Sutta summary Sigalovada Sutta

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1 sutta summary

1.1 sigala s honoring father
1.2 avoid evil ways
1.3 choose true friends
1.4 protect close relationships





sutta summary
sigala s honoring father

the sigalovada sutta takes place when lord buddha encountered youth called sigala in morning stroll. young man, in drenched attire, prostrated , worshipped 4 compass direction (east, south, west , north), plus earth (down) , sky (up). when asked lord buddha why did so, youth sigala replied had been told late father , thought right uphold father s wishes. lord buddha then, based on sigala s point of view, taught him on how noble 1 (pali: ariya) should worship 6 directions.


avoid evil ways

the buddha first describes fourteen evil ways should avoided householder. buddha enumerates these evil ways avoided as:



the 4 defilements of action:







the 4 causes of evil action:







the 6 ways of squandering wealth:






choose true friends

the buddha elaborated on importance of having , being true friend, described true friends are; , true friends not; and, how true friends aid in attaining blissful life.


protect close relationships

finally, returning topic of 6 directions, buddha described 4 compass direction as : parents (east), teachers (south), wife (west), , friends , colleagues (north), , 2 vertical directions as: ascetics , brahmins (up) , servants (down). elaborated on how respect , support them, , how in turn 6 return kindness , support.


the householder s commitments , reciprocal acts of honors, identified buddha, represented below in accordance 4 directions on horizontal plane (east, south, west , north):




































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