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10. “There are people who tend to teach a lot about the deva realm. One story says that in the first discourse thousands of devas were enlightened. I wonder if they were non-returners?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Deva] [Buddha/Biography] [Non-return] // [Great disciples] [Stream entry] [Ven. Ananda Maitreya]

Sutta: SN 56.11: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: The devas rejoicing.

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2. “If the Unconditioned is above distinctions of right and wrong, how do you reconcile this with the fact that we live in a moralistic society? If you are not enlightened, how do you live with the truth of the Unconditioned?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. [Unconditioned] [Virtue] // [Conventions] [Dhamma] [Vinaya] [Buddha] [Ven. Ananda Maitreya] [Clinging] [Suffering] [Recollection/Buddha]

Reference: “Still, Flowing Water” in Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, p. 373.

Reference: Time & Timelessness.

Reference: T. S. Elliot, The Dry Salvages.

Vinaya: Mahāvagga 1: The story of the Buddha’s enlightenment.

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 4: Recollection of the Buddha: vijjācaraṇa-sampanno.