The Three Jewels: Buddha
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- The Three Jewels: Buddha
- 'Buddham Saranam Gacchami'
- 'I go to the Buddha for refuge'
- Refuge is a centre of excellence in terms of spiritual strength to be purified and gain support on their challenging path
- Buddha is seen as a teacher, the awakened and enlightened one
- Theravada Belief
- The Buddha is a human being whose words offer guidance
- His life story is to be taken as a hagiography
- His command is taken: "work out your own salvation with diligence"
- Richard Gombrich
- Theravada is a 'Soteriology' - a personal relgious quest without a God-like figure
- There is an admiration, devotion and respect for the Buddha
- Buddha = 'Sammasambuddhasa'
- A role model for inspiration because he is perfectly enlightened one
- He discovered the Middle Way, provided insight into the Four Sights, the Eight-fold Path, the Four Noble Truths and finally the way to meditation and mindfulness
- There are still the 'Abhinnas', 6 supernatural powers developed through high meditation
- The Buddha is a human being whose words offer guidance
- Mahayana Belief
- Accentuation of Buddha's super, metaphysical traits
- Suzuki
- "The Buddha is not an ordinary human being walking in a sensuous world"
- Through the three bodies ('Trikaya'), the transcendent aspect of the Buddha is highlighted
- Semi-spiritual: 'Nirmanakaya'
- Heavenly: 'Sambhogakaya'
- Ultimate expression: 'Dharmakaya'
- Pure Land Belief
- Amida Buddha ('Amitabha') resides in his own resplendent Buddha universe
- Take refuge in 'Nembutsu', contemplating Buddha
- Involves the phrase: 'homage to Amida Buddha'
- Alfred Bloom
- "Nembutsu has been considered the central core of practice to gain enlightenment"
- Zen , Tibetan & Hua Yen Belief
- 'Buddha nature' within us is emphasised
- Buddha = one of countless Buddhas and Buddha Universes
- Our current universe is connected and penetrating according to 'Sunyata' (nature of existence)
- It is revealed through enlightenment
- 'Buddham Saranam Gacchami'
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