The Sutta Pitaka is the second of three sections of the Tipitaka or Pali Canon which is a collection of Buddhist texts on Theravada Buddhism. The other two sections are the Vinaya Pitaka and the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
Discourses from the Sutta Pitaka deal with a variety of topics including moral rules, legends, monastic life, Buddhist principles such as dependent origination and much more.
Learning these Suttas can greatly deepen your intellectual understanding of the Dhamma, and thereby inspire you towards a pure and wholesome Dharmic existence through the practical application of the Dhamma teachings in your day-to-day life.
Discourses from the Sutta Pitaka deal with a variety of topics including moral rules, legends, monastic life, Buddhist principles such as dependent origination and much more.
Learning these Suttas can greatly deepen your intellectual understanding of the Dhamma, and thereby inspire you towards a pure and wholesome Dharmic existence through the practical application of the Dhamma teachings in your day-to-day life.
What you will learn
The Sutta Pitaka contains more than 10,000 suttas (discourses) delivered by Lord Buddha and his close disciples. You will learn these suttas including key Buddhist suttas such as the Sigalovada Sutta which discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the Karaniya Metta Sutta which was Lord Buddha’s words on loving kindness.
Classes
Date: Sundays (even dates)
Time: 11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Venue: Abhidhamma Room at Mezzanine Floor, Wisma Dharma Chakra (WDC),
Instructor: Brother Vong Choong Choy
Tel : 011-1232 8299
Profile of Instructor:
Brother Vong Choong Choy has been involved in the educational field until his retirement in 1997. He served as a secondary school Principal for 17 years. After his retirement, he studied Buddhism at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, learning the Dhamma under the distinguished Buddhist scholar and meditation master, Venerable Dr. M. Punnaji from 2007 to 2018.Brother Vong was the coordinator for Bhante Punnaji’s Sutta classes from 2008 to 2018. He conducts “Buddhism / Sutta Classes” on a fortnightly bases on Sunday mornings and is a regular speaker on Buddhism at the Buddhist Maha Vihara. He has also served as a member of the Advisory Council for the Buddhist Institute Sunday Dhamma School.
