Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara Buddhist Vihara Victoria Inc (ABN: 35 437 197 725) Home New & Cool Events Donations Teachings Ven. Pannasiha Ven. Soma Temple Committee Sunday School Youth FAQ Contact Us Login ________________________________ Home | Drops 3 Index ________________________________ Friends: How to be a Real Buddhist through Observance? >>>>Durutu Poya day is the full-moon of January. This holy day celebrates >>>>the first visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka. The Buddha visited the very >>>>place, where the present magnificent Mahiyangana Stupawas built to >>>>enshrine the Buddha's hair relics and the collar bone. For Details see: >>>>http://www.buddhanet.net/sacred-island/mahiyangana.html and >>>>http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/ma/mahiyangana.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> Mahiyangana Stupa >>>> >>>>On such Full-Moon Uposatha Poya Observance days: >>>>Any Lay Buddhist simply joins the Three Refugesand undertakes the >>>>Five Preceptslike this: Newly bathed, shaved, white-clothed, with clean >>>>bare feet, one kneels at a shrine with a Buddha-statue, and bows first >>>>three times, so that feet, hands, elbows, knees & head touch the floor. >>>>Then, with joined palms at the heart, one recites these memorized lines >>>>in a loud, calm & steady voice: >>>> >>>>As long as this life lasts: >>>> I hereby take refuge in the Buddha. >>>>I hereby take refuge in the Dhamma. >>>>I hereby take refuge in the Sangha. >>>>I hereby seek shelter in the Buddha for the 2nd time. >>>>I hereby seek shelter in the Dhamma for the 2nd time. >>>>I hereby seek shelter in the Sangha for the 2nd time. >>>> I hereby request protection from the Buddha for the 3rd time. >>>>I hereby request protection from the Dhamma for the 3rd time. >>>>I hereby request protection from the Sangha for the 3rd time. >>>>I will hereby respect these Three Jewels the rest of my life! >>>> >>>>I accept to respect & undertake these 5 training rules: >>>> I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Killing. >>>>I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Stealing. >>>>I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Sexual Abuse. >>>>I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Dishonesty. >>>>I hereby accept the training rule of avoiding all Alcohol & Drugs. >>>> As long as this life lasts, I am thus protected by these 5 precepts... >>>>Then, one keeps and protects these sacred vows better than one's >>>>own eyes & children!, since they protect you & all other beings much >>>>better than any army! They are the highest offer one can give in & to >>>>this world! So is the start towards Nibbana: the Deathless Element! >>>>This is the Noble Way to Peace, to Freedom, to Ease, to Happiness, >>>>initiated by Morality, developed further by Dhamma-Studyand >>>>fulfilled by training of Meditation... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Today indeed is Pooya or uposatha or observance day, where any lay >>>>Buddhist normally keeps even the Eight Preceptsfrom sunrise until the >>>>next dawn... If any wish an official recognition by the Bhikkhu-Sangha, >>>>they may simply forward the lines starting with "I hereby ..." signed >>>>with >>>>name, date, town, & country to me or join here. A public list of this >>>>new >>>>quite rapidly growing global Saddhamma-Sangha is set up here! >>>> >>>>The New Noble Community of Buddha's Disciples: Saddhamma Sangha: >>>>http://What-Buddha-Said.net/sangha/Saddhamma_Sangha.htm >>>>Can quite advantageously be Joined Here: >>>>http://What-Buddha-Said.net/sangha/Sangha_Entry.htm >>>> >>>> >>>>May your journey hereby be light, swift, and sweet. Never give up !! >>>>Bhikkhu Samahita: [email protected] >>>> >>>>For Details on The Origin of Uposatha Observance Days: >>>>http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/uposatha.html >>>> >>>>Poya-Uposatha-Observance Day Calendar in 2012: >>>>http://What-Buddha-Said.net/various/Poya.Uposatha.Observance_days.2012.htm Durutu Poya Day! ________________________________
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