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MN25. Fodder - Nivāpa Sutta
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This episode is the 25th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Nivapa sutta which is listed on Sutta Central with both the translated English titles of “Fodder” and also “Sowing”. In this sutta, The Buddha compares getting trapped by Māra with a deer getting caught in a snare, illustrating the ever more complex strategies employed by hunted to get free from the traps set by the hunter.
This translation of the Nivapa sutta is by Bhikkhu Sujato and was sourced from Sutta Central.
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Manage episode 379044361 series 3408133
This episode is the 25th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Nivapa sutta which is listed on Sutta Central with both the translated English titles of “Fodder” and also “Sowing”. In this sutta, The Buddha compares getting trapped by Māra with a deer getting caught in a snare, illustrating the ever more complex strategies employed by hunted to get free from the traps set by the hunter.
This translation of the Nivapa sutta is by Bhikkhu Sujato and was sourced from Sutta Central.
Click here if you'd like to find out more about what is on offer on the Buddha's Wisdom Podcast or to choose your favourite method to subscribe to the podcast (on the right hand side of the linked page).
If you'd like to support the producer and narrator of the Buddha's Wisdom Podcast to cover costs of production and distribution donate via the Ko-fi.com creators platform click here. Or you can become are regular supporter via Patreon.
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