The Buddha role model
- Take refuge in the Buddha as he can be used as a role model.
- However, his life is so different from ours so it’s difficult.
- However, suffering has always existed just in different forms. What causes our suffering is irrelevant as we are still suffering.
- Furthermore, doesn’t have to directly reflect our lives but rather just the lessons it teaches.
Denise Cush Buddha mara battle
‘the temptations represent his fears, doubts, and desires, to return to worldly pleasures.’
Denise Cush Buddha’s life
There are so many different versions associated with the Buddha’s life, we don’t need to go into detail. These just show the uniqueness of the Buddha.
Daniel Lopez
There has never been a significant quest for the historical Buddha.
Paul Williams Buddha
It isn’t the historical Buddha that is important but rather what he discovered.
Rupert Gethin Dharma
The dharma lies at the heart of Buddhism.
Thubten Chodron dharma
By understanding the dharma, buddhists are better equipped to meet the challenges of the modern world.
Thich Nhat Hanh sangha
We can still support the sangha through monastery donations.
Thubten Chodron sangha monastery
‘we can adapt to the external situation whilst keeping our practise alive internally.’
Chogpan Trungpa
The sangha continually provides a point of reference which creates a continual learning process.
Thich Nhat Hanh sangha
‘our transformation and healing depend on the quality of the sangha.’
Dharma
Told within the Pali Canon in three separate sections called pitakas.
