Category: Basic Truth Explained
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What does ‘taking refuge in the Triple Jewels 三皈依’ mean? Is the commonly used English translation ‘take refuge’ most appropriate? To answer the questions, it…
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‘Triple Jewels 三寶/三宝’ or ‘Triple Gems’ are the guiding principles of learning and practising Buddhism. If what a Buddhist thinks, says and acts does not…
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The second line of the verse ‘Returning to and Relying on the Triple Jewels 三皈依’ goes, ‘By returning to and relying on Dharma, I am…
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Many of us have heard of Buddhism and some of us study Buddhism, or even practise Buddhism. In previous programmes we learnt that every being…
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Killing and harming others physically or mentally are found everywhere nowadays. There is one type of killing that’s most cruel, yet many of us may…
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Sakyamuni Buddha taught us that there are five main bad deeds that we must avoid committing, and they are killing, stealing sexual misconduct, lying, and…
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