A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
Birth, aging, illness, and death can be conquered when one has the Buddha as his good friend.
A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
The Buddha’s word that points to the heart of Buddhism and deserves being frequently mentioned and always kept in mind is “tathata” (as-suchness).
A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
True practice of dhamma does not need any pretention to deceive the world.
A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
In reciting the disciplinary code, performing the daily chantings, reciting the holy stanzas, etc., use of the original Pali language is still necessary and better.
A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
A true Buddhist follower does not take anything single-mindedly, for it is just a stream of idappaccayata.
A Buddhist Charter (b) Practical Principles that Should Be Considered and Put to Rest
A practice that is neither too strict nor too permissive, but just moderate, is true Buddhistic steadfastness.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Regardless of whether the Tripitaka is exactly the original or a newly composed one as perceived by some people nowadays, actual cessation of dukkha always exists uniquely in accordance with idappaccayata.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
No matter whether the Buddha was a real person or an invented one as perceived by some people nowadays, actual cessation of dukkha always exists uniquely in accordance with idappaccayata.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Although people are different from one another as much as an ordinary man is from a god, their cessation of dukkha is uniquely the same, namely, in accordance with idappaccayata.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Buddha-dhamma is essentially scientific, not philosophical. But worldly people study it as philosophy and, therefore, do not benefit from it in any way.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
The dhamma that always creates and controls all things is idappaccayata, which is a law of nature.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Dhamma can solve all problems that the world creates but that the world cannot solve by itself.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Dhamma is the archaeological item that is older and more deserving of study than any other archaeological item. Knowledge about it can really solve all of the world problems.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Man’s true companion is dhamma, not “my” spouse or knowledge beneficial for “myself” as commonly accepted.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
The four meanings of dhamma – nature, laws of nature, duties in accordance with the laws of nature, and the due results – are wholly included in the meaning of the single word idappaccayata (the Law of Conditionality).
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
Dhamma of a certain name can be used on all levels, both mundane and supramundane.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
There are two kinds of dhamma: dhamma as a tool and dhamma as a desirable goal of practice.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
“Dhamma” can solve all of the world problems at all times, regardless of their kinds or levels.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
The word “Dhamma-vinaya” is the essence of all words (pavacana) that describe the Buddhist assembly.
A Buddhist Charter (a) General
“Dhamma” (or “dharma”) means “duty.” This is the meaning which has been used in its original locality since the ancient time.