Buddhism at a glance

Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life.

• I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.
• I undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given.
• I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct.
• I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech.
• I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness
• I undertake the precept to refrain from eating at the forbidden time (i.e., after noon).
• I undertake the precept to refrain from dancing, singing, music, going to see entertainments, wearing garlands, using perfumes, and beautifying the body with cosmetics.
• I undertake the precept to refrain from lying on a high or luxurious sleeping place.

• The Noble Truth of dukkha (dukkha ariya saththya)
• The Noble Truth of Origin of dukkha (dukkha samudaya ariya saththya)
• The Noble Truth of the Cessation of dukkha (dukkha nirodho ariya saththya)
• The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of dukkha (dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya saththya)

• Vinaya Pitaka
  The collection of texts concerning the rules of conduct governing the daily affairs within the Sangha
• Suthra Pitaka
  The collection of suthras, or discourses, attributed to the Buddha and a few of his closest disciples, containing all the central teachings of Theravada Buddhism.
• Abhidhamma Pitaka
  The collection of texts in which the underlying doctrinal principles presented in the Suthra Pitaka are reworked and reorganized into a systematic framework that can be applied to an investigation into the nature of mind and matter.

• Wisdom
  Right view
  Right intention
• Ethical conduct
  Right speech
  Right action
  Right livelihood
• Mental discipline
  Right effort
  Right mindfulness
  Right concentration

• Nothing is lost in the universe

Matter turns into energy, energy turns into matter. A dead leaf turns into soil. A seed sprouts and becomes a new plant. Old solar systems disintegrate and turn into cosmic rays. We are born of our parents, our children are born of us

• Everything Changes                                       

  Everything is continuously changing. Life is like a river flowing on and on, ever-changing. Sometimes it flows slowly and sometimes swiftly. It is smooth and gentle in some places, but later on snags and rocks crop up out of nowhere. As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens

   

• Law of Cause and Effect

  That there is continuous changes due to the law of cause and effect. This law of cause and effect is known as karma. Nothing ever happens to us unless we deserves it. We receive exactly what we earn, whether it is good or bad. We are the way we are now due to the things we have done in the past. Our thoughts and actions determine the kind of life we can have.

  Every moment we create new karma by what we say, do, and think. If we understand this, we do not need to fear karma. . It teaches us to create a bright future