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In the Sallekha Sutta, the Discourse on Effacement, translated from Pali by Venerable Nyanaponika Maha Thera, Maha Cunda visits the Buddha, who was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery and we may read what the Buddha told him about the arising of wholesome thoughts and the avoidance of unwholesome actions.

Avoiding Unwholesome Actions

Prof. David Dale Holmes 12 March 2018

Lessons from the the Sallekha Sutta

In the Sallekha Sutta, the Discourse on Effacement,* MN 8, (1988) translated from Pali by Venerable Nyanaponika Maha Thera, Maha Cunda visits the Buddha at Jetavana and asks him how to get rid of false views about self and the universe, and we are told what the Buddha said about the skillfulness of replacing harmful actions with harmless actions:

Harmfulness and Harmlessness

Prof. David Dale Holmes 5 February 2018

Getting rid of false views about self and the universe