Buddah Stories The Latest Buddah story for this week is located below BUDDAH AT DEER PARK	Spiritual sayings SKILLS FOR LIFE different traditions Different Traditions in the Mahayana Tradition there are six paramitas: generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation and wisdom. In the Theravada tradition there are ten: meditation is not included, and renunciation, truthfulness, resolution, loving kindness and equanimity are added. the perfections The paramitas, or perfections, are the skills for living that lead to freedom and happiness. Cultivating them is fundamental to practice. Each paramita is demonstrated by the Buddha in one of his past lives, which are retold in tales known as the Jatakas. importance of practice "All those who live in the practice of the ten right ways of behaviour thereby get nearer to enlightenment." THE MAHAVASTU firm foundation "As an acrobat clears the ground before he shows his tricks, so good conduct - keeping the precepts - is the basis of all good qualities." THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA pure mind "Just as poison spreads through the body once it has reached blood, so does a fault spread throughout the mind once it has reached a vulnerable spot." SANTIDEVA (8TH CENTURY), INDIA watch out "Just as we would quickly jump up when a snake creeps onto our lap, so should we swiftly counteract the advent of drowsiness of sloth." SANTIDEVA (8TH CENTURY), INDIA
For centuries, the devout have made pilgrimage along the life path of Lord Buddha. Present-day Nepal is the country of his birth, and for this reason we land in Kathmandu to begin retracing his steps. Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, lies in southern Nepal near the Indian border. From this initial landmark in the chronology of Buddha's life we drive into India to visit the final location of his earthly existence, Kushinagar, the site of his death. On the banks of the holy Ganges at Varanasi, we walk among Hindu pilgrims as they offer salutations to the Sun God and wash away their sin in waters originating in the high Himalaya. Just outside of town, Buddha delivered his first sermon in Sarnath, circa 500 B.C. We continue to Bodhgaya, where Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree and to Rajgir, where he delivered many famous sermons. Join us for this "enlightening" introduction to the physical milieu of a teacher whose lessons inspire and guide so many followers worldwide.

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