Theravada Buddhism

http://sansook.wdfiles.com/local--files/download/05_Dhammacakka.mp3 1. bhummānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā catummahārājikādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 2. catummahārājikānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā tāvatiṁsādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 3. tāvatiṁsānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā yāmādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 4. yāmānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā tusitādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 5. tusitānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā nimmānaratīdevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 6. nimmānaratīnaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā paranimmitavasavattīdevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 7. paranimmitavasavattīnaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā braḥmapārisajjādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 8. braḥmāyikānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā*braḥmāpārisajjā devā saddamanussāvesuṁ 9. braḥmāpārisajjānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā braḥmaparohitādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 10. braḥmaparohitānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā mahābraḥmādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 11. mahābraḥmānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā parittābhādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 12. parittābhānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ sutvā appamāṇābhādevā saddamanussāvesuṁ 13. appamāṇābhānaṁ devānaṁ saddaṁ s...

The full title is the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, but it is widely known as the Dhammacakka Sutta. After attaining Enlightenment the Buddha was at first reluctant to teach the Dhamma that he had realised. He considered, "This Dhamma is profound and goes against the flow of sensual desire; most people are strongly attached to and immersed in sensual pleasures." However, he reasoned that some were not too strongly attached, and were already searching for truth. They would be able to understand it. First he thought to teach it to Ālāra Kālāma, who had taught him meditation to attain the realm of infinite consciousness, but devas told him that Ālāra had passed away only last week; and he realised this was true by his own direct knowledge. Next he thought about teaching Uddaka Rāmaputta, who had taught him meditation to attain the realm of neither perception nor non-perception, but devas told him that Uddaka had passed away the previous night; and he realised this was tr...