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The Heir to the Buddha’s Teaching
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The Heir to the Buddha’s Teaching
This book envisions the student of Dhamma as being an “heir” to the Buddha’s Teaching who has the responsibility…
This book envisions the student of Dhamma as an 'heir' to the Buddha's Teaching, emphasizing the need to underst…
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The Structure of the Dhammacakka Hub = The Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment Spokes = The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination Rim = The Four Noble …
The Journey of Enlightenment: The Buddha's Reflections
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The Journey of Enlightenment: The Buddha's Reflections
1 Overview Introduction After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhartha Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath …
After achieving Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha spent 28 days in contemplation to absorb the bliss …
The Inaugural Teaching of the Buddha
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The Inaugural Teaching of the Buddha
He agreed to teach the Dhamma, but remained undecided as to exactly who he should teach first. Eventually, the Bud- dha decided to make the j…
The Buddha decided to teach the Dhamma starting with the Group of Five at Isipatana Deer Park. His first sermon, the Dhammacakka pavattana Sutta, …
Understanding the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
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Understanding the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
For as long as the components were separated, they could not be called a wheel. Just as, a skilled wheelwright…
The Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta marks the first sermon of Buddha, articulating the foundational teachings that guide practit…
Understanding the Path to Nirvana: The Buddha's Teachings
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Understanding the Path to Nirvana: The Buddha's Teachings
the attainment of Nirvana. In the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, further to the clarification of the profitable p…
This text discusses the Buddha's elucidation of the paths to Nirvana as presented in the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. It highlights the unprofita…
The Path of Self-Mortification in Buddhism
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The Path of Self-Mortification in Buddhism
2. The Path of Self-Mortification According to the Buddha, the practice of self-mortification [attakilamathānuyoga] is fruitless. He …
In Buddhism, the practice of self-mortification is deemed fruitless by the Buddha. He elucidates that …
The Middle Way: A Path to Liberation
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The Middle Way: A Path to Liberation
…e Way The Middle Way [majjhima paṭipadā] is a path of practice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence or self-mortification. It is a path of practice that is conducive to taming the mind…
The Middle Way [majjhima paṭipadā] serves as a balanced path in Buddhism, steering clear of both sensual pleasures and self-mortification. This approach…
The Noble Truths and the Path to Nirvana
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The Noble Truths and the Path to Nirvana
3. The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering [dukkhanirodha ariyasacca]; 4. The Noble Truth of the Path …
This text delves into the Four Noble Truths, emphasizing the cessation of suffering and the path leading to it. The Mid…
Understanding the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism
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Understanding the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism
**1. Saccaṇāṇa:** This first cycle of examination of the knowledge of the Four Noble Truths established the knowledge of the Truth of their Exis…
This text outlines the process of examining the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism through three cycles: Saccaṇāṇa (knowl…
The Middle Way: Balancing Sensual Indulgence and Self-Mortification
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The Middle Way: Balancing Sensual Indulgence and Self-Mortification
the harmfulness of the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification, and advocated the following of the…
This text discusses the risks associated with extreme sensual indulgence and self-mortification, underscoring the importance of following the Middle Way or N
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: The Sermon
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: The Sermon
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: The Sermon Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Aṅanda’s …
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta begins with Aṅanda's phrase 'Thus have I heard' and recounts the Buddha's teachings delivere…
Metaphors of Sensual Indulgence
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Metaphors of Sensual Indulgence
Commentorial Metaphors: Indulgence in sensual pleasures: 1. A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in
This text delves into various metaphors that depict the indulgence in sensual pleasures as detrimental and unfulfilling…
The Buddha's Teachings on Sensory Pleasures
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The Buddha's Teachings on Sensory Pleasures
6. Eating a poisonous fruit: The pleasures of the five senses can be compared to a poisonous fruit. The hedo…
The Buddha uses various metaphors to illustrate the dangers of indulgence in sensory pleasures. He likens them to poisonous fruits, sharp weapons, and chil…
Buddhist Teachings on Sensual Pleasures
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Buddhist Teachings on Sensual Pleasures
used to rinse a toilet or the toilet bowl itself, which is soiled with excrement. He also compared the pleasure…
In this text, the Buddha emphasizes the folly of indulging in sensory pleasures, likening them to dang…
The Dangers of Sensual Indulgence in Buddhist Teachings
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The Dangers of Sensual Indulgence in Buddhist Teachings
16. A man who falls in love with an ogress: The Buddha also compared indulging the pleasures of the senses to…
In the teachings of the Buddha, the indulgence of the senses is likened to a man falling in love with …
The Dangers of Sensual Indulgence
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The Dangers of Sensual Indulgence
If it happens that his wealth is taken away in taxes, or stolen by robbers, or damaged by fire or floods, or fri…
This text discusses the sorrow and suffering resulting from the attachment to wealth and sensual pleasures, highlighting that these a…
The Consequences of Attachment to Sense Pleasure
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The Consequences of Attachment to Sense Pleasure
O! Monks! Some warriors go to the trouble to erect defences of brick and mortar to stop their enemies bein
This text discusses how attachment to sense pleasures leads to various forms of suffering and wrongdoing. It illustrates the conseque…
Understanding Self-Mortification in Buddhism
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Understanding Self-Mortification in Buddhism
It is for this reason that the Lord Buddha should want to start his sermon by instructing the ‘group of five’ that indulg…
In this text, Lord Buddha teaches that indulgence of the senses is unsuitable for a Buddhist monk and …
The Futility of Self-Mortification
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The Futility of Self-Mortification
Commentorial Metaphors: Self-mortification: 1. Sugar-cane juice and poison: It can be compared to a mixtur…
This text presents a series of metaphors illustrating the perils of self-mortification. Comparing self-harm to poiso…