Daily Words of the Buddha for November 21, 2017

Pāli Word a Day for November 21, 2017 —  ajalita — a + jalita= not + on fire = that which does not burn, i.e. has been cooled, nibbāna

Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā,
tesaṃ hetuṃ Tathāgato āha
tesañca yo nirodho;
evaṃvādī Mahāsamaṇo.

Those phenomena arising from a cause,
of these the Enlightened One has told the cause
and also their cessation;
this is the “doctrine” of the Great Recluse.

Vinaya 3.60
The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka

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