The Anattalakkhana Sutta
Author By - Mahasi Sayadaw Gyi
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The Anattalakkhana Sutta
Published Date - 2015
Buddha Date - 2559
Myanmar Date - 1377
AD Date - 2015
Author By - Mahasi Sayadaw Gyi
414 စာမျက်နှာ
FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION
The Anattalakkhana Sutta was the Second* Sermon of Lord Buddha delivered after His Enlightenment at Sarnath, Benares, India, to five Bikkhus (monks) who had already become Sottapan (Stream- Winner) after listening to Dhammacakka Sutta preached by Lord Buddha on full moon day of Waso, 589 BC. The five Bikkhus finally attained Arahatship, having heard this Second Sermon delivered on 5th waning Day of Waso. This Sutta in Pali just covered only one page in the original book published by the Sixth Buddhist Synod.
However when Mahasi Sayadawgyi delivered this Sermon with detailed explanations on methods of Vipassana meditation, at the Mahasi Meditation Centre, Yangon, it took 12 Sabbath days starting from 30th , May 1963 and ending on 10th September 1963 to complete. (* Third sermon if Hemavata Sutta is counted) This Sermon by Mahasi Sayadawgyi was taperecorded, transcribed and finally edited and summarised, by himself, and put into book form and published in August 1977. Since then, there had been five Editions up to now.
For the benefit of foreign yogis, this discourse had
been translated into English by U Ko Lay (Zeya Maung), and the Foreword of
Wetlet-Masoyein Sayadaw U Teiktha was translated by U Min Swe (Min Kyaw Thu)
and the translated text was published in 1983.
The First Edition was out of print for sometimes and Buddha
Sasana Nuggaha Organization has now published this Second Edition after 32
years, including a photo of the Venerable Mahasi Sayadawgyi and a brief sketch
of his Biography as well. A number of printing errors and omissions of the
First Edition had also been corrected in this Edition.
Since the excellent introduction to this discourse prepared
by Sayadaw U Teiktha, and translated by U Min Swe was included in this
Edition, we do not wish to repeat anything about this discourse, but to
conclude with our prayers for all readers to be able to understand the “Non-self”
or “Anatta” doctrine expounded by Mahasi Sayadawgyi and to
practise the Vipassana Meditation to truly realise this doctrine.
Dr. Tint Soe Lin
President
Buddha Sasana Nuggaha Organization
October, 2015
(* Third sermon if Hemavata Sutta is counted)
The Great Discourse On
The Anattalakkhana Sutta
This copy is Second Edition published in October 2015 in which the grammar, punctuations and spellings of English words were corrected during December 2018 for the next Edition.
(1) English words corrected by “ Microsoft Words” in computer by Ma Soe Soe
on 17.12.2018 and checked by U Khin Maung Oo on 19,22,23,31-12 -2018.
(2) Pali words re-checked by ----------------------.
Note; the words in red are not to be uploaded in the website.
The Anattalakkhana Sutta
The Anattalakkhana Sutta
ထုတ်ဝေသောနှစ် - 2015
သာသနာနှစ် - 2559
မြန်မာနှစ် - 1377
ခရစ်နှစ် - 2015
စာရေးဆရာ - Mahasi Sayadaw Gyi
414 စာမျက်နှာ
FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION
The Anattalakkhana Sutta was the Second* Sermon of Lord Buddha delivered after His Enlightenment at Sarnath, Benares, India, to five Bikkhus (monks) who had already become Sottapan (Stream- Winner) after listening to Dhammacakka Sutta preached by Lord Buddha on full moon day of Waso, 589 BC. The five Bikkhus finally attained Arahatship, having heard this Second Sermon delivered on 5th waning Day of Waso. This Sutta in Pali just covered only one page in the original book published by the Sixth Buddhist Synod.
However when Mahasi Sayadawgyi delivered this Sermon with detailed explanations on methods of Vipassana meditation, at the Mahasi Meditation Centre, Yangon, it took 12 Sabbath days starting from 30th , May 1963 and ending on 10th September 1963 to complete. (* Third sermon if Hemavata Sutta is counted) This Sermon by Mahasi Sayadawgyi was taperecorded, transcribed and finally edited and summarised, by himself, and put into book form and published in August 1977. Since then, there had been five Editions up to now.
For the benefit of foreign yogis, this discourse had
been translated into English by U Ko Lay (Zeya Maung), and the Foreword of
Wetlet-Masoyein Sayadaw U Teiktha was translated by U Min Swe (Min Kyaw Thu)
and the translated text was published in 1983.
The First Edition was out of print for sometimes and Buddha
Sasana Nuggaha Organization has now published this Second Edition after 32
years, including a photo of the Venerable Mahasi Sayadawgyi and a brief sketch
of his Biography as well. A number of printing errors and omissions of the
First Edition had also been corrected in this Edition.
Since the excellent introduction to this discourse prepared
by Sayadaw U Teiktha, and translated by U Min Swe was included in this
Edition, we do not wish to repeat anything about this discourse, but to
conclude with our prayers for all readers to be able to understand the “Non-self”
or “Anatta” doctrine expounded by Mahasi Sayadawgyi and to
practise the Vipassana Meditation to truly realise this doctrine.
Dr. Tint Soe Lin
President
Buddha Sasana Nuggaha Organization
October, 2015
(* Third sermon if Hemavata Sutta is counted)
The Great Discourse On
The Anattalakkhana Sutta
This copy is Second Edition published in October 2015 in which the grammar, punctuations and spellings of English words were corrected during December 2018 for the next Edition.
(1) English words corrected by “ Microsoft Words” in computer by Ma Soe Soe
on 17.12.2018 and checked by U Khin Maung Oo on 19,22,23,31-12 -2018.
(2) Pali words re-checked by ----------------------.
Note; the words in red are not to be uploaded in the website.