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The Quest for Buddhism (53)

Punnovada Sutta – Buddha's teaching to his No.5 disciple, Purna (Pali: Punna)

The Punnovada Sutta is the 145th discourse of the Majjhimanikāya.

On one occasion, Buddha was staying at the Anathapindika (Jetavana) in Sāvatthi (Skt. Shravasti). Bhikku Punna (Skt.Purna :Ref) visited him there and asked him about the art of devotion in seclusion that he may follow it and be purged of self. The Buddha tells him to avoid finding delight in the pleasures of the senses.

The Buddha's teaching on the Buddha Dharma to the Bhikkhu Punna. Reveals that suffering is caused by 'joyous pleasure' arising from stimuli entering from the six places.

The Buddha explains the control of the Six Ayatana (the six internal-external organs of sense):

Six roots - the six organs or senses on the side of subjectivity:

Eye - visual ability or the organ of sight.

Ear - the ability to hear or the organ of hearing.

Nose - olfactory abilities or olfactory organs.

Tongue - the ability to taste or the organ of taste

Body - Tactile abilities or sense of touch

Will - Perceptive abilities or organs of perception

Six borders - the six objects on the objective side, the objects of the senses:

Colour - the colours and forms seen by the eye root.

Voice - objects of hearing.

Aroma - object of the sense of smell.

Taste - object of the sense of taste.

Touch - firmness, heat, heaviness, etc. perceived by the roots of the body.

Dharma - all existence, including concepts, perceived by the mind-root.

仏教の探求 (53)

プンナ教誡経 (プンナきょうかいきょう、巴: プンノーヴァーダ・スッタ)〜ブッダが５番弟子のプールナ(富楼那、巴:プンナ）に説いた仏法

プンナ教誡経とは、マッジマニカーヤ(中部)の145番目の講話ことである。

ある時、ブッダはサーヴァッティー（舎衛城）のアナータピンディカ園（祇園精舎）に滞在していた。そこに比丘プンナ (富楼那、プールナ：参照)がブッダのもとを訪れ、、人里離れて精進していく術を問う。それに従って自己を浄化するようにと頼む。ブッダは、六感の楽しみを見出さないようにと言う。

ブッダが、比丘プンナ（富楼那）に六処の制御を説く。六処より入る刺激に基づいて生起する「喜悦」によって、苦が発生することを明らかにする。六処（しょ、梵・巴: アーヤタナ）とは、感覚器、感覚媒体、感覚範囲を意味する。仏教では、6つの内部感覚器六根（ろっこんと、6つの外部感覚器六境（ろっきょう）に分類される:

六根（ろっこん、六内入処(ろくないにゅうしょ)とも） - 主観の側の六種の器官、感官のこと:

眼（げん） - 視覚能力もしくは視覚器官

耳（に） - 聴覚能力もしくは聴覚器官

鼻（び） - 嗅覚能力もしくは嗅覚器官

舌（ぜつ） - 味覚能力もしくは味覚器官

身（しん） - 触覚能力もしくは触覚器官

意（い） - 知覚能力もしくは知覚器官

六境（ろっきょう、六外入処(ろくげにゅうしょ)とも） - 客観の側の六種の対象、感官の対象のこと:

色（しき） - 眼根によって見られる色彩と形象

声（しょう） - 聴覚の対象

香（こう） - 嗅覚の対象

味（み） - 味覚の対象

触（そく） - 身根によって感じられる堅さ、熱さ、重さなど

So that’s me back from my artist residency in Quebec and let me tell you, it was incredible. For one, I love Canada, it’s a beautiful place, it completely stole my heart and I’ve barely scratched the surface.

For those who don’t know, I was recently accepted on to an artist research programme called Ayatana which focuses on encouraging artists to research, explore and collaborate with each other within a specialised field of interest- in this situation it was insects. There is a strong emphasis on trying to bridge the gap between the arts and the sciences and opening up that sorely needed dialogue for understanding and preserving our natural environment. With that in mind, we got to visit various places, one being the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes where they house over 17 million specimens, making them the 5th largest in the world. We learnt about the best ways for cataloging and preserving insects,  the importance of identifying invasive species and the direct effect environmental factors such as climate change can have on populations. 

I wanted to post a few pictures of this magnificent collection for your eyes to feast on.