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The「eisobsoIu↑elγn○con↑Iic↑be↑weenBuddhism

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dhαls↑eαching

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CHAPTER「IVE

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αnd↑○opp「eci0↑eeveⅣsing∣e↑hingo「○unc∣us.

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The「eo「e↑ou『s↑udieswi↑hinCon「uciαn↑eαchings:

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↑「odi↑ionαI↑αmi∣iesdidn0↑hαve.In↑heChinese↑「αdi﹣

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possesspoceond•ime.

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TheFiveHumonRe∣α↑i0nships

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Eve「V○nehαshis○wndu↑γαnd「esp○nsibi∣i↑γ↑○↑uI「i∣∣.

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piness.Mαγeve『Y○nehαveg「e○↑heα∣↑hαndp「0s﹣

pe「i↑γ!

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α「○und↑hewo「Ids↑o「↑ing↑○p「αc↑iceBuddhism.

H○weve「〃n○↑mαnγpeop∣e↑「u∣γunde『s↑○ndwhα↑

Buddhismis.「he「e↑o「e〃↑hisbecomes○ve「γimpo「-

↑αn↑↑opic‧Who↑exoc↑∣γisBuddhism?Weneed↑0

unde「s↑ondi↑cleα『∣γ‧Buddhismisαm○s↑vi「↑uous

αndpe「↑ec↑educ0↑i○ndi「ec↑edbγ↑heBuddh○↑○-

wα「dsol∣sen↑ien↑beingsin↑henine「eαIms.H○wcαn

we↑e∣∣↑h0↑Buddhismisoneducα↑i○n3「i「s↑〃wecon

↑elI↑「0m↑hewoγwecαllBuddhαShαkγαmuniou「

∣l○「iginα∣Teoche「II↑hα↑heis↑he「ounde「o↑Buclclhism

ond↑hα↑weα「ehiss↑uden↑s.F『om↑his〃i↑isve「Vαp-

po「en↑↑hα↑↑heBuddhααndweshα「eα↑eαche「﹣

s↑uden↑「elα↑i○nship.「hisis○n∣γ↑○undineducα↑ion‧

I↑Buddhismishis↑eαchingwh○↑henis↑heBud-

dho?BuddhαisαSαnsk「i↑w○「dmeαningwisdom

αndenligh↑enmentHoweve「／↑hiswisd○misno↑↑he

w○「Id∣γwisd○mwe↑hinkof↑odαγ‧B「oαd∣γspeoking

↑heBuddh0Iswisdomis↑heαbi∣i↑γ↑○ul↑imα↑e∣γ’pe「-

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fec↑lγαndc○「「ec↑∣γc0mP「ehend↑he↑「ue「eα∣i↑Y○「

∣i「eαnd↑heunive「sein↑hepαs↑〃P「esen↑αnd「u↑u「e‧

○newh○hospe「ceived↑hiswisd○miscα∣∣edαBud-

dhα.BuddhαShαkγαmuni↑○∣dus↑hα↑o∣lsen↑ien↑

beings’inc∣uding○u「se∣ves〃p○ssess↑hisinnα↑ewis-

d○mαnd0biIi↑γ.ThusBuddhiSm「eg0「dSα∣∣beings

eαuαI∣γ.AI↑houghweα「eequ○∣in○「iginp「esen↑∣γ

wecαnn○↑see↑hisbec○useeve「Y0nelswisd0mαnd

αbili↑ieSdi「↑e「.

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αnd↑hosewhOo「en○↑〃↑h○sewi↑hg「eα↑0bili↑γ0nd

↑hosewi↑hless.H○wdo↑hese↑hingsc○meαbou↑?

TheBuddh○↑○Idus↑hα↑↑heγα「edue↑○ou「vo「Ving

deg「ees○fdeIusion.○u「innα↑eWisd○mαnd0bi∣i↑ies

α『e↑emp○「α「i∣γIos↑due↑○↑hisdelusionbu↑o「en○↑

↑「uIγ○「pe「mαnen↑∣γIos↑.Ifwecαnb「eαk↑h「○ugh

↑hisde∣usi0n↑henwewi∣Ibeob∣e↑○「ec○ve「↑hese

αbi∣i↑ies.The「ef○「e〃↑heBuddh○Is↑eαchingssh○wus

h0w↑0「id○u「selves○「delusi○nαnd↑ounc○ve「○u「

innα↑eobiIi↑ies‧

l↑is0↑↑ens↑o↑edinM○hαγαnαsu↑「αs↑hα↑↑he

Buddhαdidn○↑di「ec↑IγheIpsen↑ien↑beings.Then

howdosen↑ien↑beingsbecomeBuddhαs2Bγ↑hem﹣

se∣ves.TheBuddhα○n∣γossis↑s「「om↑hesidebγex-

ploining↑he↑「ue『eαIi↑Yofh0wwedeIude○u「selves.

A↑↑e「「eαIizing↑his’wediIigen↑∣γpu↑his↑eαchingsin↑○

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p「αc↑ice↑○○↑↑αinen∣igh↑enmen↑of↑『ue『eoIi↑Y.We

↑henbec○meBuddhαs.BuddhαShokγ0municIe0「lγ

explαined↑hα↑bec○mingαBuddhαis0↑↑αin0b∣ebY

α∣∣sen↑ien↑beings.

F「○m↑his’wecαnsee↑ho↑8uddhismiso↑eoch-

ing.H○weve「’o↑eoche「cαnonIγeduco↑eusαb○u↑

↑hep「incip∣es〃↑e∣Iuso↑his∕he『expe「iencesinp「○c﹣

↑iceαndα↑↑oinmen↑〃αndsugges↑vα「i○usme↑h○ds

f○「○u「o↑↑αinmen↑.The「es↑u∣↑imα↑eIγdepenc∣sup○n

us.Weo「e↑he○neswh○need↑obeen↑husi○s↑ic

αndcli∣igen↑ino「de「↑○o↑↑αinαchievemen↑.○nce

weunde「s↑αnd↑hα↑Buddhismisoneducα↑i○nwe

wiII∣0gicα∣lγ「ego「d↑heBuddhαos○u『↑eαche「.

F「0m↑his’weunde「s↑ond↑hα↑inp「ope「WoγPIoces’

wed0n○↑「eg○「d↑heBuddho0「Bodhiso↑↑v0imoges

αsgods↑○bew○「shipped.Wemoke0f↑e「ings↑○

↑heseimoges↑○『↑w0「e0sons.Fi「s↑’↑o「emembe「αnd

「epαγ○u「g『○↑i↑ude↑○「↑his↑「u∣γg「eo↑educo↑i○n〃

whichweh0ves○↑o「↑uno↑e∣γenc○un↑e「edαndαc﹣

cep•edin•hisIi•e•ime·

The○peningve「se↑○su↑「ossoγsi↑ve「Ywe∣l;MI↑is

ex↑「eme∣γdi↑「icu∣↑↑0enc○un↑e『↑his↑eochinginin「i﹣

ni↑ee○ns.llThedeb↑○↑g「o↑i↑udeweowe↑heBud﹣

dh0issimi∣0「↑o↑he「ememb「αnce’whichsomeChi﹣

nesehove↑0wo「d↑hei「αnces↑0「s‧We『ef∣ec↑0nou「

0『igins↑o「wi↑h0u↑↑hese0nces↑○「swew○u∣dn○↑exis↑.

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is↑0↑○∣∣○w↑heexαmp∣es○f↑hevi「↑u○us.8uddho

Shαkγαmuniwos0n○「dinα『Ype「son∣ikeus;γe↑／he

w○sαb∣e↑○beαwαkenedαndbecomeαBuddhα

Whα↑is↑he「e↑0s↑○pusf「omαchieving↑hisαsweI∣2

The「ef○「e’↑hepic↑u「es○「s↑α↑ues0「↑heBuddhαseⅣe

↑○「eminc∣useve『Vmomen↑↑○αdvαncediIigen↑∣γ

↑○wα「ds↑hisgool.Theimαgesα「en○↑↑0be「e﹣

gα「clecl○sgods○「obIec↑so「supe「s↑i↑i○n.

InBuddhis↑WαγP∣αces’↑heimαges○↑Buddhαs

αndB○dhiSα↑↑vαshαvemonγ0ppeα「αnces.Thishos

0f↑en∣ed↑o↑hemisc○ncep↑i○n↑hα↑no↑○n∣γisBud﹣

dhismα「e∣igionbu↑one↑hα↑w○「shipsmu∣↑i-dei↑ieso5

we∣∣‧IndeedBuddhαsαndB○dhisα↑↑vαshαvemαnγ

nαmes.F0「exαmp∣e〃in↑heT「ipi↑○kα↑he「eis↑heTen

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↑we∣ve↑housαnd8uddhαlsnαmesαndevenmo「e

nαmes「○「8○dhisα↑↑vos.Whγα「e↑he「esomαnγ

8uddhαsondB○dhisα↑↑vαs3Wi↑hinou「○「iginαI-

nα↑u「e↑he「eexis↑sin「ini↑ewisd○m’vi『↑u○usαndα「↑is-

↑icαbi∣i↑ies↑hα↑c○nn○↑bec0mple↑e∣γ「ep「esen↑ed

bγme「elγ○nenαme.l↑issimilα「↑○αhigh∣γαccom-

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businessco「dc○u∣dhαvenume「ous↑i↑∣es.

Thenαmeso↑↑heBuddhαs『ep「esen↑↑hec○m﹣

p∣e↑e’innα↑eondvi『↑u○usαbi∣i↑ieswi↑hin○u「se∣「﹣

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nα↑u「e’A∣∣↑heB○dhisα↑↑vαnαmes「ep「esen↑cu∣↑ivα-

↑iono↑di↑「e「en↑vi「↑ues‧The○nginα∣αbili↑ieswi↑hinou「

se∣↑-nα↑u「eα「einfini↑e〃bu↑↑emp○「α「iIγ∣os↑.Wi↑h○u↑

genuinecu∣↑ivα↑ionwewiIln○↑beαb∣e↑○uncove『

αnγof↑hem.AII↑heBuddh○αndB○dhisα↑↑v○nαmes

α「enone○↑he「↑hαn0u「se∣ves‧○nceweunde「s↑αnd

↑his’wewi∣∣「eα∣ize↑hα↑○highIeve∣○↑α「↑is↑「Y「ep「e-

sen↑s↑hes↑γ∣es○↑↑heBuddhαIs↑eαchings‧F○「ex-

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imαgeswi∣∣he∣pus↑○gαin↑he↑「uebene↑i↑s○f↑he

Buddhols↑eαchings.

∣↑Buddhismisn○↑α「e∣igion〃whγisi↑n0↑↑hen○

phi∣os○phγ2∣nphi∣os○phγ’↑he「eisb○↑hosublec↑

αndαnob】ec↑.∣nMαhαγαnoBuddhism’↑he「eisn○

dif↑e「encebe↑weensublec↑αndob】ec↑;↑heγ0「e

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unde「s↑ondFo「exαmple’○g「eα↑mαs↑e「SαidllU↑il-

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en↑?F『○m↑hei「○ppeα「αnces↑heγI0ok∣ike↑w○clif-

fe『en↑↑hings.H○weve『’↑「○m↑hei「comp○si↑i○nwe

「eαIize↑ho↑↑heγo「e↑hesαme.

Weneeclop「○f0undin↑ui↑ivecomp「ehensi○n↑o

↑「u∣γunde「s↑αnd↑he『eαli↑γofIi↑eond↑heunive「se.

Al∣of↑helⅥαhoγonαSu↑「αs↑『Y↑oexplαin↑hiScon-

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cep↑0nd↑「u↑h.WewiIIshα「e↑hesαmeviewpoin↑s

wi↑h↑heBuddhαwhenwe↑「ulγunde「s↑ondαnd

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α「edeIudedInwho↑wαY?8ecαuseweseeeve『Y﹣

↑hingin○pp○si↑i○n↑o↑he○↑he「’no↑kn○wing↑hα↑in

「eαli↑Yeve『Y↑hingisαc↑uα∣lγ○ne○ndno↑↑w0.

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ceed↑○↑heg0αl○f↑he8uddhαls↑eαchings.『his

goαIis↑○b『eαk↑h「○ughdelusi○nαndαchieveen-

Iigh↑enmen↑.TheBuddhαp0in↑ed0u↑↑○uswhγwe

α「eIeodingIives○fsuffenngαndwhY↑hesix「eαlms

○↑「eincα『nα↑ionexis↑.I↑iss○〃becαuse↑hewisd○m

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beuncove「edThus〃α∣Iou「viewp○in↑sαndwαYs○「

in↑e「αc↑ingwi↑hIi↑eαnd↑heunive「seα「eincoITec↑.

Thee「「one0usαc↑sc○mmi↑↑eddue↑○↑heseinc○「﹣

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ingo↑「eincα「nα↑ionwi↑hin↑hesix「eα∣ms.

Theg0α∣0↑↑heBuddhαls↑eochingsis↑○heIp

αnd↑○guideusb「eαk↑h「0ugh○u「de∣usion↑○be

αwαkenedαnd↑0escαpe↑hissu↑↑e「ingαnd○b↑αiP

hαppiness.Whα↑d○weseekinBuddhism?Weseek

Annu↑↑α『α﹣Sαmγαk-Sαmb0dhi〃↑hePe「fec↑C0mpIe↑e

En∣igh↑enmen↑.『heBuddhα↑eαchesαndhopes↑hα↑

αII○↑uswiIIα↑↑○in↑hisuI↑imα↑eenIigh↑enmen↑’in

○↑he「wo「ds’wi∣lbec○meαBuddhα

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pIαinedαs↑h「eeleve∣s:A「hα↑s’Bodhisα↑↑vαsαnd

Buddhαs.「he↑i『s↑isⅡP「○pe「En／igh↑enmen↑∕IIn0u「

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w○「ld↑he「eα「esomeve『Vin↑e∣Iigen↑αndwisepeo-

p∣e’suchαsscien↑is↑s〃phi∣0S○Phe「sαnd『eIigi0us

∣eαc】e「s.「heγhove「eαchedhighe「「eoIizα↑i○n↑hαn

mos↑pe○p∣ehove‧H○weve「’o∣↑hough↑heγm0γ

hove「eochedoce『↑αinIeveIo↑「e0liz○↑ion↑heBud﹣

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minds0「en○↑pu『e.Wi↑hou↑↑hepu「emindn0mo↑﹣

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s↑i∣∣n○↑↑hep「ope「enligh↑enmen↑.

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