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Gotama the Buddha His Life and His Teaching
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Gotama the Buddha:
His Life and Teaching
Vipassana Research Institute
Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri
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Gotama the Buddha: His Life and Teaching,
First Published as Gotama…
CONTENTS
The Life of the Buddha ......................................... 1
The Teaching of the Buddha…
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THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
ixth century B.C. was an important era in history. This was
the period when a great benefactor of…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
had come to earth to teach suffering humanity how to
eradicate its misery, yet he…
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reflecting on the misery inherent in existence; at the same
time he felt drawn to renounce the world…
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penance was another extreme. This realisation brought
him to the middle path. He…
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
arises, arises due to a cause; when the cause is eradicated
there can be no resulting effect.…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
from all the saªkh±r±. The craving-free stage is
achieved.
After his enlightenment…
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
and unsatisfactory nature of reality (anicca, dukkha, and
anatt±) at the experiential level.
Not long…
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manifest. People from different sects, castes, and classes
were attracted. Leaders…
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
The fifth rainy season was spent in Ves±li. It was in
that year that King Suddhodana, the Buddha’s…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
Saªgha, and even tried to kill the Buddha by various
means. In all instances the…
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THE TEACHING OF THE
BUDDHA
he Buddha taught the middle path. In the first
sermon known as the Dhammacakkappavattana…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
The Eightfold Path
Wisdom (Paññ±)
1. Right view (samm±-diμμhi).
2. Right thought (…
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detachment.”18 One whose craving is uprooted finds his
mind has become serene, and achieves a…
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for our misery. By the practice of Vipassana meditation
this process can be stopped…
THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA
the mind (saªkh±r±) are gradually eradicated. The more
one observes dispassionately, the more…
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THE SIX COUNCILS
(Dhamma-Saªg²tis)
he six historical Councils, or Dhamma-Saªg²tis, were
held for the purpose of…
THE SIX COUNCILS
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the Buddha were not written down but were only
committed to memory. They also provided a forum for…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
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Abhaya (29-17 B.C.). Five hundred learned monks
participated in the council…
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THE SPREAD OF THE
DHAMMA
istory shows that during the time of the Buddha,
the Kings Bimbis±ra, Suddhodana, and…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
attracting a large number of people in what was then
called Majjhima Desa.…
THE SPREAD OF DHAMMA
The following are the names of the elder monks
(Theras) and the nine areas where they went to teach…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
From there the Dhamma went to Korea in the early
4th century A.D., and then to Japan…
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HISTORICAL PLACES OF
THE BUDDHA
t the time of his Mah±parinibb±na, the Buddha said,
“¾nanda, there are four places for…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
• Lumbin²: This is the sacred place where the Buddha
was born. It has been…
HISTORICAL PLACES OF THE BUDDHA
seen today. A place of modern interest is the
M³lagandhakuμ² Vih±ra erected by the Mah±bodhi…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
people. The Buddha spent twenty-five rains retreats
here, and today it contains the…
HISTORICAL PLACES OF THE BUDDHA
Dhamma activity. Today the great st³pa, measuring
one hundred feet in diameter and fifty in…
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VIPASSANA MEDITATION
ipassana meditation is the personal purification of the
mind. It is the highest form of awareness—…
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
and equanimity (upekkh±). There is no mysticism in
Vipassana. It is a science of the mind that goes…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
As in the Buddha’s enlightenment, a student simply
goes deep inside himself,…
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
no question of conversion—the technique works on the
simple basis that all human beings share the same…
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makeup with the clarity of insight (Vipassana). Each day’s
progress is explained…
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
In Vipassana, Mr. Goenka found an invaluable jewel—
the jewel of the Dhamma—which dispels the darkness…
GOTAMA THE BUDDHA: HIS LIFE AND TEACHING
is exploring references to Vipassana in various ancient
texts, and it is conducting…
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THE TEACHING TODAY
he teaching of Gotama the Buddha is once again
flourishing in India and many parts of the world. For…
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their professional and personal lives. Successful
experiments in different social…
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REFERENCES
1. Aªguttara Nik±ya. 1.134
2. J±taka. 1.69 (P.T.S.) London
3. D²gha Nik±ya. 1.16
4. Vinaya Piμaka. 1.3
5.…
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17. Khuddaka Nik±ya. 1.383
18. Khuddaka Nik±ya. 1.383
19. Imasmi½ sati, ida½ hoti…
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Meditation Now_Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
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Inner Peace Through Inner Wisdom
By Acharya S. N. Goenka
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S. N. Goenka: A Teacher for the World ············1
Vipassana Meditation and the Laws of Nature ········6
An…
S. N. Goenka
A Teacher for the World
Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka, the foremost lay teacher of
Vipassana meditation, was a…
spend more time with his teacher for meditation and in-depth
training, all the while remaining a devoted family man and…
A prolific writer and poet, Mr. Goenka composes in
English, Hindi and Rajasthani, and his works have been
translated into…
and the young. Courses have been organized for people with
disabilities, including the blind and leprosy patients. Other…
other top Hindu leaders in an effort to establish harmonious
relations between Hindu and Buddhist communities.
Despite this…
Vipassana Meditation
and the Laws of Nature
An Interview with S.N. Goenka
by Alan AtKisson
Introduction: I can’t tell you…
Many things seem to distinguish Vipassana (as taught by Goenka) from
other meditation techniques, including its insistence on…
But there are basic laws of the nature: for example, fire burns.
What does this have to do with intellect? It is simply the…
Anybody who puts a hand in fire gets burned. Fire won’t
discriminate for a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian or a Jew. The…
Suppose I have never experienced the burning of fire. I may have
understood it intellectually because others have said, “If…
actual misery starts because of these negativities, where the
actual happiness is experienced because of the absence of
these…
This is all Vipassana wants. This is what attracted me to
Vipassana. I came from a totally different tradition, but when I…
means of livelihood for the teacher, or the assistants, or those
who serve on courses. Anybody who gives any kind of…
give five dollars, or ten dollars, or five thousand dollars,
according to my capacity.” And this is how it works.
Now, there…
father or a mother. How can one think of such madness as
having sexual relations with one’s students? Such a person is
not…
that they should be kind to nature—I would say, better be
kind to themselves. We don’t understand what we are doing.
Nature…
now, how harmoniously! They are giving peace and harmony
to the atmosphere. Anybody who comes in contact with that
atmosphere…
people remain bad, the whole society has to suffer, and can’t get
the truth. But if the leaders start realizing that they are…
practice. But for learning the first time, the proper
environment is essential.
I know it is so difficult for somebody to…
The root level is what we call the unconscious mind. It is very
blind. It will not listen to any advice from the intellect. It…
the ten best days of my life, up till now, and, I feel, for the future
also. They gave me a totally new life.” So people don’t…
artists have become better artists—in every sphere, in whatever
profession one is involved, we find this general improvement…