King Yama

2 discourses

Discourses

MN 130 Devadūta sutta - Divine Messengers

Why do we ignore life’s ultimate wake-up calls? Through King Yama’s questioning of the deceased, the Buddha frames aging, sickness, and death as divine messengers, urging immediate spiritual urgency before the inescapable karmic consequences of negligence catch up with us.

PTS 3.178–3.186

AN 3.36 Devadūta sutta - Divine Messengers

The Buddha describes the three divine messengers that appear among human beings and what happens to those who do not heed their message.

PTS 1.138–1.141