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Dhammika Sutta

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  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    What about it? Did you have a question?
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    are these guidelines or strict rules a layman must follow?

    what is the purpose of these rules/guidelines?
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    edited March 2011
    The layman's rules are the standards the Buddha expected lay followers to uphold. If you look closely, you'll notice they're just a restatement of the first 5 precepts.
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    edited March 2011
    how do i know if these are the direct words from the buddha and not some other person?

    what is the purpose of the precepts?

    i am just curious that's all.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited March 2011
    They won't be the direct words of the Buddha, because the Buddha never wrote anything. All you can do is to see whether the teaching resonates and sits well with you. Test it, and if it floats your boat, keep sailing.

    EDIT:
    The purpose of the precepts is to prevent you doing either harm to yourself, or to others.
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    perfect! thank you fed!
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    The precepts are also for the purpose of establishing a discipline. The Buddha wanted his followers to distinguish themselves from others by their morality.
  • DhammaDhatuDhammaDhatu Veteran
    edited March 2011
    are these guidelines or strict rules a layman must follow?

    what is the purpose of these rules/guidelines?
    these are training guidelines for one who has taken complete refuge in the Buddha-Dhamma

    the purpose of these guidelines is to abide in non-harming

    the Buddha said: "non-harming is happiness in this world"

    also, when the mind dwells in non-harming, it concentrates easily

    :)
    Develop what is skillful, monks. It is possible to develop what is skillful. If it were not possible to develop what is skillful, I would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' But because it is possible to develop what is skillful, I say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.'

    If this development of what is skillful were conducive to harm and pain, I would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.'

    But because this development of what is skillful is conducive to benefit and happiness, I say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.'

    http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an02/an02.019.than.html
    "Skillful virtues have freedom from remorse as their purpose, Ananda, and freedom from remorse as their reward."

    "And what is the purpose of freedom from remorse? What is its reward?"

    "Freedom from remorse has joy as its purpose, joy as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of joy? What is its reward?"

    "Joy has rapture as its purpose, rapture as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of rapture? What is its reward?"

    "Rapture has serenity as its purpose, serenity as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of serenity? What is its reward?"

    "Serenity has pleasure as its purpose, pleasure as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of pleasure? What is its reward?"

    "Pleasure has concentration as its purpose, concentration as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of concentration? What is its reward?"

    "Concentration has knowledge & vision of things as they actually are as its purpose, knowledge & vision of things as they actually are as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of knowledge & vision of things as they actually are? What is its reward?"

    "Knowledge & vision of things as they actually are has disenchantment as its purpose, disenchantment as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of disenchantment? What is its reward?"

    "Disenchantment has dispassion as its purpose, dispassion as its reward."

    "And what is the purpose of dispassion? What is its reward?"

    "Dispassion has knowledge & vision of release as its purpose, knowledge & vision of release as its reward.

    "In this way, Ananda, skillful virtues lead step-by-step to the consummation of arahantship."?



  • DhammaDhatuDhammaDhatu Veteran
    edited March 2011
    The precepts are also for the purpose of establishing a discipline. The Buddha wanted his followers to distinguish themselves from others by their morality.
    The precepts have one essential purpose, which is to serve as the basis for freedom from suffering.

    The Buddha was not primarily concerned with social morality or social impressions.

    The Buddha wanted his followers to be free from suffering, rather being attached to the world.

    :)
    So then, bhikkhus, the holy life is led not for, gain, honour and fame, not for the endowment of virtues, not for the endowment of concentration, not for the endowment of knowledges and vision. Bhikkhus, it is for the unshakeable release of mind that is the essence and end of the holy life.

    Mahàsàropamasuttaü: The Major Discourse on Heartwood





  • hermitwinhermitwin Veteran
    What can I say?
    Thanks DD.
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