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Common Buddhist Text: Guidance and Insight from the Buddha (2015)

 Common Buddhist Text: Guidance and Insight from the Buddha (2015)
International Council of Vesak, Mahachulalongkorn-rajavidyalaya University (MCU), Thailand (2015)
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COMMON BUDDHIST TEXT: GUIDANCE AND INSIGHT FROM THE BUDDHA
International Council of Vesak, Mahachulalongkorn-rajavidyalaya University (MCU),
Thailand (2015)

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
General introduction
Introduction on the life of the historical Buddha
Introduction to the Sangha, or community of disciples
Introduction to the selections from Theravāda Buddhism
Introduction to the selections from Mahāyāna Buddhism
Introduction to the selections from Vajrayāna Buddhism

PART I: THE BUDDHA
CHAPTER 1: THE LIFE OF THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA

Conception, birth and early life: passages L.1–6
The quest for awakening: L.7–9
Attaining refined, formless states: L.10–11
The ascetic life of rigorous self-denial: L.12–14
The awakening and its aftermath: L.15–19
The achievements and nature of the Buddha: L.20–24
The Buddha as teacher: L.25–35
Praise of the Buddha: L.36
The Buddha’s appearance and manner: L37–39
Taming and teaching those who resisted or threatened him: L.40–45
The Buddha’s meditative life and praise for quietness and contentment: L.46–48
Physical ailments of the Buddha, and compassionate help for the sick: L.49–54
Sleeping and eating: L.55–57
Composing and enjoying poetry: L.58–59
The last months of the Buddha’s life: L.60–69


CHAPTER 2: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE BUDDHA
a) Theravāda: Th.1–11
Qualities of the Buddha: Th.1
The Buddha’s relation to the Dhamma: Th.2–4
The nature of the Buddha: Th.5
The Buddha, his perfections built up in past lives as a bodhisatta, and his awakened disciples:
Th.6–9
The status of the Buddha beyond his death: Th.10–11

b) Mahāyāna: M.1–13
Epithets and qualities of the Buddha: M.1–4
The nature of the Buddha: M.5–8
A Buddha’s three ‘bodies’: M.9–11
The Buddha-nature: M.12–13

c) Vajrayāna: V.1–6
The Buddha-nature: V.1
A Buddha’s three ‘bodies’: V.2
The five Buddha families: V.3–4
The Buddha within: V.5–6

PART II: THE DHAMMA/DHARMA
CHAPTER 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEACHINGS

a) Theravāda: Th.12–28
The qualities of the Dhamma: Th.12–13
Reasons for choosing to practise Buddhism: Th.14
Attitudes to other religions: Th.15
Disputes and tolerance: Th.16–20
The teachings as having a practical focus: Th.21–24
The way to liberating knowledge: Th.25–28

b) Mahāyāna: M.14–22
Qualities of the Dharma : M.14–16
Reasons for choosing to practise Buddhism: M.17
Disputes and tolerance: M.18–19
The teachings as means to an end: M.20–21
The teachings are pitched at different levels, to attract all: M.22

c) Vajrayāna: V.7–11
The qualities of the Dharma: V.7–9
Concise expositions of the Dharma: V.10–11

CHAPTER 4: ON SOCIETY AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
a) Theravāda: Th.29–54
Good governance: Th.29–31
Peace, violence and crime: Th.32–36
Wealth and economic activity: Th.37–43
Social equality: Th.44–45
The equality of men and women: Th.46–48
Good human relationships: Th.49
Parents and children: Th.50
Husband and wife: Th.51–53
Friendship: Th.54

b) Mahāyāna: M.23–38
Good governance: M.23–25
Peace, violence and crime: M.26–29
Wealth and economy: M.30–31
Equality of men and women: M.32–33
Respect for and gratitude to parents: M.34–35
Sharing karmic benefit with dead relatives M.36–38

c) Vajrayāna: V.12–13
Advice on compassionate royal policy: V.12
Reflection on the kindnesses of one’s mother: V.13

CHAPTER 5: ON HUMAN LIFE
a) Theravāda: Th.55–78
The cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra): Th.55–58
Precious human rebirth: Th.59–61
Our world in the context of the universe: Th.62–63
Karma: Th.64–72
The implications of karma and rebirth for attitudes to others: Th.73–74
This life and all rebirths entail ageing, sickness and death: Th.75–78

b) Mahāyāna: M.39–45
Our universe: M.39
Karma: M.40–42
Precious human birth: M.43
Impermanence: M.44–45

c) Vajrayāna: V.14–23
Precious human birth: V.14–16
The pains of saṃsāra: V.17–23

CHAPTER 6: THE BUDDHIST PATH AND ITS PRACTICE
a) Theravāda: Th.79–101
Individual responsibility and personal effort: Th.79–84
The need for virtuous and wise companions as spiritual friends: Th.85–88
The role and nature of faith: Th.89–92
Going for refuge to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha: Th.93
Devotional activities: Th.94
Chants on the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha that bring protection and
blessing: Th.95–96
Ethical discipline, meditation, wisdom: Th.97–98
The noble eightfold path: the middle way of practice Th.99–101

b) Mahāyāna: M.46–76
Faith: M.46-48
Going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha: M.49–55
Individual responsibility and personal effort: M.56–57
The middle way: M.58–63
The path of the bodhisattva as superior to those of the disciple and solitary-buddha: M.64–67
The need for a spiritual teacher: M.68–70
Developing the awakening-mind (bodhi-citta): M.71–76

c) Vajrayāna: V.24–40
Faith: V.24–26
Going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha V.27–29
The spiritual teacher: V.30–31
Practising the middle way: V.32
The awakening-mind (bodhi-citta): V.33–9
Graded stages of the path: V.40

CHAPTER 7: ETHICS
a) Theravāda: Th.102–120
Wholesome and unwholesome actions: Th.102–104
Generosity: Th.105–109
Precepts of ethical discipline: Th.110–111
Right livelihood, and extra precepts: Th.112–113
Loving kindness and patient acceptance: Th.114–116
Helping oneself and helping others: Th.117–118
Caring for animals and the environment: Th.119–120

b) Mahāyāna: M.77–108
The power of goodness: M.77
Generosity: M.78–79
The precepts of ethical discipline: M.80–87
Right livelihood, and extra precepts: M.88–89
Helping oneself and helping others: M.90–94
Teaching others: M.95
Care for animals and the environment: M.96
Loving kindness and compassion: M.97–99
The bodhisattva perfections: M.100–106
The bodhisattva vows and precepts: M.107–108

c) Vajrayāna: V.41–54
Wholesome and unwholesome actions: V.41
The perfection of generosity: V.42–44
The perfection of ethical discipline: V.45–48
The perfection of patient acceptance: V.49–53
The perfection of vigour: V.54

CHAPTER 8: MEDITATION
a) Theravāda: Th.121–142
The purpose of meditation: Th.121–122
The mind’s negative underlying tendencies but also bright potential: Th.123–124
The five hindrances and other defilements: Th.125–128
The importance of attention: Th.129–131
Calm (samatha) and insight (vipassanā) meditations: Th.132–133
Recollection of the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, and of the reality of death:
Th.134–135
Meditation on the four limitless qualities: loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and
equanimity: Th.136–137
The four foundations of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) as ways to cultivate insight (vipassanā)
and calm (samatha): Th.138
Mindfulness of breathing (ānāpāna-sati): Th.139
Meditative absorptions, higher knowledges and formless attainments: Th.140–142

b) Mahāyāna: M.109–128
Preparatory meditations: M.109
Not being attached to meditation: M.110
The radiant mind: M.111–112
Meditation on loving kindness and compassion: M.113
Recollecting the Buddhas: M.114
Mindfulness: M.115–116
Calm (śamatha) meditation and the four meditative absorptions: M.117–120
Insight (vipaśyanā) meditation: M.121–123
Chan/Zen meditation: M.124–128

c) Vajrayāna: V.55–70
Giving up distractions: V.55–56
Meditative concentration: V.57
Meditative antidotes for the various defilements: V.58–64
Meditation on the four limitless qualities: V.65–68
The four mindfulnesses: V.69
Meditation on the nature of mind: V.70

CHAPTER 9: WISDOM
a) Theravāda: Th.143–179
The nature of wisdom: Th.143–148
Suffering and the four Truths of the Noble Ones: Th.149–155
Dependent arising and how suffering originates: Th.156–168
Critical refledctions on the idea of a creator God: Th.169
The lack of a permanent, essential self: Th.170–179

b) Mahāyāna: M.129–150
The nature of wisdom: M.129
Dependent arising: M.130–131
Critical refledctions on the idea of a creator God: M.132
The lack of a permanent, essential self: M.133–136
Emptiness of inherent nature/inherent existence: M.137–141
Mind-only and emptiness of subject-object duality: M.142–143
The Buddha-nature as a positive reality : M.144–147
The radical interrelationship of all: M.148-150

c) Vajrayāna: V.71–76
The three types of wisdom: V.71–73
Dependent arising: V.74
Insight into the lack of identity: V.75–76

CHAPTER 10: THE GOALS OF BUDDHISM
a) Theravāda: 180–188
Happiness in this and future lives
Definitive spiritual breakthroughs
Nirvana: Th.180–188

b) Mahāyāna: M.151–159
Happiness in this and future lives
Definitive spiritual breakthroughs
Nirvana: M.151–155
Buddhahood: M.156–158
Pure Lands: M.159

c) Vajrayāna: V.77–83
Happiness in this and future lives: V.77
Definitive spiritual breakthroughs: V.78
Nirvana: V.79
Activities of the Buddha: V.80-83

PART III THE SANGHA OR SPIRITUAL ‘COMMUNITY’
CHAPTER 11: MONASTIC AND LAY DISCIPLES AND NOBLE PERSONS

a) Theravāda Th.189–211
The Buddha’s community of monastic and lay disciples: Th.189–190
The monastic Sangha: Th.191–192
Monastic discipline: Th.193–198
Types of noble disciples: Th.199–204
Arahants: Th.205–211

b) Mahāyāna: M.160–164
Lay and monastic bodhisattvas: M.160–162
Monastic discipline: M.163–164

c) Vajrayāna: V.85
Monastic life: V.85

CHAPTER 12: EXEMPLARY LIVES
a) Theravāda: Th.212–231
Great arahant monk disciples: Th.212–219
Great arahant nun disciples: Th.220–225
Great laymen and laywomen disciples: Th.226–231

b) Mahāyāna: M.165–168
Great monastic disciples: M.165–167
Great lay disciples: M.168

c) Vajrayāna: V.86–91
Great accomplished ones: V.86–91

APPENDIXES
Buddhanet’s World Buddhist Directory
To hear some Buddhist chanting
Books on Buddhism
Printed translations and anthologies of translations
Web sources on Buddhism, including translations
Glossary/index of key Buddhist terms and names

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