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No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings
by
Noah Rasheta
Started reading
March 20, 2020
passed down.
dharma, invite us to look inward and study our own minds in order to gain a clearer understanding of ourselves and of the nature of reality.
It’s likely that the Buddha would have spoken Māgadhī Prākrit, the spoken language of the ancient Māgadha kingdom in northern India. But we can’t say that with total certainty, as there is no written record of his teachings in his native language.
Māgadhī Prākrit, the spoken language of the ancient Māgadha kingdom in northern India.
Ngôn
ngữ Phật nói
During his lifetime and for a long while after, his teachings were transmitted orally across India and modern-day Nepal. It wasn’t until several hundred years after the Buddha’s death that the teachings were finally collected and written down. One of the oldest collections of his written teachings is known as the Pali Canon because it’s written in Pali, a language once used for academic and religious purposes in India.
He was the son of a king, raised in luxury and affluence.
While on a carriage ride outside the palace, he encountered first an old man, then a sick person, and then a corpse.
These encounters shook him to the core. He realized that his affluence and luxury would not protect him from suffering and mortality, and it troubled him deeply.
Siddhartha then noticed a mendicant monk—a wandering spiritual seeker who begged and relied on charitable donations to survive while he sought spiritual wisdom.
This monk seemed peaceful and serene; he didn’t appear to feel troubled the way Siddhartha did. Siddhartha was inspired to seek this spiritual wisdom in order to ease hi...
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renounce [ri'nauns]
ngoại động từ
bỏ; từ bỏ
to renounce a claim , title , right , privilege
từ bỏ yêu sách, tước vị quyền, đặc quyền
to renounce one's faith
từ bỏ đức tin
to renounce the world
không thiết gì sự đời, xuất gia đi tu, đi ở ẩn
to renounce strong drink , cigarettes
từ bỏ rượu mạnh, thuốc lá
English Vietnamese Dictionary
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quest [kwest]
danh từ
sự truy tìm, sự truy lùng, sự lục soát
in quest of
tìm kiếm, truy lùng
(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) vật tìm kiếm, vật truy lùng
(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự điều tra; cuộc điều tra; ban điều tra
crowner's quest
sự điều tra về một vụ chết bất thường
nội động từ
đi tìm, lùng (chó săn)
(thơ ca) tìm kiếm
to quest about
đi lùng quanh
He worked with gurus and teachers who practiced extreme forms of self-control and asceticism.
guru ['guru:]
danh từ
người có uy tín lớn trong cộng đồng người Hin-đu
cố vấn có uy tín; quân sư
người có ảnh hưởng lớn trong một lĩnh vực nào đó
người có uy tín lớn trong việc ủng hộ một phong trào hoặc một tư tưởng nào đó
chuyên viên giỏi, thông minh trong việc giải đáp thắc mắc và khắc phục sự cố
devoted study
spiritual p...
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medit...
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fas...
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wisdom
wisdom ['wizdəm]
danh từ
sự từng trải, sự, sự hiểu biết, sự thông thái; tính chất tài giỏi, tính chất khôn ngoan
she had acquired much wisdom during her long life
bà ta đã tích lũy được nhiều hiểu biết trong cả cuộc đời lâu dài của mình
sự suy xét đúng, sự sáng suốt, lẽ phải thông thường
events were to prove the wisdom of their decision
các biến cố hẳn đã minh chứng cho sự quyết định sáng suốt của họ
sự uyên thâm; những châm ngôn (tục ngữ).. sáng suốt
the wisdom of tha ancients
sự uyên thâm của người xưa
mental discipline.
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as well as the source of the joy and contentment he so d...
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Upon realizing that the wisdom he sought was to be found within himself rather than outside himsel...
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He would come to be known as the Buddha, from the Pali and Sanskrit...
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Bodh...
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Liberation is the moment you don’t react to being cut off in traffic—because you don’t know what actually happened, so there’s nothing to react to. Liberation is experiencing reality as it is.
Buddhism teaches that there’s reality as it is, and then there’s reality as we humans perceive or understand it. Our perception of reality is influenced by how our minds are conditioned; in other words, our ideas, cultural beliefs, concepts, and opinions all directly affect how we see reality. A Buddha is someone who is completely liberated from the mistaken perceptions of reality to which we are all so susceptible, thus experiencing nirvana (a Sanskrit word meaning “blown out” or “extinguished”), which is the state of awakened understanding of existence that is the ultimate goal of Buddhist
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his enlightenment,
realize enlightenment
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sermon ['sə:mən]
danh từ
bài thuyết giáo; bài thuyết pháp
a book of sermons
sách thuyết giáo
bài nói dài dòng về những vấn đề đạo đức hoặc về lỗi lầm.... của ai; bài lên lớp; lời quở mắng
we had to listen to a long sermon about not wasting money
chúng tôi đã phải nghe một bài lên lớp dài dòng về cái chuyện không được hoang phí tiền nong
intense physical ...
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founding
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found [faund]
thời quá khứ & động tính từ quá khứ của find
ngoại động từ
nấu chảy (kim loại, vật liệu làm thuỷ tinh...)
đúc (kim loại)
thành lập, sáng lập, xây dựng, đặt nền móng
to found a new city
xây dựng một thành phố mới
to found a party
thành lập một đảng
căn cứ vào, dựa trên
arguments founded on facts
lý lẽ dựa trên sự việc thực tế
Siddhartha Gautama
Yasodhara,
Ra...
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remained in th...
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The Buddha didn’t have any siblings, but several of his cousins also joined his order and became monks. His cousin Ananda is the monk who memorized his teachings and sermons,
which would be spread orally until the Pali Canon was written.
disciple [di'saipl]
danh từ
môn đồ, môn đệ, học trò
(tôn giáo) tông đồ của Giê-xu; đồ đệ của Giê-xu
Urban Dictionary
disciples
A term originally refering to the followers of [Christ Jesus]. They were frequently refered to as [the brothers]. Just as your "brothers" are your [posse] and are always near you, so also Jesus' posse was always with him--learning and growing from what he had to say. Now, the term can refer to anyone who follows the teachings of another. It is a word that combines the definitions of student and follower.
Instrumental case
Cách công cụ
• Instrumental music
Âm nhạc soạn cho nhạc khí
English Vietnamese Dictionary
instrumental [,instru'mentl]
tính từ
( instrumental in doing something ) là phương tiện để đem lại cái gì
he was instrumental in translating many world-famous novels into Vietnamese
ông ta đã có công dịch nhiều tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng thế giới ra tiếng Việt
(thuộc) dụng cụ, (thuộc) công cụ, (thuộc) phương tiện
instrumental case
( (ngôn ngữ học)) cách công cụ
(âm nhạc) trình diễn bằng nhạc khí; soạn cho nhạc khí
instrumental music
âm nhạc soạn cho nhạc khí
danh từ
(âm nhạc) bản nhạc trình diễn bằng nhạc khí
(ngôn ngữ học) cách công cụ
Siddhartha Gautama,
Shakyamuni Buddha
The Buddha was a teacher, not a god. When you see Buddhists bowing to statues or images of the Buddha, they’re not necessarily worshipping him but rather making a physical expression of their humble intent to follow the Buddha’s teachings in order
overcome an ego-centered life.