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Introduction to Buddhism
Aaqeel Mawjood

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What is Buddhism
Buddhism is having religious aspects as well as philosophical aspects also. However all the religious and philosophical aspects included in Buddhism are having limited meanings. Concerning with religious aspects in Buddhism all the religious performances or rituals are having philosophical basis. Example offering flowers to Buddha

When one offers flowers to Buddha simultaneously develops meditative mind, also watching the gradual fading away of the flowers offered by him. Considering with lighting oil lamp, there also an example to gradual transformation of the panchaskandha (5 aggregates ) When Buddhism is considered as a philosophy, most of the philosophical aspects have been formulated on metaphysical on metaphysical aspects have been formulated on metaphysical speculation like karmic theory rebirth and soon

It needs to understand that most of the philosophical aspects can be created through giving priority to use of language which is conducive to argue and counter argue without coming to condution. (If we consider Buddhism as a philosophy people start to argue, thinking words. Ex. Rebirth, karama) Anyway there are thousands of philosophical aspects in Buddhism which are useful to look over once life and to understand reality and there nu the truth (as it is and as it is not) Thirdly Buddhism can be introduced as a way of life because the middle path taught in Buddhism leads to succeed once life without self austerity as well as self indulgence.

Fourthly Buddhism is not a belief or a devotion or a faith. A belief or devotion is fluctuated (fickle quiverted). Whatever is fluctuated brings half results or it can be no use. Anyway saddha if self confidence which is the basis of entrance to the Buddhist path is considered to be followed by the Buddhist which is confirmed if stable at the beginning in the continuous until once reaches the culmination one whishes.

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Buddhas teachings are not depended on revelation of a superficial being or God, but it has been understood by the Buddha through empirical knowledge watching the realistic nature of the phenomenal world. If any religious teaching becomes a revelation it may become mere holy words which are not subjected to critical survey. Any teaching of the Buddha is allowed to subject to critical survey. (our fathorn long body)

Entrance to the Buddhas path is depended on right understanding (samma ditti) which is cultivation of correct world view giving priority to understand who one is According to Buddhism teaching one who understands oneself can understand whole world. Understanding oneself means, different experiencing the sorrowful conditions its caused its cessation Nirodhaya as well as path leading to cessation of sorrow Introspection One who understands the sorrowful conditions, based on impermanence (transciencence, temperarinence) take effort to get rid of it without clinging to that sorrow knowing that there is an imanicipation vimukthiya

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Those who have cultivated right understanding seek for cause of sorrow rather than struggling with sorrow, then only be can experienced value of the middle path. One who is cultivated right understanding is not indulge in excessive sensual pleasure. (Any sensual pleasure can enjoy by Buddhist in moderation middle path) Ex In a married life giving priority to offspring or successors rather than sensual pleasures, because it does not seem that nobody is satisfied with sensory pleasures only because they are unlimited.

It needs to watch of observe what happens around us intending to apprehend something essential. Thats why the Buddha before enlightenment leading as the aspirant Buddha was inquisitive to know the truth associating with the wise. One of the characteristic of right understanding is to seek for absolute truth. Right understanding BUDDHISM-

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On the contrary the truth of devotion is also can be one of the reasons in preliminary stage to cultivate right understanding because belief is conduvicing to associate with the wise what is also can be optional. Ex. Angulimala All the moral principles as well as meditation are depended on right understanding in Buddhism because observing and protection of moral principles or precepts are based on self understanding or self restrain which means understanding the results of violating them.

At the same time the method of meditation introduce in Buddhism are based on right understanding. Mere relaxation cant be a meditation because it does not lead to develop the insight with regard to the introduction that Buddhism is way of life. It needs to understand theoretically as well as whatever theoretically understood should be able to practice in ones practical life. When it is practiced the profit or the benefit experienced by you should be put into consideration for the betterment of once social, economic different facets of life. (psychic discoveries behind the iron curtain by Russian psychiatrists) How to live without fear or worry venerable K. Sri Dammananda

Buddhism as way of life

With regard of the introduction that Buddhism as it is way of life it needs to understand it theoretically as well as whatever theoretically understood should be able to practice in once practical life. When it is practiced the profits or benefits experienced by you should put into consideration for the betterment of once social economic and different facets. Three characteristicConsidering with the impermanency of life it needs to understand that five sensory organs that, relevant objects as well as the consciousness are impermanent. When divided into two parts internal world as well as external world impermanence. Buddhism is attentived to the impermanency of internal world because the mind is the forerunner and when it is impermanent definitely the external world captured by the mind us also impermanent. Because clinging to the external world creates the life of a living creature. Sensory organs Eye Ear
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Sensory objectives sight/seen sound

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Tongue Body

taste tangibility/impeachment

Nose

odor

In addition to that it is necessary to understand that five aggregates are considered impermanent. They are form rupa, sensation vedana, perception sanna, disposition sankara, consciousness vannane. Considering with forms there are material forms as well as nonmaterial forms also which can be clarified through meditation especially through suppression of different thoughts. Sensation Sensation is three forms. Pleasant Unpleasant Indifferent Whatever is subjected to change is unsatisfactory.

Perceptions Perceptions are frequently following to the mind through the sensory organs which are also impermanent as well as it needs to moderate those perceptions if one wants to cultivate. Dispositions Sankara Dispositions are to synonymous to karma which are also subjected to frequent change. Sometimes they are proliferated, edited, extended. Consciousness As a means of knowledge, as a retository (stori) of wholesome and unwholesome thoughts which is transmitted from birth to birth is subjected to change.

Relevance techniques of impermanence to once practical life

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With regard to this impermanent of life is relevant to anybody to formulate consistent correct, proper attention of life, because any pleasurable opportunity through senses is not prohibited but it needs to moderate them regarding bad results of unlimited as well as unsatiable desires. In philosophical perspective one who misunderstand that youthness, post, dignities, wealth are permanent can practice are in kind of debauchery. Therefore impermanent theory taught in Buddhism is mostly relevant to the modern social life that ever before.

Sorrowful condition in once life Birth Decay Departure of beloved once

Buddhism is as a basic step in the path leading to Nibbana teaches different sorrowful condition based on impermanency. They have been categorized into several parts as birth, decay, becoming old age, departure of the beloved once, whatever wished not gained and briefly clinging to five aggregates. However these sorrowful conditions can be effected to a respective person differently according to their capacity of wisdom.

According to Buddhas teachings one who understand these unsatisfactory condition of life take efforts to get rid of these sorrowful condition looking over the cause of sorrow rather than struggling with the sorrow. Buddhism does not give evasive answers to some questions. That is why it answers to the sorrowful condition afflicted by different persons the value of seeking for the cause of sorrow. At the same time it is necessary to avoid from indulgentment in sorrow through ignorance. Most of the westerners have misunderstood that the teaching soft sorrow from Buddhism pave the way to develop lethargic as well as melancholic inactive ideas. But Buddhism reiterates the one who accepts that the life is sorrowful can get rid of understanding the cause of sorrow.

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The last characteristic is Anatta/ soullessness which means insubstantiality because the Anatta concept taught in Buddhism teaches that nothing essential in the life. When ask about the rebirth or what was or what is transmigrated into next birth the Buddhism rejects the transmigration of the soul. Because the inclusion of the soul is frequently changed.

Donations
The Pali term dana needs abandoncy or giving up and its conceptual idea abandoning once comfortable opportunities for the betterment welfare or benefit unconditional. Here unconditionality denotes special meaning which is without wishing any regain. When examine the mind/consciousness out of practicing the donation in that sense one may become very happy not enjoyed and may become very active person. Thereby one may able to accumulate a lot of wealth and also may become a leading person in a society. Furthermore for the activation of mind it is very remarkable factor that one is possible to reduce lustful thoughts (Loba), hateful thoughts (Dosa) and deluded thoughts (Moha).

Concerning with the matter what should be denoted it needs to understand that basic needs (necessaries of life) should be denoted which are food, shelters, clothes and medicine. Priority is given to denote material foods because it is necessary for the suspension of the life and their lives to protect potentionalies peculiar to respective a person. Out of them some skills, abilities, geniousness, prodiginess are considered. The result of donation of food are included in Buddhist text as it is conducive to live long healthy life, meaningful life, complexion, energies and wisdom. Here complexion means pleasant appearance out of developing purified mind. As well as wisdom denotes intuitive (intuition) With reference to Buddhist text donations are divided into three parts. 1. Anisha dana donations of basic needs 2. Abhaya dana giving lives or amnesty 3. Dhamma dana guiding to those who are misguided

Considering three fold donations it is necessary to understand the last one is very significant unless right understanding is cultivated one is trended to do bad psychologically. Therefore the Buddha pointed out the value of the cultivation of the consistant world view like belief in karmic results, rebirth and so on.
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Dhamma donation of the message of the Buddha exceeds all the other donations. In Buddhist literature the Bodhisathva (aspirant Budhha) denoted all the materials when he was approximately of imminent to become Buddha enlightnment as the result of priopreperation to become Buddhahood according to be donated all the belongings to him even married life. Secondly the Bodhisathwa gave up the utilities of organic parts of his body, dedicating his labour, valuable time for the benefit of others. In that sense the Bodhisathwa mostly donated his wisdom having apprehended the reality of life and thereby the truth using his eye and ear diverting them to eye of wisdom as well as divine eye (clairvoyance) to develop the wisdom of others.

Thirdly the Bodhisathwa helped the others at the risk of his life which means donation of the life. These points are included in ten perfection. Sila (morality/moral conduct) Pali term sila denotes the nature confined to a human being. In that sense humanities are closured to every human being neglecting some brutal qualities or demonic qualities hidden (obscured) in the human life also. When the morality or moral conduct is explained in Buddhist text it is Buddhist self restrain after cultivation of right understanding (samma ditti). It needs to understand the bad results of violating moral principle without compulsory or commandment of the others awaring bas results of bad actions doing verbally and bodily.

Bodily unwholesome actions (Akusala) Killing (taking the life of others) Stealing Sexual misconduct Verbal unwholesome actions Telling lies Slandering Talking harsh words Vain talks/ frivolous talks
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