Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw

A Discourse on the Hemavata Sutta

Translated by U On Pe (Tet Toe)

Contents

Preface
Date for This Discourse
Is the Buddha Impartial?
Does the Buddha Steal?
Does the Buddha Tell Lies?
Is the Buddha Free From Desire?
Is the Buddha Wise and Moral?
Hemavata’s Praise of the Buddha
What is the Way to Liberation?
Who Can Gain Liberation?

Editor’s Note

This was the first of the Sayādaw’s many discourses that I edited. That edition was published as a paperback in 1993, sponsored by Mrs Sarojini Fernando in memory of her parents.

This latest edition has been reformatted for reading in a PDF viewer, with some additional footnotes, and numerous cross-references.

The preface is by U Thein Han, who was one of the interpretors when I first practised at Mahāsi Yeikthā in 1979. A delightful and pious man, he devotedly served the Mahāsi organization for many years.

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