Buddha

Buddha taught Dharma

Trikaya As with earlier Buddhist thought, all three forms of the Buddha teach the same Dharma, but take on different forms to expound the truth.

Arya The Bhaiṣajyavastu (from the Mūlasarvāstivādavinaya) describes a story of Buddha teaching his dharma to the Four Heavenly Kings (Catvāraḥ Mahārājāḥ) of the four directions.

Arya In order to teach his Dharma, Buddha has to deliver his discourse in Aryan and Dasyu languages.

Buddha taught aspects

Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna We accept the thirty-seven qualities conducive to enlightenment (bodhipakṣadharma) as different aspects of the Path taught by the Buddha leading to Enlightenment.

Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna We accept the Thirty-seven Qualities conducive to Enlightenment (bodhipakkhiyadhamma) as different aspects of the Path taught by the Buddha leading to Enlightenment, namely:

Buddha taught Ananda the Ratana Sutta

Vaishali (ancient city) In the evening the Buddha taught Ananda the Ratana Sutta, and ordered that it should be recited within the three walls of the city, the round of the city being made with the Licchavi princes.

Buddha taught Abhidhamma

Pre-sectarian Buddhism Traditionally, it is believed (in Theravadin culture) that the Abhidhamma was taught by Buddha to his late mother who was living in Tusita heaven.

Buddha taught trainings

Vipassanā It can be related to the three trainings taught by the Buddha as the basis of a spiritual path: adherence to a sīla (Sanskrit: śīla) (abstinence from killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct and intoxication), which is not an end in itself but a requirement for the second part, concentration of the mind (samādhi).

Buddha taught Noble Truths

Vipassanā Vipassanā as practiced in the Theravāda is the understanding of the Four Noble Truths that were taught by the Buddha.

Buddha taught thing

Lotus Sutra The Lotus Sutra also often alludes to a special teaching that supersedes everything else that the Buddha has taught, but the Sutra never actually says what that teaching is.

Buddha taught whole

First Buddhist council This monk was well qualified for the task as the Buddha had taught him the whole of the Vinaya himself.

Buddha taught Dependent Arising

Sangharakshita Another teaching which Sangharakshita has emphasised is that the Buddha taught two types of Dependent Arising, or Conditioned Co-production.

Buddha taught types

Sangharakshita Another teaching which Sangharakshita has emphasised is that the Buddha taught two types of Dependent Arising, or Conditioned Co-production.

Buddha taught paths

Wheel (disambiguation) Dharmacakra, in Hinduism and the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment.

Buddha taught soul

Mūlamadhyamakakārikā The purpose of the text, so this argument goes, was to counteract certain misinterpretations that had sprung up around the Buddha's original teaching of anatman (literally "no soul" or "no self").

Buddha taught self

Mūlamadhyamakakārikā The purpose of the text, so this argument goes, was to counteract certain misinterpretations that had sprung up around the Buddha's original teaching of anatman (literally "no soul" or "no self").

Buddha taught anatman

Mūlamadhyamakakārikā The purpose of the text, so this argument goes, was to counteract certain misinterpretations that had sprung up around the Buddha's original teaching of anatman (literally "no soul" or "no self").

Buddha taught discourses

Kuru (kingdom) The Buddha taught important and profound discourses in the Kurus such as the "Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta", the Great Discourse on the Foundation of Mindfulness, "Mahānidāna Sutta", The Great Discourse on Causation, and "Āneñjasappāya Sutta", the Way to the Imperturbable.

Buddha taught concept

Rebirth (Buddhism) The Buddha is said to have taught a concept of rebirth that was distinct from that of any Indian teacher contemporary with him.

Buddha taught Conditioned Co-production

Sangharakshita Another teaching which Sangharakshita has emphasised is that the Buddha taught two types of Dependent Arising, or Conditioned Co-production.

Buddha taught doctrines

Tiantai Many Chinese Buddhists scholars wondered how the Buddha could have possibly taught all of these seemingly contradictory doctrines.

Buddha visited Kosambī

Kosambi The Buddha visited Kosambī on several occasions, stopping at one or other of these residences, and several discourses delivered during these visits are recorded in the books.

Buddha visited sites

Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India In addition to these sites which were visited by the Buddha, other sites in India have become notable

Buddha visited friends

Katyayana (Buddhist) With a group of seven friends he invited the Buddha to visit, and gained enlightenment (bodhi) while listening to him preach.

Buddha visited Vaishali

Vaishali (ancient city) The Buddha first visited Vaishali in the fifth year after his Enlightenment, and spent the rainy season there.

Buddha visited palace

Mahapajapati Gotami She attained this eminence when the Buddha first visited his father's palace and preached the Mahādhammapāla Jātaka (DhA.i.97).

Buddha visited Kapilavatthu

Mahapajapati Gotami Her opportunity came when the Buddha visited Kapilavatthu to settle the dispute between the Sākiyans and the Koliyans as to the right to take water from the river Rohinī.

Buddha visited homeland

Suddhodana The Buddha accepted his father's invitation and returned to visit his homeland.

Buddha visited Kāligodhā

Nigrodharama The Buddha himself visited Kāligodhā during his residence there.