confines. Though they are on the path towards Nibbana they will eventually have to be.
ordained to complete the spiritual quest. The ordained community includes monks and.
nuns (bhiksus/ bhiksunis) at various intervals on the path to liberation. They have vowed.
to become enlightened. Buddha describes the ideal bhiku as, "the one restrained in hand,.
restrained in foot, Restrained in speech, the one of best restraint, Having delighted in.
introspection, composed, solitary, contented--" (Dhammapada, 25:362). The religious.
order requires its members to forsake the material world. Symbolically, the samgha shave.
their heads and don a yellow robe. Buddha instructs the samgha that there shall be, "No.
faultfinding, no hurting, restraint in the patimokkha, Knowing the measure regarding food,.
solitary bed and chair, Application too of higher perception" (Dhammapada, 14:185).
Buddhists must overcome three groups of defilements called the "three unwholesome.
roots". They are: greed/ craving/ attachment, hate/ ill will/ revulsion/, and.
ignorance/delusion/ unawareness. These evils act as barriers in the pursuit of.
enlightenment. Buddha states clearly that, "One not free of defilements, Who will don a.
yellow robe, That one, devoid of control and truth, Is not worthy of a yellow robe".
(Dhammapada, 9). For the right-minded, the Dhammapada reveals a series of instructions.
for the attainment of enlightenment. First and foremost, believers must seek out the Four.
Noble Truths. They must accept that, suffering is inevitable and inescapable for all living.
beings, suffering is the result of craving, suffering can be conquered if craving is.
overcome, and finally, eight areas of self-improvement (the Eightfold Path) that will.
overcome suffering must be undertaken. The Eightfold Path commands that followers.
seek right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right.
mindfulness, and right meditation. The impetus is controlling the mind.
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Buddhists approaches on abortion is through a middle way between self-indulgence and self-mortification, between pro-life and pro-choice. ... There was a story recorded in the commentary to the Dhammapada: there was a man had two wives, the first wife caused the second wife to have three miscarriages, and the second wife died from the third miscarriage. ... Buddhist emphasizes teaching of Middle Way and compassion to all beings, therefore it is important for Buddhists to find a middle way between self-indulgence and self-mortification, between pro-life and pro-choice. According to Dhammapad...
The Dhammapada is a collection of the Buddha's sayings. ... In his introduction he indicates that the Dhammapada is a subset of the Theravada Pali Canon of scriptures known as the Khuddaka Nikaya. ... The Fa Chu Ching, would appear to be a direct, Chinese translation of the Dhammapada. ... When this story reached his home, his fellow monks decided to open Bodhidharma's tomb. ... When this story reached his home, his fellow monks decided to open Bodhidharma's tomb. ...
Siddharta Gautama abandoned his family at the age of twenty-nine to search for a way to bring to an end suffering in the world. ... Suffering is the means by which the Buddha liberated himself and as he taught, it is also the way through which we can uncover freedom. ... Dukkha is said to be the natural and collective way of human beings. ... So the main question here is: Is there a way to overcome desire and ignorance? ... The Buddha also assures us in "The Dhammapada" that Nirvana is an experience of great happiness. ...
