Chapter 21 - The Three Jewels Flashcards

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enumerate:

Three Jewels

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  1. Buddha
  2. Dharma
  3. Sangha
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describe:

Buddha

1st jewel and refuge

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  • as jewel: entrusts himself to us when we entrust ourselves to him
  • as refuge: we trust in our capacity to walk in direction of beauty, truth and deep understanding, based on experience of the efficacy of the practice
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describe:

Dharma

Dharma / 2nd jewel and refuge

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  • as jewel: true Dharma revealed through life and practice (not books and videos etc)
  • as refuge: we enter the path of transformation, the path to end suffering
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describe:

Sangha

3rd jewel and refuge

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  • as jewel: community that practises mindfulness, peace, joy and liberation
  • as refuge: we focus our energies on building a community that dwells in mindfulness, harmony and peace
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explain:

Faith

shraddha

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  • accepting theories verified personally, informed by own insights and experiences
  • fruit of practice
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explain:

Island of the Self

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  • taking refuge in self and nothing or no one else
  • knowing everything already exists in one’s own heart
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describe:

Maitreya

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  • Buddha of Love, of 21st Century
  • may be a community rather than an individual
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How many Dharma doors are there?

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  • “84,000” - we need only one
  • each practice (sitting, walking) is one door
  • choose the most appropriate door
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“I take refuge in the Buddha” =

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“The Buddha takes refuge in me”

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What did the Buddha say will happen if we look for him in forms and sounds?

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  • we will never see the Tathagatha
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I entrust myself to Earth
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I entrust myself to Buddha
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  • Earth entrusts herself to me
  • Buddha entrusts himself to me
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“Going back, taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (1st verse)

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…to realise the Great Way in order to give rise to the highest mind (boddhicitta)

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“Going back, taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (2nd verse)

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…to realise understanding and wisdom as immense as the ocean

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“Going back, taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (3rd verse)

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…to help build a sangha without obstacles

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3 Refuges Chant (3 recitations)

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  1. greater mindfulness, understanding and love
  2. embodiment of 3 jewels
  3. vow to help others understand the way of understanding and love
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