Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta for Pursuers of Perfection # 2
The Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta is one of the most important teachings for Buddhists to know. It is so important because it acts like a master-plan for all the subsequent teachings on Buddhism given during the Buddha’s lifetime
Merits from offering food to the monks
Dhamma For People - Merits from offering food to the monks.
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 3
The mechanism of overcoming suffering requires the practitioner completely to uproot craving from the mind by transcendental extinction
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 2
The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta : The Sermon : The Dhammacakka : Transport to Nirvana
The word ‘cakka’ means a ‘wheel’ a wheel in just the same way as a cartwheel or a car wheel
Overview : Introduction
After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhatthe Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara
Author’s Preface
Buddhism is unique in teaching a way to overcome suffering, with its aim definitively to liberate oneself from the Cycle of Existence [vadda-samsara] thereby attaining the highest eternal happiness
Three Ways to bow
The way Buddhists worship the Lord Buddha is by bowing. But those who bow can be placed on three categories
Social Disaster : Protection and Correction
Before inventing the measures to protect the society from the great disaster and to correct it, one must fathom the true root of the disaster
Persons Worthy of Respect
Persons worthy of respect are those who perform good deeds as if their lives depend on it and their goodness should be remembered by us
