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Lesson 2.1.12 Paṭhamabrahmacariyasuttaṃ & Dutiyabrahmacariyasuttaṃ – Leading a Holy Life and the Fruits Thereof & The Purpose of the Holy Life
Verses from the Dhammapada open the Introduction to the Paṭhamabrahmacariyasutta and Dutiyabrahmacariyasutta thus offering a final challenge to the reader to fill in missing terms as was the custom with the oral tradition. Time and again the Buddha emphasised how to lead a holy life, its purpose and the fruits to be derived thereof. The Introductions to this Chapter Two, likewise, hope to express gratitude and stir the reader to appreciate the efforts of all those who preserved the Buddha’s teaching so that it is still available today. In the Introduction to this lesson, the meditation teacher S. N. Goenka describes how he encountered the Dhamma in its paṭipatti aspect through Vipassana meditation, eventually enabling him to teach it and spread it around the world.