Brahmājālasūtta

The Brahmājālasūtta , Sūtra of the net of Brahman, is a text, as all will sutras them, allotted to Gautama Bouddha.

Brahmājālasūtta is the first sūtta of the collection of the Dīgha Nikāya, the collection of will sûtras long, belonging to the basket Sutta Pitaka of the Tipitaka.

The title of this Sûtra could cause a confusion with the Brahmājālasūtra, which is one will sūtra Bouddhisme mahâyâna.

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Brahmājālasūtta questions how the individuals are mislaid in unreasoned opinions. It analyzes these opinions by indexing some 62, qu ' they concenent finitude or the Infini tude of the Univers, the Causalité, the Oneself after the Mort.

Gautama Bouddha gives then the image one net: the defenders of these sights like are retained prisoners, following the example fish in the net of a fisherman… Then, it names the sutta: : " net of Brahman" , " net of false the doctrines" , " incomparable victory after the combat".

References

J.Bloch, J.Filliozat, L.Renou, Buddhist Canon pāli , Maisonneuve, 1989

External bonds

A French-speaking translation of the 62 false sights of this sutta

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