... and few would understand the meaning it conveys. ULTIMATE AND MUNDANE SUBJECTS There are two methods of instruction in Buddha's teachings , namely, the ultimate teaching and the mundane teaching. The ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... Sakka to contemplate his feelings (vedanâ). In many of the Buddha's teachings on insight meditation, contemplating matter takes precedence over contemplating consciousness. This is also true of the Sakkapañha ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... lost in doubt. Break this dart of uncertainty." "The element of nibbāna does exist, O king, and he who practises rightly and who rightly comprehends the formations according to the teachings of the ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... It can also be logically proved or inferred by a thorough and careful study of the Buddha's teachings , though it cannot be proved by modern science, which relies on measuring material phenomena. It is ...
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... Kitteredge Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA »» What Kamma Is , Sayādaw U Thittila. The Buddha and His Teachings , Nārada Mahāthera, The Debate of King Milinda, Bhikkhu Pesala, »» Inward Path ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... Nanadassana , Insight-vision or Wisdom. In fact, the Buddha's Teachings can be summarised in these Four Noble Truths. Concerning the first declaration of these Truths the Buddha said, "The Perfect One, ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
In the Maha-parinibbāna Sutta, the Buddha taught: "Now, Ananda, if it occurs to any of you -- 'The teaching has lost its authority; we are without a Teacher' -- do not view it in that way. Whatever ...
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The authentic teachings of Gotama the Buddha have been preserved and handed down to us and are to be found in the Tipitaka. The Pali word, 'Tipitaka', literally means 'the three baskets' (ti-three + pitaka ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... is unquestionable. Venerable U Silananda: The teachings of the Buddha were handed down from teacher to pupil, first by word of mouth for over four hundred years and later published in books whenever ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... Teachings of Tipitaka - Buddha Minders http://www.buddhamind.info/leftside/teachings /ti-pi2.htm Basic Buddhism - The Golden Land Myanmar http://www.myanmar.com/buddhism/councils.html ...
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... is no doubt that there are new chapters written by later scholars that are not the original teachings of the Buddha. However, the Pali Canon (Theravada Canon) has always been well-preserved and re-examined ...
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... was a unique achievement in Buddhism history. The version of the Tipitaka in this Council has been recognized as the pristine teachings of Buddha Gotama and the most authoritative rendering today. After ...
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The Fifth Council took place in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) in 1871 A.D. in the reign of King Mindon. The chief objective of this meeting was to recite all the teachings of the Buddha and examine them ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... went on for nine months. The Emperor, himself questioned monks from a number of monasteries about the teachings of the Buddha. Those who held wrong views were exposed and expelled from the Sangha immediately. ...
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... and caused a major controversy as breaking these rules was thought to contradict the Buddha's original teachings . King Kalasoka was the Second Council's patron and the meeting took place at Vesali due ...
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... Canon, which was the most ancient and authentic teachings of the Buddha. The compilation session is known as The First Great Council. Throughout human history, there has been 6 Great Councils, and each ...
Sunday, 15 March 2009
... the Dhamma. The life span in the Sphere of Nothingness is also very long, being sixty thousand world cycles. After expiry there he would appear again in the human world, but would miss the teachings of ...
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Questions about the Buddha's teachings ...
