PALI SUTTA STUDY
PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS 2002
Venue: THE PALI CENTRE
Blk 633 Bukit Batok Central, #01-130 (2nd flr), S 650633
Every Saturday, 3.00-5.00 p.m.
These suttas will be translated and paraphrased with amplifications and notes by Piya Tan specially prepared for the weekly course. Provisional syllabus:
1. S?ma??a,phala Sutta (D 2) [New translation. Completed study]
--The Buddha heals the mind of a parricide king. This sutra is a classic summary of the Buddha's teachings.
2. Apaööaka Sutta (M 60) [New translation]
--Why doing good is better than doing evil. The prototype of Pascal's Wager.
3. B?la,paö¶ita Sutta (M 129) [New translation]
--On the foolish and the wise: a brief survey of states of birth. Connected sutta: Deva,dèta Sutta (M 130).
4. Veludvareyya Sutta (S 5.7)
--To the people of Bamboo Gate. On the 5 Precepts.
5. Dhamma,cakka-p,pavattana Sutta (S 56.11) [New translation]
--The 4 Noble Truth in perspective.
6. îditta,pariy?ya Sutta (S 35.28)
--The Fire Discourse. The nature of desire.
7. Anatta,lakkhaöa Sutta (S 22.59)
--Doctrine of non-self.
8. CèÂa M?luºkya,putta Sutta (M 63)
--What religion should really be about.
9. Tevijja Sutta (D 13)
--The Threefold Knowledge. How to find God. Paraphrased.
10. Vitakka,saö h?na Sutta (M 20)
--How to remove distracting thoughts.
11. în?p?na,sati Sutta (M 118)
--On the mindfulness of the breath.
12. Sati'pa h?na Sutta (M 10)
--On the stations of mindfulness: The body; sensations; the mind & mind-objects.
