FIRST LESSON 1: BUDDHISM

Lock the First Human Thua Buddhism - O0o - Last Thursday 1 Buddhism A- Open Thread : Buddha was born as a major causal: being realized market entry Khai Buddhist knowledge. People usually say in a superficial way to bluff, "What religion is good!". That statement, or as a courtesy to please guests, or because the surface is not clear in the Path of how different, so new that way. In fact, the purpose of any religion's well worth it, nothing more than another higher low on each alone. But good intentions anyway, is not enough. The important thing is how to accomplish that goal, and will bring vast benefits for life. Try asking if any director has equal value, then why 2,500 years ago, while Indian origin has directed 94 minutes and then, that Buddha Shakyamuni also spend another Christmas do? Nothing much but the Truth, which is not yet full "feet, goodness and beauty", so new apps Buddha manifested itself, being taught religion Supreme Enlightenment, so that liberation from suffering rebirth , be very afraid as the Buddha himself in. The Lotus Sutra says, "For a big karmic, Buddha appeared born". What was great predestined? Is: "Opening up being enlightened Buddha enter knowledge", so that all beings are fascinated exchange whereby the enlightened see the nature expressed interest, beyond life from death, be happy-suffering. Definition 1. Path letters mean ? The word religion has three meanings: Path is the path; Path is the duty; Path is the absolute nature of, is the essence. a) Truth is the way,  as is commonly used in these words: humanitarian, natural religion, religion hell, hungry ghosts religion, animals religion. All that is the way it has good, bad, good, bad etc ... According to Buddhism, h also in the treatment, it can not be called absolutely ultimate. b) Path is the duty , as people often use these words: King directed me, religion teachers and students, spouses etc. ... Every religion is a duty often influenced by customs or usages. Traditions and customs of this country unlike other countries. So mainstream is also not true to duty means that the Buddhist Path word meant. c) Truth is * for absolute nature,  is the the A, it leaves speaking, inconceivable. Lord Lao-tzu said: "Truth that comes out to be, not a religion". Once there was a Patriarchs who asked: "What is Truth?". Patriarch replied: "First of Buddha Oai Yin Wang, no name Buddha and sentient beings, that time is the Path". The word of the Buddha Way is synonymous with being so. 2. The word Buddha means?  The word Buddha, properly speaking Sanskrit Bouddha (of the Buddha). The Chinese translation is enlightened, (upset enlightened, wise completely). Three frustrating sense: a) Voluntarily:  That is entirely due to self-enlightenment and blessings favored elaborately practice, is different from ordinary people still deluded, is reincarnation of the mundane work, customs suffering. B) Sense tha:  its means enlightened, enlightened approach to ensuring that those who teach spiritual enlightenment as yourself. Cultivators of Theravada sense tha can not get, because his only concern freed. Only practice the Mahayana newly acquired sense tha, that is enlightenment for all living beings are immersed. C) Giac happy fulfillment:  That is completely full enlightenment for themselves and for the people. The Bodhisattva, however enlightened themselves and others, but the actions are not fulfilled, should not be referred to as "Enlightenment Giac Hanh Consummation". Only new Buddha * Giac Hanh called Consummation. The word Buddha was a common noun to call these steps voluntarily, and sense of well-sense tha fullness, rather than a proper noun to call a certain person. Who austerities are attained as mentioned above are known as the Buddha. 3. What is Buddhism?  According to the definition of the Buddha was attentive and above, we can explain the word Buddhism as follows:  Buddhism is the path right feet, completely lucid brought to nature of things, is of absolute nature, leave all falsehoods distinction, which the enlightened entirely invented.  Buddhism includes all self-interest and the benefit of others, self-discipline, sense of forgiveness and deeds his level, the person is completely accomplished, ultimate consummation.   B.  Parent Thread Buddhism may from time to time?  Has two meanings:  ontological standpoint, that should be Buddhism have since time without beginning (ie no clue, no limitation in time). Because Buddhism is wise nature of beings, beings that there should be no Buddhism; that beings have since time without beginning, then Buddhism has since time without beginning.  standpoint of history and life in this world-term speaking, then Buddhism has since 2501  (1)  year (until 1957 ), 544 years before Christianity. Who is the founder of Buddhism? Buddhism believers need to know the history of their pontiff. Below, please mention briefly the main points of life pontiff, who was the founder of Buddhism, ie the Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha Shakyamuni, former prince of Kapilavastu (Kapilavastu) Central Indian origin, Accessories Shuddhodana United Earlier royal name Da Na (Sudhodana); Superb form named Maya (Maya). They His Ma Qiao List, translated ancient punch, his name laTat Gautama (Shidartha). And letters Shakyamuni (Sakya), Ship Power Nhon translated as: Power is the capacity, Nhon is compassion. Muni (Muni) means President Clothing: President is quiet, no fun doing mental suffering; Even as quietly, not disturbing, Trouble, his level of people, full of merit. His childhood had so wise and extraordinary talent. Raised see human suffering, the impermanent world, so he determined to export from, find a way to extricate himself and, in order to bring all beings to the shore of enlightenment. After six years of ascetic in the Snow Mountain (Himalayas), he saw the ascetic mortification such, can not reach the truth, so he went through the mountains Koda, sitting under the Bodhi tree (All Eight La, negative translation the voice of India) and swore: "If I had not attained enlightenment, whether meat bone crushing tan, we also decided not to get up from this place." With heroic determination even then, after 49 days of thinking, he saw the truth of the universe's birth and evangelism Bodhi. After enlightenment, he traveled all over the land, fertility sermon, to being moved about the treatment, be happy-suffering. Duration of 49 years, as a talented physician, patient view for the drug, he was led to the line being happy and everyone bar the path of enlightenment and liberation. By 80, he attained Nirvana in Kusinagara, in the jungle Ta La (Song Tho). At that time, aimed at the lunar full moon day in February. Buddhism teachings like? Buddhist doctrine consists of three classic organ is Economics, Law, Luan. 1. Scripture: Scripture is the word of the Buddha Shakyamuni said while still alive, to teach beings stopped defilements and attain Nirvana results. 2. Law: Law is the Buddhist precepts that made it to the disciples, to the disciples leave the evil commandments, practice the good, improve body and mind for purity. 3. Argument: Argument is the part of many Buddhist disciples from the desktop make clear the sense of mystery in law or decisive nature, of the French minister, perhaps to distinguish the right path cuam such * and pagan, causes people to be mistaken for life from the left, right and wrong. Tripitaka is divided into two kinds of Mahayana and Theravada. Thua means carrying letters, a place well known as the premium, ie the wagon. Excess or surplus are implied meaning: The Teachings of the Buddha whose functions like a car, take beings from mundane work place negativity to pure joy realm, from the sea of ​​suffering of samsara to nirvana, the exit. Mahayana as large carriage, can carry more people at a time; whereas Theravada as a small wagon, carrying only a few people at a time only. The reason teachings Buddhism split into Mahayana and Theravada like, because radical and aspirations being uneven. The classes who find themselves just enough to free himself only partial, as the small car carrying several people, then according to Theravada teachings. Those who find themselves with class I could just liberate oneself and to others out of rebirth, their degree and who voluntarily go to Nirvana, as a great vehicle, and transported in a time much person, according to the Mahayana. This category was clearly known afflictions, such as birth and death illusory, should not bear fruit soon happily in its final position, which is usually the birth and never knew fatigue; and as it saw beings still suffering, then we can not be happy. The Spread of Buddhism: After Sakyamuni passed away, two disciples of the Buddha that he Kassapa and Ananda Buddha Dhamma preacher replacement in India. It is the first period. Second period by the Patriarch Nagarjuna, Asanga Ma Ming and leadership. The third period as the Patriarch Long Tri, Śubhakarasiṃha and Padmasambhava undertook. From India, Buddhism spread into neighboring countries, and the whole of East Asia, and eventually the whole world. This diffusion go in two directions: one toward the north and one facing south. (See History courses spread Buddhism 5) To the North, the North called North Ton Phuong or Buddhism, or Mahayana Buddhism, including countries: Tibet, China, Mongolia, Manchuria, Goryeo, Japan, Vietnam and so on. To the South, the South called Southern or Buddhist religion, or Theravada Buddhism, or the Theravada Buddhism, including countries: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia etc. ... But now thanks to the convenient traffic and abundant classics awarded throughout the country *, so the divide between Northern and Southern religious principles no longer as clear as before: in Mahayana and Theravada remain in the Theravada remain there Mahayana. The Benefits Of Buddhism: The aim of Buddhism is to bring beautiful results later beings: 1. Chon often: Beings propelled, diving Drop in sea of ​​rebirth; beings living in impermanent, while the older children, the sick healed, the dead ... Buddhism alive when giving the austerities a fruition is never above the law of impermanence dominate. 2. Chon optimistic: beings living in the realm of darkness, sorrow, suffering; if fun is just happy to be in the moment, as the thirsty, drink salty water, soft support for a moment, and then later the more thirsty than at the beginning. Buddhism is intended to give those who practice a peace of integrity and endless fun. 3. Chon down: beings are countless adversities around dominant, bound, as a prisoner guilty of prison confinement, never be free to act according to his will. Buddhism has the aim of making the practice be freed completely out of bondage above, make people full capacity to carry out his good intentions, and live a life of peace and liberation in. 4. Select Province: beings living in the realm of filth, soiled in the mud of further realms, from the spiritual to the physical outside. Buddhism aims to make practitioners clarify how much filth of earth, to live a pure life, pure, do not you remember the little problems of the mundane. Not only in the future, the new Buddhism benefit for life, even in the current society, Buddhism also offers valuable benefits: - Buddhism, thanks to the spirit of compassion, make society more human beings love one another. - Buddhism, by the light of wisdom, makes society less deluded mankind astray, see where the value is real and what is deceptive, false. - Buddhism, thanks to the spirit of absolute equality, razed by the injustices of society, mankind, and make the realm Saha is bright, more happily. These are the benefits that Buddhism gives earth. C -  Conclusion The aforementioned precious benefits like that, but will never come to us, if not learn and practice Buddhism. 1. Learn the Buddha: Buddha although from whom is an ordinary, extraordinary intelligence, but when he left home to study night and day, wasting so much energy, promote the new doctrine is the mystery to left us. So we want to be a true Buddhist, the first is to learn as Buddha. We not only learned in his teachings but also learn through the life, virtues, acts of his life anymore. 2. Acts of Buddhism: But learning without practice, no practice, it's like the Push the right books, the letter contains plenty of books, which is not helpful at all. So learn to go along with practice. We must try to practice what they have learned to be, make you see things that are or are a must. What did Buddha, we must try to do again; Buddhism has the qualities from, Bi, Joy, Equanimity, Hoan Hy, Effort, Purity ... we also try to make to be the qualities it. In this way, from the tiger with two new languages ​​and new Buddhist temple called a meeting of all, deeply kindness of the Teacher Shakyamuni.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.4/3/2016.MHDT.