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Main teaching of Buddha.
Introduction
Gautama Buddha the founder of Buddhism. He born in Kapilavastu. Today kapilavastu known as the country Nepal.His originel name siddhartha Gautama.He born in a wealthy family. His father name was king suddhodana And mother was queen Maya Devi. He speed his teaching throughout the Indian subcontinent . He assimilated new values and understanding in society and change previous doctrine of religion. Buddhism teaching and philosophy discuss below.
1 Forms/types/Tradition of Buddhism.
Buddhism was centered on three fold typology.It generally based on doctrine and institutional difference. They represent mutable homogeneous geographical areas.
We provided a clear understanding of Buddhism religion and life
1) The Theravada.
Theravada means “teaching of elders”.It is located in Southeast Asia specially in Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
It represents the sole survivor of numerous ancient Indian schools. It deals with relatively unified orthodox teaching. It has a fixed body of canonical literature.
2) The Mahayana.
Mahayana means “great vehicle”. It was flourish In Nepal, sikkim, China, Korea, Japan.It is the complex combination of several schools and sects based on a heterogeneous literature. The theravada Teaching has traditionally Stigmatized as Hinayan by the Mahayanists. Hinayan means “small vehicle”
3) The Tantrayana.
The Tantrayana means “esoteric vehical”. Eat florist in Tibet Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
Tantric Buddhism identified with Tibetan lamaism. In India we found esoteric tantric teaching. Tibetan tantric Buddhism was very important in divergent sectarian development.
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2.Doctrine of Buddhism
1) The Nirvana.
The term Buddha, meaning ”Enlightened one”. He search spiritual truth in his whole life.He passed through the The state of enlightenment. The stage was popularly known as Nirvana. The word Nirvana means ”without desire”.His teaching inspired many disciples.He known as shakyamuni or “ saga of the sakya tribe”.
2)The Dharma.
The teaching of Buddha, known as Dharma.His teaching or Dharma provide us path of salvation And it is open to all. He formed a community name ‘sangha’, 4 mendicant disciplines from all castes, including women.
• He teach not to kill any living thing. he is against any type of killing. all the lives are valuable. We must respect all life.
• He was against any type of desire. In his word 'desire causes pain’.
• Do not lie in front of anyone. Lying is a sin. It distract from the path of enlightenment To the all devotees.
• Sexual misconduct is prohibited for all person.
• Do not use drugs or alcohol. Drug and alcohol add cohabitate throughout the lives of devotees.
Those are the 5 prospective to leave a moral life in Buddhism. Now we discuss the eightfold path and four noble truths.
3 ) Four noble truth.
Our life is full of sorrow and suffering because we cannot control our desire. Our pain causes by desire. therefore it is required to remove the pain of life. Buddhism provide the path of removal of pain far life.He propounded the path of ‘for Nobel truth’. It is the only way to control desire and get enlightenment. The four noble truth Was the first Sermon given by the boot after his enlightenment.Now we discussed the the Nobel truth.
• Suffering : All creatures' existence in mankind by suffering, an agonized bondagr to the meaningless cycle of rebirth aimed atransitory flux Which is implement and without essential being
• the cause of sufferingsuffering: Have the desire which leads to renewed existing that is rebirth.
• The cessation of Suffering: the cessation Of desire.
• The way leading to cessation of suffering : The noble eightfold path.
4) Noble eightfold path.o
Noble eightfold path was the principal teaching of Buddhism. The path was divided in 8 category. They are aimed to develop the tree essential of Buddhist teaching. There are virtue, concentration and wisdom.
The virtue(sila) Or ethical conduct divided in four category. There are right action,Right speech, right livelihood and right effort. Then have concentration (samadhi) divided in two category,Their are Right mindfulness and right meditation. And lastly wisdom (Panna) divided in two Category, right understanding and right thought.Now we discuss in brief..
• Right understanding
It is known as Samma dittih. Generally two type of understanding ,fistly understanding of knowledge and intellectuals.It is not a deep understanding.Secondly deep understanding. There is penetration of knowledge at deep level.
• Right thought.
It means Samma sankappa.It is positive thinking and eliminating negative thoughts.Right thought provided as the power to fight against the all evils in society.
• Right speech
It means Samma vaca.It is prohibited us from tell lies. Withdrawal of Harmful speech. Use pleasant word for understanding. If someone abstains wrong and harmful speech then automatically he speaks truth. And they are word is gentle and meaningful which do not hurt anyone and creates a friendly environment.
• Right action.
It meansmeans samma kammanta. It promote wholesome actions, that is Avoiding to harm anyone.Your action masdeu peaceful and friendly in nature.We should help other to maintain peace and prosperity.
• Right livelihood
It means Samma ajiva. One's job doesn’t harm in anyway oneself or other. Do not hurt anyone directly or indirectly. Do not use armarms or lethal Weapon.Do not use poison or drugs to harm other.
• Right effort.
It means Samma vayama. It improved the life and livelihood of persons. Development of mindfulness.Write effort try to prevents all evils from society.
• Right mindfulness
It means Samma sati.Mental ability to see things for that they are with clear consciousness. Parson clearly award the sensations, situations of society which thelp them to sympathetically solved the situation emerge in the society and personal life. Mental development and situational awareness.
• Right meditation
It means Samma samadhi. It is the state where one Reaches the Enlightenment and the ego has disappeared.It is associated with the four stages of Dhyana. Right made some help pass to control ourself. Those are known as Buddha teaching.
Conclusion
Buddha believed in Peace of mind. He travelled across the Indian subcontinent and make disciples. he teach them the path of enlightenment with peace and truth. The basic tenets of Buddhism Providing us the teaching of Buddha. It deals with the events of daily life. He shows the path of Nirvana.The eightfold path are the main teaching of Buddha which is a valuable content in todays life.
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