Hemavata Sutta Recitation - Sutta Nipāta #153 | Ajahn Moneyyo | Buddhist Pali Chanting

Ajahn Moneyyo recites the Hemavata Sutta (Sutta Nipāta Verses 153-180) at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage. The chanting is in the Pāli, the original language of the Buddha, as preserved in the Canon of the Theravāda tradition. On a full moon night the two Yakkhas (Spirits) Hemavata and Sātāgira meet. Sātāgira is already inspired by the Buddha and wants to convince Hemavata to go to visit the Buddha together.A dialog in verse unfolds in which Hemavata coss-questions Sātāgira about the noble conduct and inner qualities of the Buddha. Sātāgira can inspire the other Yakkha to go to visit the Buddha, and Hemavata then asks the Buddha a series of profound questions.At the end of their dialog Hemavata and Sātāgira take refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, together with a great retinue of Yakkhas. A english translation of the Sutta can be read here:https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp1_9.htmlwww.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.youtube.com/channel/UCJINt0JJBfFm_x0FZcU9QJwwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archive