Theory of Suffering & Happiness in Theravada Buddhism

Theory of Suffering & Happiness in Theravada Buddhism 

Preface

I have really very grateful to Teacher, Dr.Phra Seng Hurng Narindo for giving me a chance to write this special topic named “Theory of Suffering & Happiness in Theravada Buddhism”. It is very great opportunity for me to learn specific with deeply understanding such as these meaning teaching between suffering & happiness in Theravada Buddhism and I would like to give special thinks to our Mahachularlongkorn University in which I have a good chance to learn many different religions knowledge especially Buddhist understanding knowledge that I much promoting in deep by sporting of this University. 

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Diffident Between Samatha and Vipassana Meditation

Diffident Between Samatha and Vipassana Meditation

Introduction

What I have in my mind what I read already about Buddhist meditation books that I today I have a chance to talk about Buddhist meditation different between Samatha & Vipassana. But here the way of my writing and understanding may be diffident from others because I want to mention about general theory of Buddhist mediation basic on focus on Samatha & Vipassana and let see how be different between these two things.

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what is mean cause for organizing second and third council time, period, sponsor by whom and value . ?

what is mean cause for organizing second  and third council   time, period, sponsor by whom and value . ?

the imminent reason for the reason for the 2^nd Buddhist council was behavior of vijjipttaka monks , Buddhism in the kingdom of magadha and kosala were at the waning side during the day of kalasoka. Vijji monks who tried to amend the minor vinaya rules . vajji monks were did enough convince the public about their new suggestion. So it was very hard for traditionalist to go against the changes of the Buddhist vinaya. On the other hand, kalasoka has no much knowledge on Buddhism. Theravadadins could not win the support of the king kaasoka ta the beginning. There were some social aspects hat influenced the vajjns to make amendment to the vinaya.

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what is morality ?

     what is morality ?

There can be no success in getting happiness out of the lord buddha’s dhamma until we understand use sila, which is a pali-sanskrit word meaning morality. 

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Bodhisattva ideal from Theravada and Mahayana point of view

 Bodhisattva ideal   from Theravada and Mahayana point of view

Buddisattava ideal is one of the most important ideals in Mahayana Buddhism . bodhisattava  is a person who in his essential being is motivated by the desire to win full enlightenment to be a Buddha.

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What is right view?

    What is right view?

Right understanding or view means correct understanding, the best understanding it is true but it is not no half true or false . if it is less than our best then it is not right understanding . this means that each one  of us must try hard to get a really good understanding of the Buddha’s path. If we fail to  make a good start, then we are like the man lost in the desert.

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1. Spired of Buddhism during the time of the Buddha.

1.       Spired of Buddhism during the time of the Buddha. 

During the Buddha life time , Buddhism sprite in several important places in India. At the time Buddhism was not confined (limit area)  to the limits of mijjhimadesa. It travelled outside its boundary. It had thus a rapid progress. Towards the east it had spread to madhura and to the north to the land of the kuru. Before that advent ( higher) of Buddhism Brahmanism was the leading religion of country but the Buddha’s commanding personality, his simple method of preaching , his miraculous power and new ideas in his religion played so significant role in the mind of the people of the then India that they gave up their old  religions and philosophical ideas and embraced  ( love) the new religion on the Buddha. The accepted his religion and contributed to its development. Here is given below the names of several places where in the time of Buddha Buddhism prevailed.

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