The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 1

The final of the four Truths of the Noble Ones taught by the Lord Buddha was the Path to the Cessation of Suffering (or the Noble Eightfold Path) – the way to extinguish all suffering and attain Nirvana.

The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 4

In the Lord Buddha’s first sermon to the group of five initial disciples he advocated to steer between the extremes of sensual indulgence

The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 5

What is the true meaning of ‘insight’ [vipassana] meditation? In fact insight is insightful vision or seeing things according to their true nature, seeing them thoroughly from every perspective.

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 2

The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering #1

After explaining the Noble Truth of Suffering, Lord Buddha continued with an explanation of the origin of suffering

Dhamma Practice

Dried sandal wood is still fragrant, squeezed sugar cane is still sweet, refined salt is still salty, but a wise man, even in crisis, still practices Dhamma

First Disciple: the most seasoned in the Perfections

At the end of the Lord Buddha’s sermon, kondanna, the leader of the ‘Group of Five’, became a Stream-Enterer [sotapana]

Ordination…Why is it good? What will you get? And why should you do?

Ordination…Why is it good? What will you get? And why should you do? Dhammakaya Temple has the answers and is waiting for you, the real men, to prove it by yourself.

Overview : 3. The Middle Way

The Middle Way [majjhima patipada] is a path of practice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence or self-mortification

Overview : Introduction

After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhatthe Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara