Features of Buddhist Education

ABSTRACT

Discipline, meditation and wisdom are the three main points of the Buddha’s teachings. Aiming at the vital process towards attainment of wisdom through deep meditation or concentration and discipline by following the precepts, is the method which helps one to attain deep meditation; wisdom will then be realized naturally. The entire teaching of the Buddha, as set forth in the sutras, never really deviates from these three points. Buddhism comprises the entire collection of works of Buddha Shakyamuni and is called the Tripitaka. It can be classified into three categories Sutras, Vinayas (precepts or rules) Shastras (commentaries) which respectively emphasize meditation, discipline and wisdom.

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