Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa
Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Rightly
Self-awakened One.
Where does the name come from?
The word ‘setthanada’ means ‘the
lion’s supreme roar’ in the ancient Indian language of Pali. The Buddha’s
discourses frequently draw on imagery from the rich and varied animal life of
the luxuriant Indian jungles. When the Lord Buddha had occasion to refer to himself, He chose to represent himself as the stately lion. The expression of the lion's
supremacy is its roar — a roar which reduces to silence the cries, howls,
bellows, shrieks, barks and growls of lesser creatures. When the lion steps
forth from his den and sounds his roar, all the other animals stop and listen.
On such an occasion none dares even to sound its own cry, let alone to come
into the open and challenge the fearless, unsurpassable roar of the
golden-maned king of beasts.
Why did I choose to develop the website?
Originally, I set up the site as a place to store articles and links to favourite websites,suttas and online resources... like a little ‘one stop shop’ for my
own personal needs. At this stage, ‘setthanada – the lion’s supreme roar’ was unlisted,
could not be searched for and could only be read by me.
At the end of 2012, I decided to develop the site as
a personal project to explore and share subject matter which relates, more or less, to Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness and conscious
healthy living. The website is now listed, searchable and open to all, and
it is my hope that it may be of benefit to others.
Hence, you will find within the website; pages which relate to basic Dhamma teachings and meditation practice, my own articles, references to articles from alternate sources, news from the Buddhist world, book reviews and recommendations, weekly quotes from the Dhammapada, and more which cannot easily be defined.
The site is a 'work in progress' and far from perfect... I hope that it will evolve and develop as I do.
Hence, you will find within the website; pages which relate to basic Dhamma teachings and meditation practice, my own articles, references to articles from alternate sources, news from the Buddhist world, book reviews and recommendations, weekly quotes from the Dhammapada, and more which cannot easily be defined.
The site is a 'work in progress' and far from perfect... I hope that it will evolve and develop as I do.
Who's the editor?
My name is Daniel Farrell, and I was born in Hastings, East Sussex in 1973. I discovered the Dhamma (the Teachings of the the Buddha) as a teenager. I allign most closely to the Theravada School of Buddhism, the Doctrine of the Elders, but I am open to any teaching which furthers ones progress on the Path towards greater compassion and wisdom.
