The Six Perfections Triratna Buddhist Community Over View 1. Generosity or Charity 2. Ethics 3. Patience 4. Joyous effort 5. Meditation 6. Wisdom 1. Perfection of Generosity or Charity The practice of generosity or charity means a sincere wish or desire to give to others without holding any expectations of personal gain or feelings of stinginess. When one engages in

 Buddhism – Major Differences 1. There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day. 2. Buddhism is strictly not a religion in the context of being a faith and worship owing allegiance to a supernatural being. 3. No saviour concept in Buddhism. A Buddha is not a

1. The biggest enemy of human life — is himself. 2. The biggest folly of human life — it is a lie. 3. The greatest loss in life — is arrogance. 4. The greatest sorrow in life — it’s envy. 5. The biggest mistake in life — to lose himself. 6. The biggest fault in human life — ingratitude. 7.

The Eight-Fold Path is the fourth of the Four Noble Truths – the first of the Buddha’s teachings. All the teachings flow from this foundation. The Four Noble Truths are 1. The Noble Truth of the reality of Dukkha as part of conditioned existence. Dukkha is a multi-faceted word. Its literal meaning is “that which is difficult to bear”. It

21. Siddhartha leaves home One night, when everyone in the palace was asleep, Siddhartha asked Channa to prepare his horse, Kanthaka. In the meantime he went into the room where Yasodhara and their newborn boy Rahula slept. He was filled with loving-kindness towards them and promised himself that he would come back to see them. But first he had to

11. Siddhartha is found meditating Siddhartha thought deeply about what he saw around him. He learned that although he was happy, there was a lot of suffering in life. So he felt deep sympathy for all creatures. When the king and the maids noticed that the prince was not among the crowd, they went to look for him. They were

1. The Country where the buddha grew up The hero of our story is Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha-to-be, who lived more than 2,500 years ago. His father was the Rajah of the Sakya clan, King Suddhodana, and his mother was Qeen Maha Maya. They lived in India, in a city called Kapilavatthu, in the foothills of the Himalayas. 2. The