Hussain Monday, 04 June 2012 06:59 AM

Agree with you Dammika,
“To avoid all evils: to cultivate good; to purify one’s mind. This is the teaching of all of the Buddha”
Sabbapapassa akaranam - Kusalassa upasampada
Sacitta pariyo dapanam - Etam Buddhanu sasanam

In order to attain Nibbana, one must eliminate akusala by cultivating kusala. According to Buddhism, evil that has its root in the mind can manifest through actions of body, speech and mind.
The evil manifested through bodily behaviour are:
1. Killing - various forms of violent behaviour involving causing physical harm to living beings
2. Stealing - the violation of the property right of another to satisfy ones own greed and selfish instincts
3. Sexual misconduct - the wrong indulgence in sensuous pleasures in ones sexual life

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Managala Monday, 04 June 2012 05:16 PM

Lord Buddha taught two level of practices
1 Amisa Puja
2 Pratipatti Puja
There should not be any question we should do it or not since we have it taught clearly, lord Buddha specifically taught important practice is pratipatii puja but it does not mean you should not participate in such event like this, may be if we put our personal egos behind it will be no problem to do both without any concerns...

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segu Monday, 04 June 2012 01:03 PM

That's the problem with the people practicing their religions. Islam is a peaceful religion however some people practicing it do opposit. Budhism is a nice philosophy has become a full of rituals which says do not even step on an ants but some people practice budhism kills human. .....so every religions teaches good but people practice them misunderstand or take portion of it and ignore most of it.

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dalu banda Monday, 04 June 2012 08:01 AM

This appears that everybody including Christians, Muslims know something about Buddhist principals, except Politicians.

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Hussain Monday, 04 June 2012 06:59 AM

cont: The evil manifested through verbal behaviour are:
1. False speech
2. Harsh or unpleasant speech expressions of anger or ill-will
3. Slanderous speech intended to create dissension and conflict between people
4. Gossip or frivolous talk which serves no meaningful or useful purpose
The evil manifested through mental activities are:
1. Thoughts of intense greed
2. Thoughts of ill-will
3. Wrong beliefs that degrade one’s morality

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Tintin Monday, 04 June 2012 04:31 AM

Are these things really necessary to be a true Buddhist?

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Hussain Monday, 04 June 2012 06:54 AM

# BlindSide

Agree totally with your comment .The practices prescribed by Buddhism are a method to get rid of the negative behaviours and replace them with compassionate action. The transforming of one’s inner environment and outward behaviour in this way creates merit (punna). The practice of generating punna should not be disregarded as a means to emancipation. Its helpful to cultivate the mind and overcome selfishness, which is the main obstacle on the way to Nibbana. In short, karma is the law of cause and effect in the ethical realm. According to the concept of karma, one is not enslaved as karma is neither fate nor predestination imposed on us by some mysterious unknown power outside of our control. Each person has the power to divert the future course of one’s life and accept responsibility for one’s own state. How far one diverts it depends on oneself.

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Aruna Monday, 04 June 2012 06:46 AM

Hi Kanchana,
Let's go temple today and shall we strip tomorrow..pls confirm me?!*

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asoka abeywardena Monday, 04 June 2012 06:23 AM

dear people let them do as they want...why bother make comments on it...what ever the religion there are only few religious people remaining in this planet...by go to church every sunday, pray five times a day or obtain sil every poya day doesn't make you a good human being...simply practice what you were asked without doing harm to any living being...

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Sane sri lankan Monday, 04 June 2012 05:23 AM

are these the teachings of Lord Buddha............aren't we supposed to be better human beings first...

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