Faith, Practice, and Study

Question 1

17) How do we attain the same great wisdom and life state as the Buddha? (See The Basics, p. 52)

Answer 1

Only through faith can we attain the same great wisdom and life state as the Buddha. When we believe in and accept a Buddha’s teaching, we can understand for the first time the correctness of the Buddhist philosophy of life.

Question 2

18) What are the two key aspects of Buddhist practice? (See The Basics, p. 53)

Answer 2

Practice has two aspects—practice for ourselves and practice for others. These are compared to the two wheels of a cart: our practice must have both of these aspects to advance properly.

Question 3

19) According to the text, without Buddhist study, what are we are at the risk of? (See The Basics, p. 57)

Answer 3

Without Buddhist study, we are at risk of lapsing into our own personal interpretations of Buddhism and may easily be deceived by those presenting erroneous teachings.