notes on the Dhamma

One more addition to the article: the real meaning of the cryptic formula in 4sp sat... I've gone through with a highlighter comparing KN Ud1.10 and SN 35.95 so you can't hide from the truth. exhibit 1: Bahiya sutta KN Ud 1.10 Bahiya was famous for being the disciple who attained  arahantship the fastest, upon meeting the buddha, hearing this short teaching: (in reference to the seen, there will only be the seen...) ♦ “tasmātiha te, bāhiya, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ — “Then, Bāhiya, you should train yourself thus: ‘diṭṭhe diṭṭhamattaṃ bhavissati, In reference to the seen, there will be only the seen. sute sutamattaṃ bhavissati, In reference to the heard, only the heard. mute mutamattaṃ bhavissati, In reference to the sensed, only the sensed. viññāte viññātamattaṃ bhavissatī’ti. In reference to the cognized, only the cognized. evañhi te, bāhiya, sikkhitabbaṃ. That is how you should train yourself. yato kho te, bāhiya, When for you there will be diṭṭh

MN 103 is an excellent example where Dhamma gets applied as Buddha teaching, and 'dhamma' examined as akusula or kusala. dhammaṃ sutvā (60) dhammaṃ sutvāna (12) DN DN 1 , 2. sāmaññaphalasuttaṃ , paṇītatarasāmaññaphalaṃ ( DN 2.12 ), para. 3 ⇒ 191 . “taṃ dhammaṃ suṇāti gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā aññatarasmiṃ vā kule paccājāto. so taṃ dhammaṃ sutvā tathāgate saddhaṃ paṭilabhati. so tena saddhāpaṭilābhena samannāgato iti paṭisañcikkhati — ‘sambādho gharāvāso rajopatho, abbhokāso pabbajjā. nayidaṃ sukaraṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā ekantaparipuṇṇaṃ ekantaparisuddhaṃ saṅkhalikhitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ carituṃ. yaṃnūnāhaṃ kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajeyyan’ti. DN 1 , 3. ambaṭṭhasuttaṃ , vijjācaraṇakathā ( DN 3.10 ), para. 2 ⇒ 279 . “katamaṃ pana taṃ, bho gotama, caraṇaṃ, katamā ca sā vijjā”ti? “idha, ambaṭṭha, tathāgato loke uppajjati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anutta