100 ETHICS IN THE FAMILY.

 

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Introductory

As a beginner Buddhist, I found this little book has shown good spirit has enlightened education. Although Buddhism has a rich history, full of valuable, essential for today's students of Buddhism is still how to apply Buddha's teaching in everyday life. Writing things Ethics 100 at home helps me to understand the influence of Buddhism on the daily lives of people. It can be viewed as the handbook guides us to live life according to dharma.

The principles presented simple, easy to understand, but devote the necessary knowledge not only to read but also to application. Proper implementation of Buddhists role today is a big challenge for everyone, and this book is the way to meet that challenge. By Dharma, Buddhism will mentor you in the journey to find the right path. That is the greatness of the Buddha Dhamma. Teachings which always suitable for all ages.

Therefore, whenever you have doubts (Buddha encourages you to ask questions), this book helps you step on the journey to find the answers.

 

First Word Book

Trust is one of the way to the Act, is an effective catalyst of scientific experiments, inventions, and also is the foundation of all aspects of social evolution. According to Buddhism, to develop the ability to trust this particular key, the belief must have an attitude of objective thinking, scientific texts as described below:

Hey, good men, and women believers, when he heard something, and must observe, reflect and experience. Only when, after the experience, you really see this teaching is good, healthy, ethical, capable of good direction, dazzling intellect and praise; if you live and follow this instruction will bring happiness, real peace right now and in the long run, it's time you put your trust and estate practice. (Economics Department Angutara, AI 188)

Therefore, to become a Buddhist, you need to have a certain time to learn Buddhism. Learn the Buddha's teachings is essential and inevitable. This is well motivated to promote Buddhist Buddha's teachings on the application their daily lives, to bring peace and happiness for yourself, family and society.

Comes from thinking that basis, we compiled 100 home what ethics is, first needs to learn just mentioned, and then the hope that this booklet as a friend, as baggage, is the only male help laypeople complete personality itself, bringing warm and happy family to contribute to building a peaceful society, peace in Buddha's dharma.

Regarding content, we mainly summarize the spirit of the precious teachings of the Buddha through two classic traditional Theravada and Mahayana and express them in the form of rules and regulations for Buddhists to remember and application.

With 18 chapters, comprising 100 articles, this booklet will show you the contents Buddhist moral basis in the spirit of the Buddha. Having said that the necessary and sufficient requirements of a Buddhist. There are introductory chapters of the Trinity Treasure content. There are five chapters that mention ethics. There are chapters on how to worship Buddha, Bodhisattvas and holy. There are chapters giving a brief curriculum Buddha. Having shown how program activities effectively. There are chapters describing the sacred responsibility of parents. There are chapters on how life teaches filial, parental favor at the present and future. There will guide married life and ways of organizing the wedding. We also offer training on how to protect the happy couple. There are chapters on sacred duty of teachers. Having taught the fellowship of friends. There are regulations on the employment contract between the employer's workers. There are chapters reminiscent of the homeland villages. Having presented the attitudes and relations. There are instructions on how to organize the funeral true Dhamma. There are introductory chapters show how religious and have made 10 things to do in mind the motto of effective practice. In general, these rules towards a perfected human life.

Before returning to live on the Three Jewels refuge and vows of obedience to moral thing, the time you should have several months to learn the teachings of the temple, the lecture at the center of Buddhist activities, self-study Research Buddha through the mass media of Buddhism, and research on ethical principles. Thus return your new Buddhism is durable and can bring benefits for yourself, your family, right now and in the future.

We sincerely thank the Venerable Nguyen Tang, Thien Huu Thien Quy Trung Dao Phong Nha, Giac Hoang, Mr. Hong Son, Thanh Truc teacher for many many good ideas when we compiled this book. In particular, we would like to sincerely thank the Venerable Tibetan Highlands, was happy to move to the English translation of GS. Greg Kleven, who was devoted to the translation lime treatment. By the way, we also would like to thank Professor Li grandparents Phuc Dien mind has translated this booklet into Chinese, so it can serve more people. We also sincerely praising her as Master Phuoc Pagoda and Buddhist Enlightenment has thrown publication of this booklet.

Despite several attempts, but make sure the book flawed and needs to be supplemented. Looking forward to the religious monk, Venerable, Venerable monks, Buddhist scholars and teachers only for this book is truly reliable friend of laypeople.

We hope that this booklet will help you Buddhists in particular and everyone in general live a peaceful, blissful life with material of the Buddha Dharma.

 

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF laypeople

- To ensure ethical life, the culture, wisdom, happiness, peace, liberation of the Buddhists;

- To practice and promote the spirit of contract management, contract opportunities, the world of being, forever lit compassion for helping the message of the Buddha;

- Based on the spirit of the 84,000 apps Dharma teachings, in order to build a Pure Land itself, family and society;

This policy prescribes moral principles of laypeople as follows:

CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1: Before going to a Buddhist, you need to learn, reflect the Buddha's teachings and this Code of Ethics. Only when you realize that Buddhism is ideal, the truth, the life, the moral maturity and wisdom, you make a vow to return to live with a family of Buddhism.

Article 2: The Buddhists to Buddhism attitude right understanding, right thought; obey and practice the Buddha's golden words, fit lifestyle ethics, law and dharma; contribute to a clean and peaceful society.

Article 3: The Buddhists who live in accordance with the ideals and loyal Dharma, expressing moral, cultural, intellectual, happiness, peace and liberation of self, family and society right now and retirement.

Chapter II: rely on the Three Jewels

 

Article 4: A Buddhist refuge in the Buddha, the masters of the sky, now through life not taking refuge in God, Spirit, Fairy, Demon, animals etc.. .

Article 5: A Buddhist refuge in the Buddha Dhamma, the ultimate truth, now through life not swayed to the doctrines of the religion, folk religion, and ideology.

Article 6: A Buddhist refuge Increase community, the religious man, successors and propagate the Buddha Dhamma, now through life not swayed to see Me, you who are not bad and Buddhism.

Article 7: The Buddhists should have tolerance, generosity; not racism, gender, skin color, religion or ideology, etc.. . In contrast, the Buddhists should have the spirit and openness, friendliness, respect, understanding, helping people to realize they can live according to Buddhist teachings and under all forms.

CHAPTER III: THE YEAR OF ETHICS keep

 

Article 8: A Buddhist awareness and vow not to kill human life, animals and nature. Must be able to show love, respect and protect the lives of all creatures.

Article 9: A Buddhist awareness and vow to not take what is not given, the non-sense, no fraud, deceit, corruption, bribery, gambling, storage space, do not pay the loan. Must show respect for the property of others, living by honest and true.

Article 10: A Buddhist awareness and vow not live adultery, promiscuity is not the spouse of another person. Must respect the other person happy family as his family; live faithful monogamy.

Article 11: A Buddhist awareness and vow not to say false, do not say useless, not to say obscene words, do not say split, incite hatred. Must respect the truth, to preserve its reputation. When speaking with the right approach is to say, when to say it must not be silent as saintly silence.

Article 12: A Buddhist awareness and vow not to drink alcohol and not using hormone effects ruined health, spirit, intellect and personality as opium, drugs and other toxins . Must be self-respecting and protecting human health and preserve the way.

Chapter IV: WORSHIP

 

Article 13: The Buddhists worship Buddha images, Bodhisattva, A-la-drought and St. Increase to worship, learn the virtues of noble gentlemen, for emotional support and uphold ethical themselves and their families.

Article 14: The Buddhists do not worship a god or gods of other religions and beliefs. Not worship God, Brahma, God, Allah, who Jahovah etc.. . Do not worship the God of Fortune, Turkey Street, Apple Corps, Huyen Thien Nine Women, Birth Mother Mother India, Ms. Chua, etc. The Bible. . No temple ceremony, Dinh, Dong core. No fortune hexagram, please tattooed. No religion is rumored to be the sacred place. Buddhists should understand there is no source graphics blessed Christmas. Just believe in the truth of cause and effect and trying to perfect his own personality.

Article 15: The Buddhists worship Buddha at fresh high, dignified, clean, easy to find, convenient for fruit offerings and worship.

Article 16: A Buddhist should regularly sweep Buddhist places of worship, burning incense, offering fruit, worship. Prior to worship Buddha or bath, dressed, clean; body and mind must be serene and pure.

Article 17: The Buddhists to ring opening in Buddhist Sites table. Not to scripture, recitation, robes arbitrarily or in poor solemn, pure.

Chapter V: BUDDHIST STUDIES

 

Article 18: A Buddhist should diligently study and practice the Buddha's teachings. See economic, legal, spiritual reasoning is the foundation for the direction and the roof itself.

Article 19: A Buddhist should remedy the situation, studious Buddha Dharma in the center of Buddhist culture, from the media to the Dharma, the teachings of the popular classes in the temple, teaching courses moral, religious bodies, the sermons on repentance, on chickened Buddha, the Bodhisattva and the rainy season of Masters quarter.

Article 20: The Buddhists have a duty and responsibility to guide and encourage his wife / her husband, children, parents, relatives and his friends learn, study and practice of the Buddha Dharma.

Article 21: A Buddhist should be diligent application, experience, digestion and processing of the Buddha Dharma into food and blood for the life of themselves, family and society.

Article 22: A Buddhist is not to criticize, oppose the practice of these teachings and sects of Buddhism. To respect, learn Buddhist teachings different from its traditional practice, to perfect each other, to the Buddha Dhamma shines everywhere in many ways.

Chapter VI: LIVING

 

Article 23: A Buddhist should promote life right action, right livelihood. Not living illegal, unjust in any form.

Article 24: The Buddhists living and create wealth and property through the efforts of the hand and mind of minds, with the right approach and in accordance with the law society. Do not usury, catch another killer in distressed circumstances and difficulties.

Article 25: A Buddhist should live basic, moderate, less wanted, know enough, solidarity and mutual assistance. Not too popular or dependent form.

Article 26: A Buddhist should enhance the spiritual life, promoting the noble feelings of happiness to life the true meaning and value.

Article 27: A Buddhist should join a Buddhist family activities on Sunday as well as community activities, cultural activities Buddhism.

Article 28 The Buddhists should do all cognitive activities and life mastery. Live, live right and live in accordance with Dharma of the Buddha.

Chapter VII: PARENTS

 

Article 29: The Buddhists do parents have a duty to love, nurture, educate our children mature physically, to mind, personality, morality; Job creation and self-reliance for children.

Article 30: A Buddhist should educate their children while in pregnancy by virtue of mindfulness. Indoctrinate children subculture, Buddhist ethics, and national traditions of the family.

Article 31: When I was a year old, Buddhist temples should take you to the ceremony and entered into the heart of self-responsibility. When I was five years old, a Buddhist temple should lead children to religious education, parallel to that school programs. When I was six years old should guide the refuge ceremony Treasure Trinity, for children officially become a Buddhist.

Article 32: The transmission of Buddhism to Buddhists for the holidays only through the cradle, initiation, refuge ceremony, wedding, birthday and through everyday life. Teach sense into Buddhism, temples, Lord Buddha, reciting scriptures, listening to lectures, periodic fasting, doing good and spiritual.

Article 33: A Buddhist parenthood should not hinder children if they are conscious and want ordained monk. In contrast, parents should facilitate conditions for their children to achieve the aspirations of the ceiling.

CHAPTER EIGHT CHILDREN

 

Article 34: The Buddhists do our proud, dedicated commercial glass and take care of their parents when their parents alive.

Article 35: A Buddhist should dutiful, obedient training. Do not hang out, smoking policies, luxuries. Must try to study and establish a true professional to assist parents and to India.

Article 36: A Buddhist should wholeheartedly care, treatment, early evening visit their parents when the parents visit the elderly and sick, happy parents, but quickly recovered.

Article 37: A Buddhist should have a sense of responsibility in maintaining and promoting traditional culture, Buddhist ethics, ethnic and family.

Article 38: If the parents do not have the right view and right signal, right action. . . Buddhists should persevere, wise parents can break to return to live with the Dhamma.

Article 39: When his parents died, so Buddhist funeral arrangements simple, true Dhamma, to creating a good site for parents rebirth.

Article 40: A Buddhist should hold a memorial service on the occasion of the week parental loss, one hundred days, annualized hours. . . at the temple. In the event held at the home, you should invite Buddhist teacher and the chanting of the deceased. Items should be vegan offerings. Buddhists should cultivate blessings, giving, offerings Treasure Trinity, to merit for their parents.

Chapter IX: MARRIAGE

 

Article 41: A Buddhist prior to marriage, must be conscious and career stability and sustainable self-reliance, to home life after the loss of not having difficulties and obstacles.

Article 42: A Buddhist should have time to learn different aspects of maturity: religion, ethics, character, knowledge and ideally before the engagement, to marriage as well as the lives of children the latter is true happiness and lasting.

Article 43: To appropriate mate character, ideals and virtues to yourself, so Buddhists Buddhists choose. If you're getting married no religion or religious or other beliefs should convince him to return the refuge and rely on the Three Jewels, to double during the same random look, and enjoy life and the truth.

Article 44: Before the wedding ceremony, a Buddhist temple so little time to master guru of the wedding ceremony and invite other Buddhist brotherhood attend.

Article 45: In the wedding day, the two girls are going to the temple to witness the ceremony kiss before Trinity Buddhist treasures and precious to hear teachings on how to preserve, protect and develop the happy couple and happiness of children.

Chapter X: COUPLES

 

Article 46: Husband and wife must respect life, love, understanding and sharing joy, sadness as well as advantages and disadvantages for each other, to become who lives two blocks faithful only, not what divides be.

Article 47: The wife said her husband had injured glasses, each compromise, generosity, forgiveness and ignore mistakes each time someone violates mistake, negligence. The couple have lived for the happiness of both, and to their children.

Article 48: Husband and wife to love with all your heart, help her do well armed for the inner part and jewelery for wife needed depending on financial ability.

Article 49: The wife shall be his duty well; plied clever public relations; education of children and her husband as well as the creation of wealth and financial strength family.

Article 50: The couple must live chaste, less wanted, know enough; help promote each other along the way and path.

Chapter XI: teacher-student

 

Article 51: The teacher must shoulder the burden of spiritual training in family, social and national role models perfect knowledge, personality and quality "drinking water, remember its source" in the game.

Article 52: The teacher must be passed on to the younger generation of elite culture, Buddhist morality, of human and peoples; arouse noble qualities and creativity of the younger generation, to contribute to the country prosperous and peaceful society.

Article 53: The teacher should stimulate curiosity, learning, student research; teach all students with enthusiasm; Dedication, patience and not hide any knowledge of what they have.

Article 54: The teacher must be a mirror shine on moral conduct; is the epitome of what their students have learned, knew and taught; constant training and product knowledge of his moral character.

Article 55: The pupil must be polite, respectful and grateful of the teacher to teach. Students to study hard, diligent spirit of scientific objectivity to explore and go into the endless world of knowledge and personality.

Article 56: Pupils must study not tired, to return to ethnic origin, ancestry, ancestors and Buddhism, and how to live worthy of that source.

Article 57: Pupils must learn to cultivate themselves, reformatories reward and repay his gratitude to birth, nurturing parents, and contributed to a prosperous family, society and country.

Chapter XII: FRIENDS

 

Article 58: Friends come together by the understanding, empathy, respect, love and help each other, to come forward progress, grow and feel happiness in life.

Article 59: A Buddhist should visit a good friend to learn; to bad friend to turn; find a place to hang virtue; find people inferior to help.

Article 60: You have faithful friends, not considering more lost, build and perfect personality, morality and wisdom to each other; faithful together in aspiration and ideals.

Article 61: The Buddhists can break, stop when you do bad things; willing to rejoice when you do good things; care and help when you get stuck; generous, forgiving mistakes when you met.

Chapter XIII: bunny

 

Article 62: Chairman respect to labor, brains, personality ethical hunters. Transportation for workers in accordance with the abilities and school.

Article 63: Chairman paying salaries, remuneration and proper rest. Not forced, began to die, exploitative labor workers.

Article 64: Chairman to love, care and treatment to sick workers; sharing food and gifts on the occasion of the necessary materials.

Article 65: Themed have fervent, impassioned work; work with all the strength, wisdom and love my job.

Article 66: Themed must show personality, his moral qualities, as well contract; grateful and happy with what all donated; wish to work with profit and reputation for himself as the owner.

Chapter XIV: village - homeland

 

Article 67: The Buddhists should love, compromise, mutual caring. Treat each other with a warm heart. Living for the benefit and happiness for everyone.

Article 68: The Buddhist looks like their neighbors goods; see people as relatives; take place rather violent person; bring in violent means to win.

Article 69: A Buddhist who is indebted mind paying; Please do not anyone to feel; compassion as pity; help people as self-help. The Buddhist concept that should be dear all, so live unity, harmony as a family.

Article 70: The Buddhist looks homeland is the source of life, where their native land, and nurtured by each person. Buddhists sincere appreciation, gratitude and loyalty to the homeland and its people.

Article 71: A Buddhist anywhere whether at home must also remember, towards the homeland. Living, working for the good, because the maturity, because the growth of their homeland. Maintain and promote traditional culture, moral people. How strong spirit of independence, self-reliance of the nation. Removing the conservative mind, prejudices, cultural slavery. Before the indomitable forces of assimilation, aggression. Expressing peoples everywhere, in every aspect of life.

Chapter XV: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

Article 72: When the conduct and dealings with life, so the Buddhist concept Treasure Trinity is paramount; what is ethical in motto of a peaceful life; love, compassion, sympathetic joy, just south revelation discharge; enthusiasm, patience and support people as real life.

Article 73: A Buddhist friends change into hatred; moved into jealous love; patience, peace, equality, non-discrimination, distinction; tolerance and generosity.

Article 74: The Buddhists live in respect, understanding, empathy strokes difference of others; willing to cooperate, and help rejoicing good deeds of people.

Article 75: The Buddhists should uphold virtues of compassion, mind, courage and kindness. Must live fearless spirit, indomitable against all evil forces. Faithfulness and sacrifice for truth, for peace, liberation of themselves and others.

Article 76: A Buddhist closer than to help the poor; close bad guys to metabolize; abandon evil, good development; love and supplement each other, mentor each other along the path and the road of life.

Article 77: A Buddhist when I met you, nuns and lay people should accept the amnesty offered her arms, to the cultural beauty of this awakening is common and shine.

Article 78: A Buddhist should not call you by his teacher, uncle or uncle; you should not call her by her Master or something. Identify himself with the Masters for you my age or older. By claiming your legal name to his younger Teacher. Speak calmly and politely.

CHAPTER XVI: mourning

 

Article 79: The Buddhists when seriously ill and about to face general should be mindful, mindfulness, trinitarian towards the treasure; keep the spirit calmly, not fear death; abandon all notions of self, own property, to be able to go gently.

Article 80: When close relatives who shared network, Buddhists should respectfully toward Three Throne, chanting invite Teachers to support the concept and lead to chronic patients as part of the birth of the Buddha realm or realm better. If the house is too far from the temple, no facilities Teacher invited you, so open ice Buddhist chanting and remind their loved ones on the principle of impermanence, selflessness, to the upcoming general network can go easily.

Article 81: Right now stopped breathing and during the funeral, children, wife / husband and relatives should not cry, narrative, not to be reborn from the center. In contrast to the mind, calm, and clear Buddhist concept to support the people go.

Article 82: the deceased's family on behalf of the deceased should do the blessings, charity, donation, charity, to merit the public network.

Article 83: The funeral should be held in the spirit of Buddhism. No fanfare or attention form long, hard salty sacrifice. No shower offered (born), burning joss paper, open code. Only vegetarian offerings, chanting, visualizations to maintain fine traditions of Buddhism.

Article 84: Ceremony music is optional, but should be simple. It is best to dismiss. In particular, while monks chant She should not rise all the music and stop persistent to create the key solemn ceremony.

Article 85: After the funeral service, the Buddhists worship continued losses and seven weeks every year to commemorate the anniversary. The sacrifice should be held at the temple.

CHAPTER XVII: autonomous

 

Article 86: The diligent Buddhists recite and practice the Buddha's teachings in daily life; variables teachings into his own life and others.

Article 87: A Buddhist should overcome difficulties; patience, persistence and practice fidelity to the truth of the Buddha. Not irritating doctor, defamatory who follow other disciplines.

Article 88: A Buddhist temple to Buddha, chanting, listening to the law, at least once a week; should attend all sessions continental-exchange ceremony commemorating Buddha, the Bodhisattva, A-la-drought and St. increasing, and should eat vegetarian at least one day in the month.

Article 89: The Buddhists want competition so intensely religious temples chanting, meditating every day, eight ethical practice (Uposatha), to obey ten wholesome, virtuous life leaders Bodhisattva ( Bodhisattva world); austerities ordained.

Article 90: As expected the worshipers, Buddhists wear robes. Should the media center, awake, not chaos concept, complex ideas, to lock ceremony truly meaningful, benefit, bring blessings, peace of mind and body.

Chapter XVIII: TEN Commandments

 

Article 91: The Buddhists always believe everything that phenomenon in this world looking to move, change, change, no entity, no ego, and often leading to dissatisfaction. Reflecting this attitude to abandon ego and self ownership.

Article 92: A Buddhist can not always believe what a creator created the world, people and things. The world is formed by the principle of dependent origination, interdependence, no beginning, no end.

Article 93: The Buddhists always messianic notion that the universe is always known by the intentional acts (Industry) of each individual. We are all born of suffering and happiness. No one can bring down ruin blessed, beyond good or evil acts of our own.

Article 94: A Buddhist world always believe this phenomenon generally the presence of suffering and happiness. Buddhists should be aware cessation of suffering, towards peace. The cause of this suffering is as bad as the psychological craving, greed, hatred and delusion, etc.. . The termination of all suffering and its cause is nirvana, absolute bliss. The path to peace of nirvana is a middle path consists of eight elements, namely: the true conception, thinking righteous, righteous words, righteous behavior, the true profession, true effort, mindfulness and meditation righteous righteousness.

Article 95: The Buddhists always the notion that a middle path is the path away from the sensual craving and ascetic mortification, and the dualistic extremes as well. This is the only path towards liberation, nirvana.

Article 96: The Buddhists clear sense that the learning path through many hardships and challenges, therefore, not nostalgic about future expectations, nor access the memory of the past; on the contrary, the body and mind dwells in every moment and mindful awareness of the present.

Article 97: A Buddhist should clear sense that human life exists in moments of time, so try to remove the heels of practice and defiled right now and in every place, but do not wait for old age to the new practice.

Article 98: A Buddhist should maintain mindfulness, mindfulness in every act and gesture; do not let the mind of greed, hatred and delusion, and unwholesome psychological control and dominate our body and mind.

Article 99: A Buddhist should be aware outstretched hands and helping people with the spirit of selflessness and altruism. Be bold, "said the other, "rather than" talking about the same "to remove any misunderstanding, the gap dividing, find understanding, compassion and mutual respect. Give rueful attitude. Let's face reality, realize and overcome all obstacles. Please use the center to practice, to not have to regret later.

Article 100: A Buddhist should see sickness as drug craving, look hard and tribulation as furnaces will, see grace as the source test against fire, as you see the demonic religion, see wicked and anti- as to improve knowledge, see renunciation as glory, wisdom and moral view is the most valuable asset and see the Buddhist path to liberation is the ultimate.

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APPENDIX

DATES Vegetarianism

Two days 1 and 15.

Four days 1, 14, 15 and 30.

Six days : 8, 14, 15, 23, 29 and 39.

Eight days 1, 8, 14, 15, 18, ​​23, 24 and 30.

Ten days 1, 8, 14, 15, 18, ​​23, 24, 28, 29 and 30.

One month : January or April or July or October.

Three months : January, July and October.

Four months : January, April, July and October.

School boys : year round.

 

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