Super-normal Powers -Abhinnas |
1. Supernormal Powers for producing miracles(Iddhividha) 2. The Divine Ear like that of the devas(Dibbasota) 3. Power to read the minds of others (Paracitta vijanana) 4. Knowledge of Former existences( Pubbenivasanussati) 5. The Divine Eye (Dibba-cakkhu) 6. Higher psychic power which can eradicate defilements (Asavakkhaya) |
Using his omniscient powers, the Buddha viewed the whole world for the welfare of all beings. The great compassion of the Buddha can be found in his daily routines.
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The Buddha is one who should always be remembered, revered and paid homage to because he is the greatest benefactor and the most homage-worthy To enable one to have him always in one's mind one should make an image of the Buddha and have it worshipped as the Uddissa Cetiya. In performing the act of veneration, depending on the degree of one's sincerity and keenness, one can have as much benefit as one would gain by paying homage to the living Buddha. |
Charity whose merit lasts forever. (1) Setting up gardens and orchards for public use (2) Planting shady trees and fruit trees for public use (3) Building roads and bridges for public use (4) Providing drinking water at the wayside (5) Constructing wells, tanks and ditches as means of public water supply (6) Donation of monastic dwellings, etc. |
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(Demise, dissolution, expiration) |
There are four kinds of death.
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(Mind-defiling factor; impurity) |
Ten kinds of mind-defiling factors
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Delightful Satisfaction ( Piti ) (Pleasurable interest; zest) |
Five kinds of delightful satisfaction are identified
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Dependent Origination: Paticcasamuppada (Law of Dependent Origination; Law of Dependent Arising; Conditioned Genesis) |
It is the doctrine which teaches that all physical and mental phenomena are conditioned and that the arising of a phenomenon is dependent on a specific cause which itself has arisen on its own specific cause. Action takes place through twelve factors: -
(Grief soka;lamentation, parideva;bodily pain, dukkha; distress of mind, domanassa; and agony, upayasa , are incidental consequences of rebirth and hence are not included in the twelve factors.) |
Formula for Paying Homage to the Three Ratana |
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Okasa Okasa Okasa - So as to be free from all my offences, accumulated from evil deeds done physically, verbally and mentally, I pay homage to the Three Gems: the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, once, twice, thrice with my joined-palms on my forehead very respectfully and humbly. Owing to my deeds of merit, may I always be free from thefour Apayas, the three kappas, the eight Atthakkhanas, the five Veras, the four Vipattis, the five Byasanas; and at the final existence may I attain Magga, Phala and Nibbana! (Three Ratana=Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha; Okasa=asking for permission)
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(1) Generosity or charity , dana (2) Morality or good moral conduct, sila (3) Meditation, bhavana (4) Paying due respect to those who are worthy of it, apacayana (5) Helping others perform good deeds, veyyavacca (6) Sharing of merit after doing some good deed, pattidana (7) Rejoicing at others merit - making, pattanumodana (8) Listening well to the Doctrine, dhammassavana (9) Teaching the Doctrine, dhammadesana (10) Straightening one's views, ditthizukammma. |
Five conditions of panatipata (Killing) 1. The being must be alive. 2. There must be the knowledge that it is a live being. 3. There must be an intention to cause death. 4. An act must be done to cause death. 5. There must be death, as the result of the said act. If all the said five conditions are fulfilled, the first precept is violated. |
Five conditions of Adinnadana (Stealing) 1. The property must be in the possession of another person. 2. There must be the knowledge that the property is in the possession of another person. 3. There must be an intention to steal. 4. There must be an act done to steal. 5. By that act the property must have been taken. If all the said five conditions are fulfilled, the second precept is violated. |
Four conditions to kamesumicchacara (Sexual Misconduct) 1. It must be a man or a woman with whom it is improper to have sexual intercourse. 2. There must be an intention to have such sexual misconduct with such man or woman. 3. There must be an act done to have such intercourse. 4. There must be enjoyment of the contact of the organs. If all the said four conditions are fulfilled, the third precept is violatd. |
Four conditions of musavada (Telling lies) 1.The thing said must be untrue. 2. There must be an intention to deceive. 3.There must be an effort made as a result of the said intention. 4. The other must know the meaning of what is said. If these conditions are fulfilled, the fourth precept is violated. |
The Four Sacred Places |
The Buddha spoke of four places which faithful followers should visit. 1. The birthplace of the Buddha (Lumbini on the Indian borders of Nepal). 2. The place where the Buddha attained enlightenment (Buddha Gaya, in India). 3. The place where the Buddha established the wheel of truth (Saranath), and 4. The place where the Buddha attained Parinibbana (Kusinara-modern Kasia in India) "And they," added the Buddha, '"who shall die with a believing heart, in the course of their pilgrimage, will be reborn, on the dissolution of their body, after death, in a heaven!y state." |
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