Question 204: White Teacher to the Buddhist refuge there so many times to get the initial effort as not?, if the refuge is to be returned to the refuge with the increase of well over there the former to increase confidence and effort not? . (Lecture in French Dieu room)

TT. Level sense answer : For the Buddhists have so many times to take refuge to the initial effort is not? if y has provided refuge to the monks should have more dignity to the old beliefs and extra effort is not?

One is a Buddhist Should medical procedures and over again or not, we have no definitive answer for this, instead of answering this question we first ask later answered questions. When we take refuge in the Three Jewels are not we take refuge in an individual, but that teacher is only representative of the three jewels to prove to the refuge The Vietnam refuge, or think, that is the refuge with Master A, Master B. not the case. We seek refuge in the refuge in the Three Jewels and not take refuge in him A, He B.

Perhaps because no explanation was clear, or because of cultural identity as individuals bring to Vietnam are Buddhist notion that, when his refuge in the Guru is the teacher, which means it will be the permanent teacher his vision. Actually refuge in the Three Jewels is understood in the traditional sense of refuge was only necessary once only, and that teacher is to prove to his teacher, then even that which the teacher or teachers to complete That rot losses in practice, it also does not affect the capacity of the Buddhist refuge

So we would answer, in view of individuals in the spirit of Buddhism, we may be here present, that you have three jewels of refuge, they should think the idea is provided y jewels, and in that case is not the refuge several times, whether that teacher is not a worthy teacher, the teacher whether the teacher is not clean, or later with the rot Furniture, keep going even more complete, it does not affect the refuge of her. Ultimately, that teacher is a witness only, rather than a comprehensive will govern the practice of the self.

So if a person understands that the Three Jewels refuge refuge in the Buddha means, seek refuge in France, the Sangha, in the true meaning of Dharma is up, then he need not take refuge again and again. What about the extra effort, we do not know the refuge repeated many times people have added to the effort or not. But Cambodians have a saying that a short time but go to school with three teachers, he shall not be able to progress, the desire to say that if we often take refuge, refuge, the set go, repeating it like attitude expressed doubts, expressed bewilderment of us than to express his effort.

We also reminded you of a Buddhist, in the Theravada Buddhist countries, each time chanting or listening to an etc. .. Legal Division shall always begin the tam provisions and contingent world and all read by Buddhists. During the eight regular communication and contingent world does not mean that medical procedures to Buddhists, Buddhists read tam provisions and contingent world is only an indication of their belief for tam provisions and contingent world. Reading teacher, I read the same does not mean that their refuge, the refuge again means that I give her direction and then returns to lead, not so, but I just read on three rules:

Buddham saranam gacchàmi
Dhammam saranam gacchàmi
Sangham saranam gacchàmi
Đó la:
y Đệ quy Phat tu xin
xin quy y tu Đệ PHAP
Đệ quy y tu xin Tang

The refuge that 'does not mean that we in this hour we are back to Buddhism, Buddhism, not so, or are we doing to grow their faith, but it only confirmed that they we have a 'Buddhist refuge, refuge France, the Sangha.

There is also a very important sense that we often commit is tam provisions. Tam provisions committed here is our refuge and jewels, but we have the basis of, the loss of his tam provisions. In fact many Buddhists in the notion that outside, they conceived that the precept most importantly, sex is just as important, if the tam tam provisions and contingent world is more important than the team's rules. A transgression but can still be a Buddhist, but a definitive thinguoi tam provisions that are not true Buddhists. Three very important rules. And do not think that he bowed to the Buddhist temple that is his tam provisions of the clean, not so.

For example, in a statement Han classics as "I go for refuge in the Buddha is no evil angel animal refuge." Take what we have heard what Mieu Temple is sacred, taken at their very own, I pray, things that make you break your mind that you do not know. When I seek refuge in the Buddha, or when their refuge French, French refuge there when his back to the pagans and their beliefs to be false, misleading shall have attachments. The times now have a wealth of stories they carry nominal Buddhist, but Buddhism is not, for example such as Falun Gong in China, Falun Gong hear words and hear words like that, but even Falun Gong in clever marketing people also clear that Falun Gong has borrowed more or less the idea of ​​Buddhism, but Buddhism is not. These movements are so numerous. And if not careful, the Buddhists do lose their refuge in the Three Jewels.

Countries such as China, Vietnam, Japan or other countries of the former three religions, it is considered the boundary between religion over other religions is not clear, especially Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism besides the Buddhists maintain acceptable life Buddhist beliefs, we also observe some trust over time or personnel of other religions, there are three rules sometimes do not get their clean, tam provisions his broken away and this is something very serious, very serious, not trivial as we think.

A monk, a Buddhist, especially the novice, but committed three requirements must be expelled, and a Buddhist, but tam provisions do not clean it's not true Buddhists. For that reason we sometimes read his tam provisions, its oil is a renunciation or in part. We know to Sri Lanka in the daily ritual chanting always have questions:

Buddham saranam gacchàmi
Dhammam saranam gacchàmi
Sangham gacchàmi sanam .. vv
y quy Phat Con xin
xin quy y PHAP Con
Con quy Xin Tang Y

When such action every day to tell the purity of his tam provisions. Very sad thing about this point in the life of Buddhism, Buddhist Vietnam is often very little is mentioned, although a Buddhist refuge in the Triple Gem refuge in the Dharma does not increase, but the rules y with him only his personal time, and until the oil has three jewels of refuge and that belief is not clear, Buddhist also believe, demons also believe.

Obstacle today is our Buddha in the world when it comes to Buddhist monks are referring to mass Buddhist Sangha refuge for all Buddhists and only a Buddha only. But today we reverse the Sangha, the only refuge only personal or individual Master A, Master B, Master Teacher that is his duty, his disciples that he, I just know he does not know the other teachers , that refuge is too much Buddha Buddha. Buddha is too much, but up only individuals. It is true that we cultivate the opposite. And vice versa when the practice is harmful, because why? Traditional conception of the Buddha is our teacher, his image should be clear, not to big, have shown up in our lives, the Buddha was, he has a history of how He exists in my life how we have to know the Buddha. But the increase, we should be the public perception rather than individual concepts. His refuge is his refuge with Master A, Master B, then that teacher throughout his life became his teacher. As such is inaccurate we understand in terms of the classics. This is our answer to this question.

Namo Guru Shakyamuni Buddha .END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).19/12/2011.