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17. “Could you please talk about Shakyamuni Buddha, whose teaching we learn, and the ones before him, and the one to come Maitreya? Are the teachings the same? What is important for us to know about the Buddhas?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Buddha] [Previous Buddhas] [Metteyya Bodhisatva] // [Naturalness] [Teaching Dhamma] [Discernment] [Goodwill]
Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book Volume 2, p. 54: The Twenty-Eight Buddhas’ Protection. [Protective chants]
Quote: “Ajahn Chah had tremendous lovingkindness, and because of that he had many, many people coming to him all the time. I’m going to focus on equanimity.” — Ajahn Liem. [Ajahn Liem] [Wat Pah Pong] [Ajahn Chah] [Equanimity]
15. “Please explain what gave rise to the 28 Buddhas Protection Discourse (Amaravati Chanting Book Volume 2, p. 54). Is this a sutta? It didn’t start with ‘Thus have I heard.’ Did Buddha ever mention or acknowledge the existence of other Buddhas?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Yatiko. [Protective chants] [Sutta] [Previous Buddhas] // [Metteyya Bodhisatva] [Culture/Thailand] [Ghost] [History/Sri Lankan Buddhism] [Children] [Fear]
Sutta: DN 14: Descriptions of six previous Buddhas.
Sutta: DN 26.25: The future Buddha Metteyya. [Metteyya Bodhisatva]
Sutta: DN 32: The Āṭānāṭiya Protection.
Suttas: SN 12:4-10 mention six previous Buddhas who understood Dependent Origination.
5. “Is there any reference in the Pāli Canon to Maitreya, the next Buddha’s aspiration being made to the Buddha Gotama?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Kaccāna. [Tipiṭaka] [Metteyya Bodhisatva] [Buddha/Biography] // [Āgama]
Sutta: DN 26.25: The Pāli Nikaya’s only reference to Metteyya Bodhisattva. [Metteyya Bodhisatva]
Āgama: MĀ 66: Two aspirants make vows to the Buddha Gotama.