Friends:
How to be a real, true Buddhist?
Simply and easily by joining the
Three Refuges
and undertaking
the
Five Precepts
like this: Newly bathed, shaved, white-clothed,
with clean, bare feet, one kneels at a shrine with a Buddha-statue,
and bows first three times so that feet, hands, elbows, knees and
head touch the floor. Then, with joined palms in front of the heart,
one recites these memorized lines in a loud, calm & steady voice:
As long as this life lasts:
I hereby take refuge in the
Buddha.
I hereby take
refuge in the Dhamma.
I hereby take
refuge in the Sangha.
I seek shelter in the Buddha for the 2nd time.
I seek shelter in the Dhamma
for the 2nd time.
I seek shelter in the Sangha for the 2nd time.
I request protection
from the Buddha for the 3rd time.
I request protection from the Dhamma for the 3rd time.
I request protection from the Sangha for the 3rd time.
I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Killing.
I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Stealing.
I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Sexual Abuse.
I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Dishonesty.
I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Alcohol & Drugs.
As long as this life lasts...
Then one keeps and protects these
sacred vows better than one's own
eyes & children, since they protect you & all other beings much better
than any army! They are the highest offer one can give
in-&-to this world!
This is the very start on the path towards Nibbāna -the Deathless Element-
This is the Noble Way to Peace, to Freedom, to Bliss, initiated by
Morality,
developed further by
Dhamma-Study
and fulfilled by
Meditation training ...
If any wish official recognition by the Bhikkhu-Sangha, they may simply
forward the lines starting with "I.." signed with name, date, town & country
to me. I have then out up a public list of this evolving
Saddhamma Sangha.
May
your journey hereby be eased, light, swift and sweet. Never give up!!!
One can also join the
Saddhamma Sangha by taking the 3 refuges
& accept
the 5 training rules
right here:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/sangha/Sangha_Entry.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/sangha/Saddhamma_Sangha.htm
More on this basic first cause of
all Good: Morality (Sīla)!
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Sila_1_to_5.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Happy_Habit.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/What_is_Virtue.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Best_Protection.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Five_Basics.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Sila_Contemplation.htm
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