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7. The Response of the Parivrajakas

1. The five Parivrajakas at once realised that this was really a new Dhamma. They were so struck by this new approach to the problems of life that they were unanimous in saying : “ Never in the history of the world has any founder of religion taught that the…

6. The Buddha’s First Sermon-(contd.)

1. Having explained His Dhamma and what it involved, the Buddha then asked the Parivrajakas:

2. “Is not personal purity the foundation of good in the world?” And they answered, “It is as thou sayest.”

5. The Buddha’s First Sermon-(contd.)

The Path of Virtue

1. The Buddha then explained to the Pariv-rajakas the Path of Virtue.

2. He told them that the path of virtue meant the observance of the virtues called : (1) Sila; (2) Dana; (3)…

4. The Buddha’s First Sermon-(contd.)

Ashtanga Marga or the Path of Righteousness

1. The Buddha next addressed the Parivrajakas on the Ashtangamarga. He said that there are eight constituents in the Ashtangamarga.

3. The Buddha’s First Sermon -(contd.)

The Path of Purity

1. The Parivrajakas then asked the Buddha to explain to them his Dhamma.

2. And the Buddha was pleased to do so.

The Buddha’s First Sermon

1. Arrival at Sarnath

1. Having decided to preach his doctrine the Buddha asked himself “ to whom shall I first teach the doctrine ? “ The thought of Alara Kalam whom the Buddha adored as the learned, wise, intelligent and of little impurity …

The creed of the Buddha

The Buddha is generally associated with the doctrine of Ahimsa. That is taken to be the be-all and end-all of his teachings. Hardly any one knows that what the Buddha taught is something very vast; far beyond Ahimsa. It is therefore necessary to set out in detail his tenets. I enumerate…

The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived - The Supreme Buddha

1. The Buddha is not a God. He is a Great Human Being
2. The Supreme Buddha — The Greatest of Teachers
3. The Buddha is the Greatest Exponent of Non-Violence
4. The Buddha is the Person who Suffered Most
5. The Buddha is the Religious…