Dhamma doodles 😁

yodha · December 25, 2018, 3:44pm

It’s the season for giving presents, and here’s one I made for someone, and for all of you.

Thanks for your encouragement with the Dhamma Doodles, and wish you all a Happy Year 2019!

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sabbamitta · December 25, 2018, 4:19pm

Thanks so much for doodling for us! And wishing you a very good year 2019!

Aminah · December 25, 2018, 4:30pm

Quite so!

I’ve found so many of them say exactly how it seems to me, in a way words can’t quite manage. Much thanks.

karl_lew · December 26, 2018, 5:16pm

Gillian · December 27, 2018, 10:50pm

yodha · January 8, 2019, 3:12pm

Wow, so great to see other people sharing their dhamma doodles too!

I’ve been away on retreat with Ayya Visuddhi for ten days and had a blissful time.

Dhamma Garden

yodha · January 9, 2019, 10:44am

I’m thinking about a new series of “Vinaya Doodles”. This is my first try:

The 8 Parajikas (offenses that lead to immediate disrobing)

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Gabriel_L · January 9, 2019, 11:35am

I thought there were only 4 parajikas?

yodha · January 9, 2019, 11:37am

Nope, there are eight:

Gabriel_L · January 9, 2019, 12:33pm

I see. For bhikkhus there are 4, for bhikkhunis there are 8. I assumed you’re a bhikkhu! Now I believe you are a bhikkhuni.

Aminah · January 9, 2019, 1:08pm

This is so utterly brilliant! May I give my warmest encouragement for the series to continue, 1) because it is a marvellous enterprise in and of itself, and 2) contrary to an idea that I’ve heard repeated a number of times, from my PoV the Vinaya can be a matter of great interest (and more to the point value) to the whole Buddhist community not just monastics.

There’s just one slight down side I can see with this work: I might get to feel a bit morally compromised being so uplifted by depictions of poor conduct. Murder doesn’t usually inspire me to extended fits of laughter, but I must confess, it has happened here.

yodha · January 9, 2019, 7:02pm

Just to clarify: If I continue the vinaya series, I will doodle all the rules of both the bhikkhu and the bhikkhuni patimokkha, i. e. all the 23 sanghadisesas, 2 aniyatas, 42 nissaggiya pacittiyas, etc.

To explain these numbers:
For the sanghadisesas, we have 7 shared rules, 10 rules for bhikkhunis only, and 6 rules for bhikkhus only, thus 23. Likewise for the other classes of offenses…

According to the suttas, well-trained monastics should be familiar with both patimokkhas, so I’ll doodle them all.

Viveka · January 9, 2019, 9:54pm

4 posts were split to a new topic: 8 bikkhuni Parajikas on flirting

Gabriel_L · January 9, 2019, 10:29pm

Looking forward to learning more about it. I have the intention to eventually translating into Portuguese the bhikkhuni vibhanga as well!

Mat · January 10, 2019, 9:23am

Is this how it’s pronounced!?

Gabriel_L · January 10, 2019, 9:24am

No it was a typo
Tks for noticing it.

Mat · January 10, 2019, 9:25am

just kidding!

yodha · January 10, 2019, 2:49pm

Thanks @Viveka for splitting the thread. Seems like I’ll have to rethink my plan to make vinaya doodles. The bhikkhuni patimokkha always leads to so much debate…

Also, I’ve been meaning to mention the anonymous mod or admin who used their supernormal tech powers to allow this thread to continue past 500 replies. Much thanks!

yodha · January 10, 2019, 2:53pm

I have stopped

MN 86 (Aṅgulimālasutta)
“Stop, stop, ascetic!”
“I’ve stopped, Aṅgulimāla—now you stop.”

karl_lew · January 10, 2019, 3:12pm

Ooooooh I LOVE this sutta. Those words send chills up my back. And they have deep personal meaning having seen both sides. Thank you!

“Now you stop”