CONTENTS Chapter I...............................................................................................1 The Four Noble Truths (Catt ri Ariyasacc ni)........1
1.1 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha Sacca……………....2 1.2 The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya Sacca...……...5 1.3 The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha Sacca......................6 1.4 The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga Sacca………….......8 Conclusion………………………………………………….....11 Vocabulary……………………………………………………12
Chapter II…………………………………………………………...15 Virtues for a Good Household Life (Ghar v sa Dhamma)…………………………………………………………….15 2.1 Virtues for a Good Household Life……………………….15 2.2 Three Wholesome Course of Actions (Kusala Kammapatha)………………………………………………………18 2.3 Six Direction for Householder’s Life (Dis )……............19 Conclusion…………………………………………………………..25 Vocabulary………………………………………………….............26
Chapter III………………………………………………………….28 The Five Precepts (Pañca S la)………………………..…..28 3.1
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Abstain From Sexual Misconduct Verama )……………………………………33
3.4 To Abstain From False Speech (Mus v d Verama )……………………………………………………………………..35 3.5 To Abstain From Intoxicants Causing Heedlessness (Sur merayamajjapam da h n Verama )…………………….36 I
Conclusion…………………………………………………….38 Vocabulary……………………………………………………38
Chapter IV………………………………………………………….40 Super-Knowledge (Abhiññ )………………………………40
4.1 Introduction……………………………………………...40 4.2 Super-Knowledge (Abhiññ )……………….………..42 Conclusion………………………………………….…………44 Vocabulary……………………………………………….…...45
Chapter V…………………………………………………………...48 The Noble Eightfold Path (Ariya Magga)……….…..48 5.1 Right Understanding (Samm di hi)…………..……49 5.2 Right Thought (Samm sa kappa)…………….….....49 5.3 Right Speech (Samm v c )……………………..…....50 5.4 Right Action (Samm kammanta)………………..…..50 5.5 Right Livelihood (Samm - j va)……………….…..51 5.6 Right Effort (Samm v y ma)………………..………51 5.7 Right Mindfulness (Samm sati)………………..……51 5.8 Right Concentration (Samm sam dhi)………..…...52 Conclusion………………………………………………..…...52 Vocabulary……………………………………………….…...53
Chapter VI……………………………………………………….....55 Dependent Origination (Pa icca-Samupp da)….....55 6.1 Ignorance (Avijj )…………………………………......57 6.2 Kamma-Formation (Sa kh ra)……………….……...59 6.3 Consciousness (Viññ a)……………………………..59 6.4 Mind-Matter (N ma-R pa)…………………….……..60 6.5 Six Sense-Bases (Sa yata a)………………………..61 6.6 Contact (Phassa)………………………………….……..62 6.7 Feeling (Vedan )………………………………..………63 6.8 Craving (Ta h )………………………………….……..63 6.9 Clinging (Up d na)…………………………….………64 II
6.10 Becoming (Bhava)…………………………….……...65 6.11 Birth (J ti)………………………………………..……..66 6.12 Deccay and Death (Jar -mara a)…………..………67 Conclusion……………………………………………….……67 Vocabulary……………………………………………….…...68
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