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The Buddha’s First Teaching
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The Buddha’s First Teaching
A Dhammakaya Foundation paperback First edition 2002 Published by the Dhammakaya Foundation Department of International Relations 23/2 Moo 7., Khlong Sam, Khlong Luang, Patumthani 12120 Thailand Tel.
This book, published by the Dhammakaya Foundation, delves into the core teachings of Buddhism as explicated by Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Phadet Dattajeevo). The text provides an in-dep…
Understanding the Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta
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Understanding the Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta
…cakka Pavattana Sutta by chanting the Sutta for the benefit of the laypeople or giving commentarial teachings about it. This tradition is one that has been carried down to the present day. It is regrettable …
… the Buddhist community, fostering deeper understanding and practice in alignment with the Buddha's teachings.
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 the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Nerañjāra, Bodhgavā on the full moon night of
… bliss and understand the Dhamma. With encouragement from Brahmā Sahampati, he decided to share his teachings for the benefit of all beings. This period marked the start of his journey to spread wisdom and com…
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 a man who falls in love and co-habits with an ogress who he takes for a human maiden (but
In the teachings of the Buddha, the indulgence of the senses is likened to a man falling in love with an ogress and …
The Noble Eightfold Path and the Factors of Enlightenment
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The Noble Eightfold Path and the Factors of Enlightenment
… Palace Spire: It can be compared to a jewel on top of the spire of the palace of the Lord Buddha’s Teachings. The ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ¹. The F…
… pursuit of Nirvana and true liberation from suffering. DMC.tv provides further insights into these teachings.
Understanding Suffering in Buddhism
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Understanding Suffering in Buddhism
depressed and dejected. 1.1.8 Feeling slighted [domanassa] : This is when one has a 'chip on one's shoulder' (to be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge). 1.1.9 Bemoani
… suffering affect all living beings, emphasizing that everyone will experience misery. The Buddha's teachings reveal that suffering is intricately linked to craving, the primary cause of suffering. Understandi…
Understanding the Origin of Suffering in Buddhism
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Understanding the Origin of Suffering in Buddhism
2.2 The Origin of Suffering as a Cause In explaining the Origin of Suffering, the Buddha intended to make clear that the suffering experienced by living beings has craving as its cause. As soon as the
In this examination of the Buddha's teachings, the Origin of Suffering is explained as being rooted in craving, which leads to a cycle of sufferi…
Understanding Resentment and Suffering in Buddhism
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Understanding Resentment and Suffering in Buddhism
about a certain thing. These are all the characteristics of resentment which will bring us misery for as long as we still harbour it in our hearts. 9. Bemoaning [upāyassa sukkha] The Buddha characteri
…text delves into the characteristics of resentment as a source of misery and describes the Buddha's teachings on different forms of suffering. It explains how sorrow is a mental state, lamentation manifests ou…
The Dhammakaya Tradition and Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
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The Dhammakaya Tradition and Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
…ha used in the train- ing of sentient beings from the earliest days of his dispensa- tion. Even the teachings on *āyatana-nibbāna* and *dhammakāya* which are prominent features of the Dhammakāya Tradition, are…
…discovery of the Dhammakaya Tradition, which he taught as a method for attaining enlightenment. His teachings include the profound concepts of āyatana-nibbāna and dhammakāya, foundational elements found in Bud…
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
…tle Anāgāmi Body, the Coarse Dhammakāya Arahat Body and the Subtle Dhammakāya Arahat Body. From the teachings of Phra rajbavanavisudh (Chaiboon Dhammayo) present abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya the only reason th…
…ng various states—from the Coarse Dhammakāya Gotrabhu to the Subtle Dhammakāya Arahat. According to teachings from Phra rajbavanavisudh, the distinctions between these levels arise from the presence of subtle …
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Significance
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Significance
…ated by one’s defilements. The Dhamma Body or the Dhammakāya is the essence of Buddhism. All of the teachings of the Lord-Buddha are de- rived from the fact that He managed to attain and become inseparably uni…
…ugh spiritual practices like meditation, ushering in a state of unity with the Dhammakāya. Buddha's teachings are derived from his ultimate enlightenment, which disconnects the mind from worldly desires and un…
Understanding Suffering and the Subtle Human Body
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Understanding Suffering and the Subtle Human Body
wealth. As the majority of sorts of suffering concerns material things, having attained the subtle human body, the mind, being unified with the subtle human body, is safely withdrawn beyond the reach
… attachment to their physical bodies and possessions, despite intellectually understanding Buddha's teachings on impermanence. The author emphasizes that true resolution of suffering comes from attaining the s…
The Nature of Wives in Buddhist Teachings
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The Nature of Wives in Buddhist Teachings
7. A wife like an slave: A wife who allows herself to be abused, slapped or beaten by her husband without becoming angry or vengeful and without blaming her husband, who is contented to be completely
This text discusses different types of wives in Buddhist teachings, illustrating how their characteristics influence their karmic outcomes. It differentiates between …
The Story of Khujutara and Khema
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The Story of Khujutara and Khema
money any more. She used the whole 1,000 kahapanas to buy flowers for Sammavadi and the courtesans. Seeing that there were more flowers than usual, the courtesans asked Khujutara whether the king had
This text narrates the story of Khujutara, who uses all her money for good after understanding the teachings of the Buddha about the consequences of embezzlement. Her change illustrates the concepts of Right …
The Life of Koṇḍañña and His Journey to Enlightenment
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The Life of Koṇḍañña and His Journey to Enlightenment
If you look back at the life history of Koṇḍañña, you will remember him as being the youngest amongst the eight brahmin soothsayers selected to interpret the bodily marks of Prince Siddhattha shortly
…Buddha's teaching of the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. This establishes the supremacy of the Buddha's teachings over contemporary spiritual practices, highlighting that even Brahmās, who appear enlightened, rema…
The Path to Liberation in Buddhism
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The Path to Liberation in Buddhism
…e hadn't had the opportunity to come into contact with the Lord Buddha, or at least his undistorted teachings, then again, it would be impossible to attain the stages of liberation or Sainthood. It is thus the…
…zing the importance of good deeds in the present. It highlights that contact with the Lord Buddha's teachings is essential for attaining liberation and that one's practice and conditions in life greatly impact…
The Subtlety of Dhamma and the Buddha's Vocation
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The Subtlety of Dhamma and the Buddha's Vocation
Dhamma in even greater subtlety. The Buddha was later to preach in the Sim­sapa forest that there were more leaves in the forest than he held in the palm of his hand. The 84,000 units of Dhamma which
The Buddha preached the concept of Dhamma, comparing his teachings to leaves in his hand versus the endless phenomena of enlightenment. He remembered his vow to end s…
The Middle Way: Buddha's Revolutionary Teaching
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The Middle Way: Buddha's Revolutionary Teaching
tered to liberate themselves from suffering, but because the strongest spiritual trend of the time was the practice of self-mortification, many went astray or perished in their quest. Having tormented
This text discusses the historical context of the Buddha's teachings, emphasizing how many were misled by the practice of self-mortification in their quest for liberati…
The Buddha's Teachings on Reality and the Middle Way
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The Buddha's Teachings on Reality and the Middle Way
the Buddha didn’t explain what the device was by which they could see and know according to reality, they could follow the gist of what he was explaining. 2.3 Benefits of Seeing and Knowing according
This text delves into the teachings of the Buddha regarding the benefits of seeing and knowing according to reality. Although he did no…
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering
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The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering
all that way from the top of our head to the tips of our toes, we are full of suffering — he had seen and known it for him- self as a result of having the wherewithal to see and know the nature of rea
The text delves into the Buddha's teachings on suffering, challenging ancient beliefs that linked suffering to divine punishment or fate. Inste…