved in the Canon of the Theravāda tradition. On a full moon night the two Yakkhas (Spirits) Hemavata and Sātāgira meet. Sātāgira is already inspired by the Buddha and wants to convince Hemavata to go to visit the Buddha together.A dialog in verse unfolds in which Hemavata coss-questions Sātāgira about the noble conduct and inner qualities of the Buddha. Sātāgira can inspire the other Yakkha to go to visit the Buddha…
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