No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings

by Noah Rasheta

scripture, thánh thư More Translations Urban Dictionary scripture, "The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based" ([Ambrose Bierce]. [The Devil's] Dictionary. [1911].).

deify

deify ['di:ifai] ngoại động từ phong thần, tôn làm thần tôn sùng, sùng bái Urban Dictionary deify to [exalt] the [rank] of a god or a really good [Disturbed] song Ex: To insist on purity is to [baptize] [instinct], to [humanize] art, and to deify personality.

creator God

This means that enlightenment can’t be explained; it has to be experienced. So instead of teaching a set of beliefs, the Buddha taught a set of practices, a method to help people realize enlightenment for themselves.

The aim of Buddhism is to help us understand the nature of reality and suffering and let go of the causes of suffering. This process starts with taking a critical look at how we see the world. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist monk, says that “the secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”

The Buddha taught that we are essentially prisoners of our own minds, bound by our beliefs, perceptions, and ideas. We see an inaccurate version of reality—a version, not coincidentally, that causes us unnecessary suffering. We tend to go through life thinking that external circumstances are to blame for our suffering and our lack of contentment. The Buddha’s teachings help us alter that perspective and learn that the unnecessary suffering we experience has more to do with how we see things than with what we see. It’s an internal change, not an external one, that will bring about the joy and contentment we seek.

exemplifies

exemplify [ig'zemplifai] ngoại động từ minh hoạ bằng thí dụ; làm thí dụ cho sao (một văn kiện)

The Buddha died around the age of 80 from a sudden illness, possibly food poisoning, after eating a meal offered by a lay follower. He did not name a successor. Ananda, the Buddha’s cousin and attendant, had asked him before his death, “Who will teach us when you are gone?” The Buddha advised him that his teachings would serve as the teacher.

Tenzin Gyatso, better known as the Dalai Lama, of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Translate English to Vietnamese Tenzin Gyatso, Tenzin Gyatso, More Translations Urban Dictionary Tenzin Gyatso, Lot of tibetan people have Tenzin as their first name, it's a name given by His [Holiness] The 14th [Dalai lama]. It is not a family name. Therefore all the TENZINs' are not related. The name Tenzin is considered as blessed from His Holiness The 14th Dalai lama, because that's his [middle name]. Ex: Tenzin dolma, Tenzin [Tsering], Tenzin [dolkar], Tenzin [pema] etc. Fairly common Tibetan name. Original name is given to the [Dalai Lama]. [The current] Dalai Lama is named Tenzin Gyatso. So all the young [generation] of Tibetans share the same First name "Tenzin" regardless of whether you are male or female. So you don't call a Tibetan by their first name but by their last name. Ex: A: Hey Tenzin! Tenzin [Dolma]: Don't [call me] Tenzin... call me Dolma. Very [popular] To Tibetan name. Both [males] and [females] have the name. Ex: Tenzin is [hot]. She look beautiful [in her] [chupa].😍

important, however, to know that an individual teacher in one school or tradition does not represent Buddhism as a whole and may not always agree with teachers in other traditions.

nontheistic tradition;

espouse

espouse [is'pauz] ngoại động từ lấy làm vợ, cưới làm vợ tán thành, theo (một thuyết, một phong trào...)

In the Buddhist parable of the poisoned arrow, a monk is so troubled that the Buddha hasn’t addressed these types of existential questions that he threatens to abandon his monastic vows unless he can get satisfactory answers. The Buddha responds by comparing him to a man wounded with a poisoned arrow who, absurdly, won’t accept treatment until he knows who shot him, what clan the archer was from, what the archer looked like, what materials the arrow was made of, and so on. “The man would die,” the Buddha concludes, “and those things would still remain unknown to him” (Majjhima Nikāya 63).

• Take up one's parable Bắt đầu đàm luận Bắt đầu nói chuyện English Vietnamese Dictionary parable ['pærəbl] danh từ truyện ngụ ngôn (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lời nói bí ẩn (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) tục ngữ to take up one's parable (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) bắt đầu nói chuyện, bắt đầu đàm luận

This story nicely illustrates how Buddhism takes a pragmatic approach to tackling the challenge immediately at hand: that in life, difficulties arise and we experience suffering, much as we would if shot by a poison arrow. The Buddha taught that the wise thing to do is not to spend time and energy focusing on irrelevant details but to remove the arrow. Rather than trying to answer these existential questions, Buddhism urges us to look inward and ask ourselves, “Why do I feel the need to know these things?”

dogmatic beliefs,

dogmatic [dɔg'mætik] tính từ dựa theo giáo điều dogmatic theology thần học giáo điều cho rằng hoặc gợi ý rằng cái gì đó là đúng mà chẳng đếm xỉa đến bằng chứng hoặc những ý kiến khác; giáo điều; võ đoán a dogmatic attitude / approach / view một thái độ/cách tiếp cận/quan điểm giáo điều you can't be dogmatic in matters of taste Đối với vấn đề sở thích, anh không thể võ đoán được