Here are some books that you may find useful during your studies. Search the Bennies catalogue Accessit for more, or browse the Non-fiction collection NFS.
Understanding Buddhism
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Living Buddhism
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Buddhism
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The religions book
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The most important of Buddha’s teaching are the four noble truths. He meditated for a long time under the Bodhi tree and came to deduce the four principles. The four truths are known as Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, and Magga.
The Five Precepts are not commandments or rules, but voluntary commitments that help one to develop moral character and progress on the path to enlightenment. They are based on the principle of non-harming, and they support the cultivation of mindfulness, ethical behavior, and inner peace.
This clip explores the Main Sects of Buddhism, The Five Precepts and Buddhist ideas on suffering.
This clip explores Buddhist views on doing the right thing and suffering.
Learn about the Buddhist views on the afterlife and the concept of life as a test.
Entry level of Buddhism: Principle beliefs.
Taking precepts is very similar to students following the rules of their school or the people abiding by the common law in society. The only difference is that the school rules and the law are external restrictions while Buddhist precepts are a form of self-discipline and are thus internal regulations.
In essence Buddhism is all about liberating the mind. To accomplish this, the Buddha taught his path of morality (sīla), concentration (samādhi) and wisdom (paññā).
The Four Noble Truths are fundamental teachings in Buddhism, formulated by Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, around the 5th century BCE. These truths address the nature of suffering, its causes, and the path to its cessation, forming the core of Buddhist philosophy.
The Eightfold Path Eightfold Path, in Buddhism, an early formulation of the path to enlightenment. The idea of the Eightfold Path appears in what is regarded as the first sermon of the founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, which he delivered after his enlightenment.
Four Noble Truths, one of the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism, said to have been set forth by the Buddha, the founder of the religion, in his first sermon, which he gave after his enlightenment.