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Although the names are different, these three do not in any way differ from the Three Jewels. The Guru is the Budha , the Yidam is the Dharma, and the Dakinis and Protectors are the Saṅgha. And on the innermost level, the dharmakāya is the Buddha, the saṃbhogakāya is the Dharma, and the nirmāṇakāya is the Saṅgha. [4]
The early Buddhist texts portray the Buddha as referring to people who are at one of these four states as noble people (ariya-puggala, aryas) and the community of such persons as the noble sangha (ariya-sangha). [2] [3] [4] The teaching of the four stages of awakening was important to the early Buddhist schools and remains so in the Theravada ...
Some members of the ideal Sangha are not ordained; some monastics have yet to acquire the Dharma-eye. [14] Unlike the present Sangha, the original Sangha viewed itself as following the mission laid down by the Master, viz, to go forth "…on tour for the blessing of the manyfolk, for the happiness of the manyfolk out of compassion for the world ...
According to Gunaratana, the following meditation subjects only lead to "access concentration" (upacara samadhi), due to their complexity: the recollection of the Buddha, dharma, sangha, morality, liberality, wholesome attributes of Devas, death, and peace; the perception of disgust of food; and the analysis of the four elements. [13]
When the Buddha entered Nirvana, the Buddha instructed Skanda to guard the Dharma. It was his duty to protect members of the Sangha when they are disturbed by Mara, the tempter, and also to resolve conflicts amongst members of the Sangha. A few days after the Buddha's passing and cremation, evil demons stole his relics.
The sotāpanna is said to attain an intuitive grasp of the dharma [7] —this wisdom being called right view (sammā diṭṭhi) [8] —and has unshakable confidence in the Buddha, dharma, and sangha; this trio is sometimes taken to be the triple refuge, and are at other times listed as being objects of recollection. [9]
Over the next six years Siddhartha wandered from place to place, in search of the mystery of life and death. He sat under a peepal tree in Bodh Gaya and began to meditate. After many days of meditation he attained enlightenment and came to be known as Buddha or the 'Enlightened One'. Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer park in Sarnath.
Yasa's father headed in the direction of Isipatana, following the trail left by the golden slippers. When the millionaire saw the Buddha and asked him if he had seen Yasa, the Buddha asked him to sit down, and then delivered a dharma talk. After this Yasa's father became the first to take refuge in the Triple Gems, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha ...