First is the Buddha. According to the most common interpretation, the Buddha is a real historical character who lived for more than 25 centuries ago. With the evidence and archaeological results currently get, most researchers believe that the Buddha was born in 624 BC in the garden-ni Lam-rested near Capernaum Pi-la DBS (today located in Nepal), called Conflict-ni-ca, as the prince's son Pure-Sanskrit, belonging to the family Shakyamuni. The birth of his is also the birth of Buddhism, because it was he who first taught enlightened and teachings which today we call France or Dharma.
Thousands of people have believed in the teachings by Buddha Shakyamuni taught Conflict-ni, they have left the home life to follow him to practice in a group known as the Sangha, or Sangha.
Thus, we have the Three Jewels Buddha as "the first gem", or the Buddha, the enlightened one first, who found the truth and the practice toward liberation, relieving and eliminate the suffering inherent in this life. It is from that sense that Shakyamuni Conflict-ni was called the Buddha, by this term is due to the Chinese capital transliteration from Sanskrit as the Buddha, which means "enlightened one." When Buddhism was first introduced Vietnam directly from India in the beginning of the common era, the Vietnamese had transcribed this name is Buddha. Therefore, the way of the Vietnamese call it Buddha is also the Buddha, whether longstanding influence of classic and widespread Han gave the name Buddha today become more common.
Next, truth and enlightenment practice methods taught by the Buddha are called French. In that sense, is a means for us to be able to practice under strict and attain enlightenment, attain liberation like Buddha. In addition to the Buddha's teachings, no longer have any other method that can help us achieve ultimate salvation, so that France was called the "throne Two", or Dharma.
Those who have left the family to spend the rest of life practice the teachings of Buddha, toward liberation, enlightenment, called monks. These specialists together in a group practice called Sangha (Sangha by Sanskrit) or Sangha. In the practice of his own nature, the monks also set a bright example for employment in accordance with his teachings and taught those things for many others. Therefore, he was honored as "the third gem", or the Sangha.
Thus, the Three Jewels interpreted as above is very specific, visible listening recognized by common sense, and in Buddhism refers to this concept as "Head's Three Jewels". Also this sense, we see the Three Jewels were beginning to appear in a specific way on earth from more than 25 centuries ago. But Buddha Shakyamuni after 49-year-ni Mau morality across India, has finally entered Nirvana, no longer visible in this world anymore, and hence the serial form of Buddha told that jade Buddha relics left by the people worship, is iconic, paintings of Buddha are enshrined in the temple, or are Buddhists worship at home ... Because when they see and worship expressions This, we will remember the Buddha Shakyamuni Conflict-ni, who enlighten and guide teaching for enlightenment.
About Dharma, as Buddha has entered Nirvana, nobody can guarantee to be handed all the words he taught, whether each of his disciples can remember so much. So then one time the monks had gathered together to record all the Buddha preached what they could remember. The collective record is called "aggregation classics", and the first base to form the Tripitaka of Buddhism, known more commonly known as Tripitaka, including scriptures , Vinaya and Abhidharmic. Thus, after 25 centuries, so far has been handed Legal protection for particular types Buddhist Tripitaka.
About Increased security, we have a serial lineage for over 25 centuries between the generations monks, and Sangha today is the continuation of the Order of the Buddha in the world, including those ordained spend his entire life for the purpose of teaching practice and the teachings of the Buddha. That's the meaning of the Three Jewels Head.
But the Buddha taught that, he's not the only Buddha reached enlightenment. In the timeline from without beginning to now, the 25 centuries that we know is just a grain of sand in the desert, a drop in the ocean. And so, the Buddha taught that in the past before he had countless Buddhas, who reached enlightenment totally like him. And in the long distant future, surely there are countless people practicing true teachings and enlightenment of Buddha. On the other hand, the Buddha also taught that not only has its own realm Ta-her world is where we live, but if we can go very far to the east, west ... until ten in no time, we will also see countless other world realm. These realms that world also countless Buddhas have been preaching the Dhamma. Thus, not only Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha Conflict-ni which we are known, but also includes all the Buddhas in the ten directions three generations, even the fully enlightened and free from all the obvious worldly force. And all these teachings are taught by the Buddha was called the French say, all you practicing the teachings of the Buddha's production and achieve liberation from all bondage of worldly life are honored the Sangha.
Understanding the Three Jewels in a broader sense are known as the Three Jewels Export world.
Also according to the teachings of Buddha, Tam told also be interpreted in a more profound sense. In this sense, the Buddha was a man, but a man was completely enlightened. And so, he taught that all living beings can cultivate to attain enlightenment like him. In other words, each human being available Buddhahood, just for not practicing the Dhamma properly, can not attain enlightenment. Buddhahood or Enlightenment ability of living beings and Buddhas are all equal no difference, should be called the Copper Buddha. The method may also not equal identity differences, both legal liberation, just as deluded beings do not realize the true nature of all new approach to building up the means of practice presentation for treatment, according to the This means that the Council be called Dharma. Buddha and the beings who have enlightened the same body, so also are available blend pure nature as Sangha, so-called Council here that can increase security.
Thus, the significance could Dong Tam said the similarities in terms of the nature stated, and the similarity of the nature that is the basic foundation for all beings may give rise to practicing the path and reach ultimate salvation. So, who discovered the practice center must first be confident in lucid purity inherent, or in other words the possibility of enlightenment the Buddha himself. In this sense to say that self-identity is also called Buddha. The process of cultivation is always discern the true nature of the law, all legal measures are liberated, so-called Self-nature France. Though not religious myself no evidence was available that Bodhi seeds, available pure nature, also with the monks, so called Self nature Increase.
Three protected nature is perceived essential for establishing trust and the will to practice to gain liberation, but this meaning no contrast or obscured the meaning mentioned above. So people come to the temple to learn about the Triple Gem must first fully understand the true and Head's Three Jewels. Then, when the new firm belief can understand the meaning that the Three Jewels Exports, by this concept can only take faith and wisdom that get out, we could not use the common sense to see hearing perception. Copper can also concept or self-identity Three Jewels Three Jewels can only really get to understand the practice through practice, practice, and experience the teachings taught by Buddha. If people do not have the actual practice, at the mention of this concept will be felt as abstract and elusive.
Nowadays many people wanting to clear erudition, his wide learning many understand that raises all these concepts, but accompanying it failed to understand that each one concept only compatible with a degree of understanding know, trust and practical practice. Once we understand this, we will see that although there are different concepts, but absolutely nothing contradictory but merely an extension to suit each different reception level only.
In fact, each of us would be able to perceive the meaning of the Three Jewels by contact with Buddhism. When we offered incense Buddhist temple, we give all godliness in the soul to prostrate before a Buddhist. The success of the center that makes us feel a spiritual communion with Buddhas, make our hearts become soft, relaxed, and in the meantime to get rid of all the implications, bound of worldly existence. Sacred image of the Buddha can help us towards to achieve peace of mind, so we honored it is Buddha.
Besides, when we were listening to understand the Buddha's teachings, through the scriptures and the teachings of the monks, we can get a more accurate perception of life, and know that there are means formula to reach peace, true happiness in life. When we practice the right ways, we achieved the lofty spiritual values, that changed our lives towards a better, more complete. Due to this unprecedented results obtained from the practice of Dharma, we honored that France said.
On the other hand, the meaning of the scriptures and the teachings of the monks nonetheless merely theoretical in nature, so the interpretation and practice which must inevitably somewhat difficult and sometimes can be misleading. So we often have to look at the life of the monks as a vivid illustration of what they learned from the teachings. Thanks to the monks, we can easily trigger a strong belief in the teachings, because you find that have practice and has achieved peace and enlightenment. Moreover, equal in practice, the monks also likely to lead, help us solve problems, confusing things in doctrine. Due to the leading role of great and admirable so we honored it is Sangha.
From Tam Tam told to regulations ...
Three provisions, or Tam refuge, most simply understood as "taking refuge in the Three Jewels," in which the refuge concept known as "back slash follow". So, extrapolating out we will understand that in the Buddha means returning the Buddhist refuge, refuge in France is back angle to France, and the Sangha is back angle to increase.
But how called back angle to? As mentioned above, can purity and enlightenment capabilities are available in all of us, not just because of delusions new knowledge being run according to the greed and desires create karma, so that must be sunk within samsara. Buddha was enlightened and received clearly indicates that. But we ourselves are not enlightened, but by the faith in the Buddha, Dhamma school follow, follow the example of the monks practice, should be able to identify the right path to return, take the nature pure and practice to make manifest the inherent ability of enlightenment itself. So-called back angle to.
Thus, according to the understanding of the Three Jewels, we also have a corresponding understanding of refuge in the Three Jewels.
Head's sense Three Jewels, we take refuge in Buddha is the back angle to the Buddha Shakyamuni Conflict-ni, worship and worship the statue at the temples and he also set up the Buddhist shrine at home. When we worship his image, we remember the birth and enlightenment he gives this world a correct path to follow and attain liberation, and more specifically the decline light of the suffering in everyday life.
In addition, we also believe and worship the Buddha that Buddha Shakyamuni Conflict-ni once preached, such as Buddha amitābha, Medicine Buddha, Maitreya ... We I believe in Buddhas in the ten directions three generations are enlightened, are teaching for liberation no different from Buddha Shakyamuni Conflict-ni, and so means we have taken refuge in the Buddha in the sense Export How the Three Jewels.
When we practice deep sound of the Buddha Dharma, we will be confident in the ability of their own enlightened, meaning that confidence in the Buddha nature within oneself. Because of this refuge that we always aim all actions, words and deeds of the practice of his to reach ultimate liberation. Such means can take refuge in the Three Jewels or Tu Dong Tam told Nature.
Once in the Buddha, we learn to understand and accept these teachings because he taught, was handed down in the scriptures and monks explained. In that sense, take refuge in France. Having taken refuge in France, we respect and follow the example of the monks who devoted his life to practice the teachings of Buddha, and always willing to guide us on the path. In that sense, we take refuge in the Sangha.
Stemming from the above sense, when the refuge in the Buddha, we do not take refuge any divine beings or any other power, in Buddhism referred to as "natural, gods, demons, animals". Because we believe that only the Buddha was fully enlightened, have reached the ultimate liberation, is the one who has enough wisdom to wisdom we relied on and may reach the ultimate freedom as he drained. When actually put faith and refuge in the Buddha, we understand that all the objects such as the sun, gods, demons, animals ... are just different types of beings in samsara, whether there is power transformer or power god almighty, are not the cure-can help us transcend samsara, mitigate and eliminate the suffering in life.
Similarly, when we have taken refuge in France, no refuge in any other dharma Dharma taught by Buddha. In Buddhism referred to as "witches, pagans". Because, through learning to understand and practice the Dharma taught by Buddha, we know that only the teachings by Buddha taught that the only teachings can help us relied on, practice to reach the prize break all ties, alleviate and eliminate the suffering in life.
When was the Sangha, we do not take refuge in any collective, yet evil faction. In Buddhism referred to as "property damage, the evil party." Because we see clearly that only Sangha, the lifelong practice Buddha's teaching, new to deserve a place we rely, to follow.
When did indeed take refuge in the Three Jewels by definition as above, we will feel very firm, confident in life, because thanks to the Buddhist teachings, we understand the causes and results of deeds or evil in life. When faced with the inevitable difficulties of life, we have enough mental strength and awareness right to receive and pass.
But why must determine with certainty that "refuge in the Buddha lifetime no angel demons refuge, refuge France no refuge lifelong pagan demons, Sangha lifetime no evil refuge party damage "? Many of us probably will rise to this question, because we realize that not only is the Buddhist religion, creed only; not only the teaching of the Buddha is only good towards life; nor the only Buddhist Sangha is the moral status of honorable follow.
In fact, we see millions of people in this world believe in religions, other faiths, and they always put their trust in their religious leaders, and from there find strong moral support in life. Well in fact, the teachings of other religions because teaching is directed to a virtuous life, better, to help people to love and live in harmony with each other ... And in fact there are many clergy of other religions also practice good spiritual life, always the example of morality in society ...
When we lead a moral life, a better place in this world, we can find such advice in the teachings of most religions. And that is why from time immemorial mankind has accepted the existence and of many religions, different beliefs. Every religion and belief are the proper response to the spiritual needs as well as help for the faithful have an ethical life, the better.
Some people compare the spiritual meaning of believers of different religions are like physical sense of eating different foods. Such as we can eat Vietnamese, rice Tau, Tay rice, risotto ... can stomach. Therefore, people prefer Vietnamese rice is rice Tau can not say, rice or risotto West unpalatable, because in fact there are other people like to eat this rice type rice than Vietnam. This comparison is completely accurate in the sense mentioned above, by most religions can help us get a moral life, better, love and sharing together to make the Life becomes more beautiful.
But the teachings taught by the Buddha Dhamma is only not stop at that level, but towards an ultimate liberation, a fully enlightened to be able to end all suffering in life. Therefore, the basic tenets of Buddhism firstly pointed out all of the suffering and the causes of them in this life, then discuss ways to end the root of the suffering and the attainment of the ultimate escape. This basic tenets Buddha taught right in the first sermon for his 5 brothers Qiao-ceiling-like (the first disciples, as well as those who formed the first Sangha), is named the Four Noble Truths, the truth means 4 mystery. They include Suffering (the truth of suffering), aprons (truth about the causes, the arising of suffering), Killing soles (the truth of cessation of suffering) and sole director (truth about the methods, the path leading to the cessation of suffering). In a certain occasion, hopefully we will be able to delve deeper into these four.
Under the eyes of people who have comprehended the truth 4 above, then even if you have a rich material life, affluence, or a comfortable life, disengaged no worry, you still do not get out Within suffering. Because there are four biggest misery will always pursue and cover up your life. Those are suffering birth, aging weakens, disease and ultimately death (birth, aging, sickness and death).
In the teachings of the Buddha, we find a lot of different cultivation methods (often referred to as the method) suitable for many levels, many different walks of life. But in general, all the methods are directed to the ultimate liberation and not just stop at a leisurely life of leisure or temporarily alleviated the miseries of life.
On the other hand, the Buddha was fully enlightened and the name Buddha (佛) firstly just tell the truth, because this is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word Buddha means "enlightened one." Buddha taught the Dharma and lead believers come to believe in him but never enlightened view themselves as a religious teacher. But if we see him as a religious teacher in the sense that the founder of Buddhism, then he is the only religious leaders declared that all the faithful, or by extension and more precisely all beings, are capable of practice to attain perfect enlightenment, the Buddha like him. Followers of other religions can only believe in the salvation of gods and never dared to think of themselves can become equal to their gods. Moreover, the Buddha determined that enlightenment to become the Buddha absolutely not an outcome based on anyone else, but rather due to the efforts of self-cultivation in accordance with the Buddha Dharma was teaching. And so, this is a perfectly logical process and scientific, can be experienced every step during practice Dharma.
Due to the significance and so much significance on others but we will have occasion to discuss later on, so once we have understood the Dhamma and back angle to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, we will no longer have may rely in any gods or any other teachings. Like the people who choose to be large and clear path to where you want, he can not renounce to follow narrow trails. Because he saw clearly that, despite the different path toward a target as well as major roads, but it takes them to a certain position without actually can take them to the destination.
In fact, there are two forms of various protected refuge that we should discuss here. The first mode is called Custom tha the refuge, the refuge does not mean that the self arises wishes refuge, but by someone else to lead, guide or even a request. Typical of this form of refuge is the parents brought their children to the temple refuge in the Three Jewels (often from a very young age), or spouse counseled his mate refuge sure ... In this case, the refuge often do not understand or are not yet able to understand the meaning of refuge protected as above, and therefore has limitations inevitable moral as well as religious practice. However, this method has the great advantage was to make a good fortune for the refuge, even if their intrinsic factors are not sufficient to lead to the refuge. Who led the refuge usually responsible person and stick with material life and spiritual refuge, so after taking refuge and then they will continue to support and led until the refuge there can themselves understand the true meaning of the Three Jewels of refuge.
The second form is Self refuge, that is self arises sure wish refuge without anyone else by promoting, require or coerce. As self arises sure wish refuge, so often that comes from understanding the true meaning of the refuge protected and decided to take refuge. However, there are also cases where people voluntarily take refuge in the Three Jewels have been partially understand but not really know the true meaning of the refuge, by not explaining himself and did not learn thorough. These people need to try to understand the true meaning of the Three Jewels of refuge, the refuge can really bring great benefits to their lives.
The refuge security is not a one time job, but it has character as a fundamental commitment to the start of the transformation of our self. When did indeed take refuge in the Three Jewels, then every action, word or thought of us will no longer indulge habitually ever again, but most most user must follow the teachings of the Buddha, that is noi by scripture and the guidance of the monks.
The user-friendly changes that need to be expressed in a concrete way by learning to understand and the five precepts, ie 5 basic instructions taught by the Buddha, has the power to help us live a life in accordance with district Legal and create more karma, the first determining factor to be able to get the peace and true happiness. In a later section, we will talk more about this issue.
Health care law's estate
This is a principle laid out pretty early, right from the time of the Buddha was alive. In the current period, this principle is more meaningful and more important in establishing confidence in the Three Jewels.
How is health care law's estate? To put it simply, it is that we believe and follow the dharma and not believing anyone say or do the wrong Dhamma.
Dharma taught by Buddha, first of all truths help us aware of all things, the phenomenon of life, and the principles and practical way of life, can apply to everyday life to achieve concrete results in the improvement of life, alleviate and eliminate the suffering inherent in life. These truths and principles or methods that are mentioned in the scriptures and monks explained, handed down from generation to generation.
But an unexpected problem can happen, that there are people claiming that he taught the Dharma of the Buddha, he himself did not have the right to practice in accordance with Dharma, and thus also lead to a corollary is often misleading explanation of the Dhamma.
In this case, the principle of private health care law of any meaningful help to maintain confidence in the Dhamma without letting the wrongdoing of a few individuals that do affect their faith. Because, of wrongdoing or improper explanations of a personal dharma is ultimately just a personal mistake that has nothing to teach the Dharma by Buddha.
Take a simple example, as there are people advised me not to drink, but he left himself dull afternoon light say, do not get a life seriously. In this case, we need to distinguish two separate aspects of the issue. First, the advice given by that person is a good advice, good for us to follow. Second, although the status of most undeserved person with good advice that he gave to others, but that is absolutely not to lose the good nature of the advice. So in this case, his advice was forensic medicine, and not to follow his work is any human health. On the other hand, because it deems his advice is right, good should we believe in, such as forensic medicine; despite his status unworthy of advice, but we did not let that affect my faith in her good advice, so he's estate.
In the rather complex environment of today, we do not have to always be in contact with good people, raise up, but also the human pettiness, selfishness and awareness and action are mistake. One sometimes, these people also stand in the ranks preaching of Lord Buddha. We should not hate, but rather it must pity this poor people, because they do not practice the true dharma of the Buddha should make sure that they can not get a life of peace and happiness honest. However, we need to not conscious of trust and follow people like that. On the other hand, it is impossible because of the personal wrong that he lost faith in the Dharma, or generally in the Three Jewels.
Of course, a question may be raised here is: how to determine where the Buddha taught the Dharma from and where is the explanation of a personal bias? In this regard, the great discrepancy in terms of doctrine can often easily recognized thanks to a section called Tam legal doctrine publications. This doctrine preached by Buddha to help us against which distinguish these classics is really due to the Buddhist doctrine, and these texts can be misleading, not because of Buddhist doctrine. Three publications law can be interpreted simply as 3 elements, 3 of thought likely to help us determine, partly convinced that doctrine is preached by the Buddha. Accordingly, all the Buddhist sutras preached by them to the presence of three called Tam legal significance of this publication, and may not have the sense to go backwards, press legal conflict with Tam. Three meanings are listed namely: monks practice impermanence, selflessness dharmas and Nirvana calm. However, according to Tam legal distinction belongs pressed higher doctrinal section and can be quite complex and confusing for many of us. On the other hand, the common bias in fact be based on a number of factors to realize that it is not necessary to take measures to Tam publications.
First, we can rely on a general principle called "Universal merged" to assess the conviction of someone to teach. This principle tells us that if a man preach the Dhamma, the words and deeds of people that must go together. For example, if a man preach on the simple principle of life, then it was inevitable that the person himself can not live a life of luxury with all the amenities that modern civilization has been. This principle derives from a method of teaching in Buddhist doctrine is called "spear body," meaning life using his own examples to preach to others. As someone who always say nice things but do not themselves comply with the good things that, as this principle is not met, and we may initially pose skepticism, vigilance for the preaching of him.
The second principle is the principle of "consistency". This principle says that, when a Dhamma sermon, all what he had said earlier, is to say at the moment and will speak out in the future, in this place or elsewhere, all are not always appropriate and consistent with each other, there can be no contradiction, contradictory. For example, when someone preach about true life, commendable honesty in life, then at another time, in another place, he can not say what the meaning contrary to that. If this principle is not met, we may question the skeptical, wary of the preaching of him.
The third principle is called the principle of "contemplate and compare". This principle applying the basic tenets part was learning to understand and practice immediately in our life to compare with what they heard preached. Depending on the level of each of us, the basic teachings that part could be the Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Noble Eightfold Path, Luc Balaam secret ... but in general, when we were learn to understand and practice, using a portion of the teachings in daily life, we will have the contemplation of itself, automatically derive the true meaning of the doctrine that . Therefore, when a Dhamma sermon that say these things do not fit with what we learned, understood, had practice, then we may need to ask the skeptics wary of the preached by him.
In the capacity of a Buddhist school, we should apply the above principles to 3 raises skepticism and vigilance against the preaching of one individual, but not to reach the point to argue right and wrong with the fish People keep saying. That's because such contestation not really help anything to the life of our spirit. We just need to follow the principle of "health care law's estate" taught by Buddha, himself away from what the suspect is not true Dhamma only. But the determination to make sure the preaching of an individual is biased or not the Dhamma, we should take back to your erudite commentator, who can manipulate parts of Tam legal doctrine publications as mentioned above to protect Dharma.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.1/10/2015.
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