Mahasaropama Sutta, Mahāsāropama-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahasaropama Sutta Mahasaropama Sutta
Preached at Gijjhakuta, soon after Devadattas secession. Some young men leave the household, being lured by the life of a monk. As monks, they receive presents, esteem, and repute. These things so please them and satisfy their aspirations that they become conceited and disparage others. Thus they grow remiss and a prey to Ill. Their case resembles that of a man who, needing the best of timber, goes into a forest and is satisfied with cutting off the leafy foliage or the bark of the trees, knowing nothing of the grades of wood. On the other hand, the monk who is satisfied only when he reaches the end of Ill is like a man who takes only the choicest timber, passing over the other. M.i.192-7.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part III - Opamma Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
2.6. Right Effort (Sammā-vāyama or Samyag-vyāyāma) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]