Nāga Puns

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Summary

The Bhaiṣajyavastu, “The Chapter on Medicines,” is a part of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya, the corpus of monastic law of one of the most influential Buddhist schools in India. This chapter deals with monastic regulations about medicines. At the same time, it also includes various elements not restricted to such rules: stories of the Buddha and his disciples, a lengthy story of the Buddha’s journey for the purpose of quelling an epidemic and converting a nāga, a number of stories of the Buddha’s former lives narrated by the Buddha himself, and a series of verses recited by the Buddha and his disciples about their former lives. Thus, this chapter preserves not only interesting information about medical knowledge shared by ancient Indian Buddhist monastics but also an abundance of Buddhist narrative literature.

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Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi. Trans. Taigen Dan Leighton.

Naga Meditation

>Being withered and cold in body and mind cleanses and sharpens the field. The dusts are jumbled and then distilled, leaving each realm vacant and bright. The moon in the water reflects the light in the clearing sky. The clouds embrace the mountain with its autumn colors. Whether jet black or lush green, the profound depths have great spirit. The inherently illuminated original root is not constrained by the branches and leaves. This is the time and place to leap beyond the ten thousand emotional entanglements of innumerable kalpas. One contemplation of ten thousand years finally goes beyond all the transitory, and you emerge with spontaneity. The clouds traveling in the vacant valley are free, whether moving or tranquil. Agreeably enter every sense-dust, while constantly staying in samadhi. Therefore we have been told that nagas are always in meditation, never apart from this sublime state.

I was being sore and resentful this morning, and it had reached such a constant pitch that I threw my hands up and started saying "no" to everything. It's interesting how every now and again something will absolutely not be thwarted, but for the most part, focus, clarity, and equanimity re-established itself, and things are finally getting done. I do mantras occasionally, but it's nice to step back and practice the "no" of the late Linji School as discussed by Dahui and Wumen. A lot of this excerpt reminded me of this.

*Before we begin, Hindus do not have Gods or Goddesses. There is a difference in religions and
Dharma, they are not same, the usual logic of God doesn’t apply to Hindu icons of worship. Hindu
icons are called Devatas, Devi=Feminine, Deva=Masculine.

*Also, ‘Shashtra’ are conventional armament (bows, shields, swords, etc.), while ’Astra’ are
specialized weaponry(includes guided missiles, mass destruction, biological, environmental
warfare material, etc.). For Astras, we can consider them ancient equivalents of nuclear weapon
impact-level.

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*Here are some names of the weaponry wielded amongst Hindu icons
(Devatas+Daityas+Manavas+Gandharvas)

Category- Gada (Mace)

01.Ekasha Gada - The mace of Lord Shiva. A blow from the weapon is the equivalent of being hit by a
million elephants.

02.Gada - the main weapon of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, son of Añjanā.

03.Kaumodaki - Kaumodaki is the gada (mace) of the Hindu god Vishnu

04.Mace of Bhima - It was presented by Mayasura. It was used by Danavas King Vrishaparva.

05.Modaki Mace - The Beater mace

06.Shibika (a club) - The weapon of Kubera, god of wealth.

07.Shikhari Mace - The tower of Protection mace

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Category- Khadga (Sword)

01.Aruval - Tamils revere the weapon, a type of billhook, as a symbol of Karupannar. (Tamil history)

02.Asi (also Sword of Drona) - a legendary sword in Hinduism.

03.Chandrahas - Sword of Lord Shiva. The divine sword Chandrahas (literally the laughter of the moon but referring to the shape formed by a crescent moon which resembles a smile) was given to Ravana by Lord Shiva, who was pleased by Ravana's intense devotion. Ravana gave this sword to Indrajit on different occasions especially to fight against Devas.

04.Girish - A special sword of Shiva with unique characteristics.

05.Indra Kaakam - The sword of Indra; having a crescent shaped tip.

06.Khanda - The khanda is a symbol of Shiva. Khanda often appears in Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh scriptures and art.

07.Kharga - The Sword of Kali, which slaughters demons indiscriminately and without mercy.

08.Nandaka - Is the sword of the Hindu god, Vishnu.

09.Nistrimsha - The sword of Pradyumna, son of Krishna.

10.Pattayudha -

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Do your worst!

Pt.1 | (cont.)

---Disclaimer: This is a character sheet for the series There Will Be Scritches. It may not be to everyone's taste, it is not required reading, you will be able to enjoy the series having never read further. I intend to edit it as new characters are added and/or if details change. Characters are listed in order of first mention---

Name: Tcakqaal, 27th Daughter of Highspire Peak

Sex: F

Occupation: Captain of the Bright Plume

Age (Equivalent Earth Years): 44

Species: R’qali

Diet: Frugivorous

Manipulation: Wingclaws (fine, delicate, gesticulative) Talons and Beak (heavy, rough)

Locomotion: Bipedal Digitigrade Talons of which one prosthetic (walking), Feathered Wings (flying)

Height: 131cm

Mass: 2.5kg

Feather Colour: Black, White and Grey

Eye Colour: Black (main spectrum), Red (IR) (2 left side prosthetics)

Homeworld: R’qal Cradleworld: R’qal

Languages Spoken: R’qali, Galactic Basic, Galactic Basic Sign Language, (rudimentary English)

Sexual Preference: Straight Species Preference: R’qali

First Mention: Pt.1 First Appearance: Pt.1

Religious Persuasion: Akaros Pantheonism

Familial Status: Clan Senior of Highspire Peak, Married to Qorak, Expecting Mother, (surrogate/second mother to Triple M)

Alma Mater: Rakara’c Officer Training Academy

Name: Victor “Cuddles” Taylor

Sex: M

Occupation: Chief Security Specialist, Dorm Liaison (formerly Security Specialist, Security Officer)

Age (EEY): 29

Species: Human

Diet: Omnivorous

Manipulation: Bimanual (ten fingers of which two thumbs)

Locomotion: Bipedal Plantigrade

Height: 206cm

Mass: 109kg

Hair Colour: Copper

Eye Colour: Emerald Green

Homeworld: Earth Cradleworld: Earth

Languages Spoken: English, Italian, Japanese, GB, GBSL, (rudimentary R’qali)

Sexual Preference: Straight (BDSM proclivity, Dom/rigger) Species Preference: Don (until recently, Human)

First Mention: Pt.1 First Appearance: Pt.1

Religious Persuasion: Atheist

Familial Status: Orphan, in a relationship with Tuun “Elf”

Alma Mater: Westminster College

Name: Fluffy

Sex: F

**Occupation

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

Buenosdillas

They’re on standbi

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

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You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

Why

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap