What is Learning Buddhism? - Master Jingkong
https://youtu.be/Hih-qHZTYlk

 

The Purpose of Buddhist Teaching
It's not about teaching you to read many scriptures
Or to remember many things
That's mundane knowledge
Not Buddhism
Buddhism teaches you to attain concentration
To awaken your wisdom
Where does it start?
It starts with observing precepts
Without precepts, how can one proceed?
There's no logic in that
Through precepts, one achieves concentration
Through concentration, wisdom is awakened
In ancient times, whether one was a monastic or a layperson
When learning Buddhism, the first five years were dedicated to precepts
It's essential to truly practice this
This is the foundation
For lay Buddhists, practice involves observing
The Three Refuges, the Five Precepts
The Ten Virtuous Actions
And the Eight Precepts on Uposatha days

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