Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon

Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)

Target Character Trait # 2 : Responsibility for the human dignity of others

Bias because of desire [chandagati]; results in unjust treatment due to the influence of personal love and pleasure.

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta : The Sermon : The Dhammacakka : Transport to Nirvana

The word ‘cakka’ means a ‘wheel’ a wheel in just the same way as a cartwheel or a car wheel

Three Ways to bow

The way Buddhists worship the Lord Buddha is by bowing. But those who bow can be placed on three categories

Self-Discipline in allocating one’s earnings

The Lord Buddha not only taught scrupulous ethics for earning a living, but also how earnings should be allocated so that one can live without financial problems

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 5. Sorrow [soka dukkha]

The Buddha characterized the suffering of sorrow as afflicting one with burning in the heart as if the mind has list all refreshedness

1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 5

Arranging for their marriage to a suitable apouse: As if giving all manner of basic needs and education is not enough, children even expect parents to give approval (or otherwise) when in doubt about who to marry

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 9. Bemonaing [upayassa dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as the sort of grief that comes from loss of a loved relative, loss of honour or influence

The Good Friend must be Scrupulous

The most time-consuming activity in a person’s life is to earn a living. How should a true friend earn a living, one may ask?

1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 6

Passing on their heritage to them in due course: In non-Buddhist countries, where social values dictate that sons and daughters shouldn’t expect to look after their parents in their old age