4 Key Characteristics about Buddhism
From the conversations the
Buddha had with his followers we are able to learn some important aspects about Buddhism and the reason why the Buddha taught what he did. In this video I introduce some sutras that highlight four key characteristics about the Buddha's teachings. In particular this video investigates whether blind faith is the order of the day in Buddhism or whether there is room for logical analysis and personal investigation, whether we need to expand our theoretical knowledge before we begin any sort of practice, and whether Buddhism is something that we should or shouldn't become attached to.
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Provenance:
©
1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Transcribed from a file provided by the translator.
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How to cite this document (one suggested style): "Simsapa Sutta: The Simsapa
Leaves" (SN 56.31), translated from the
Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight,
10 February 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.
031.than
.html . Retrieved on 17 July
2013.
Provenance:
©
1976,
1994 Buddhist Publication Society.
Bodhi Leaves Publication No. 71 (
Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1976). Transcribed from the print edition in 1994 by
W.D. Savage under the auspices of the DharmaNet
Dharma Book Transcription
Project, with the kind permission of the Buddhist Publication Society.
This Access to Insight edition is ©1994--2013.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "
The Taste of
Freedom", by
Bhikkhu Bodhi. Access to Insight,
5 June 2010, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/bl071.html . Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
Provenance:
©
1998 Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Transcribed from a file provided by the translator.
This Access to Insight edition is ©1998--2013.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "
Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta: The
Shorter Instructions to Malunkya" (MN 63), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight,
12 February 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.063.than.html . Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
Provenance:
©
2011 Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Transcribed from a file provided by the translator.
This Access to Insight edition is ©2011--2013.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta: The
Greater Craving-Destruction
Discourse" (MN 38), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight,
1 December 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.038.than.html . Retrieved on 19 July 2013.
Provenance:
©
1974 Buddhist Publication Society.
The Wheel Publication No. 48/49 (Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society,
1983), second edition. Transcribed from the print edition in
2005 by a volunteer, under the auspices of the Access to Insight Dhamma Transcription Project and by arrangement with the Buddhist Publication Society. Pali diacritics are represented using the Velthuis method.
This Access to Insight edition is ©2006--2013.
How to cite this document (one suggested style): "The Discourse on the
Snake Simile: Alagaddupama Sutta (MN 22)", translated from the Pali, with an
Introduction and
Notes by
Nyanaponika Thera. Access to Insight, 1 December 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/wheel048.html . Retrieved on 19 July 2013.