Sigālovāda Sutta
31st Sutta in the Digha Nikaya, Pāli Canon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sigālovāda Sutta is the 31st Sutta described in the Digha Nikaya ("Long Discourses of Buddha").[1] It is also known as the Sīgāla Sutta,[2] the Sīgālaka Sutta,[3] the Siṅgālovāda Sutta,[4] and the Sigālovāda Suttanta ("The Sigāla Homily").[5]
Buddhaghosa has referred to this sutta as "the Vinaya [Buddhist code of discipline] of the householder."[6] In modern times, Bhikkhu Bodhi has identified this sutta as the "most comprehensive Nikāya text" which pertains "to the happiness directly visible in this present life."[7]