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Anupubbikathā
In Theravada Buddhism, ''anupubbikathā'' or ''ānupubbikathā'' (Pali) – variously translated as "gradual discourse," "gradual instruction," "progressive instruction," and "step-by-step talk" – is a method by which the Buddha taught the Dhamma to suitably receptive lay people. In this approach, the Four Noble Truths are the consummate teaching. The common formula is: # Generosity (''dāna'') # Virtue (''sīla'') # Heaven (''sagga'') # Danger of sensual pleasure ('' ādīnava'') # Renunciation (''nekkhamma'') # The Four Noble Truths (''cattāri ariya- saccāni'') From the Pali Canon In the Pali Canon, the title for this training, its general intent and outline are provided in the following narrative formula (in English and Pali) which is found in multiple discourses: "Then the Blessed One gave the householder ... progressive instruction, that is, talk on giving, talk on virtue, talk on the heavens; he explained the danger, degradation, and defilement in sensual pleasur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradual Training
The Buddha sometimes described the practice (''patipatti'') of his teaching as ''the gradual training'' (Pali: ''anupubbasikkhā'') because the Noble Eightfold Path involves a process of mind-body transformation that unfolds over a sometimes lengthy period. The emphasis on gradual training may be understood by the fact that just as the human habits which give rise to suffering have been built up over a long period of time those same habits similarly take a long time to undo requiring a sustained effort achievable only with a genuine commitment to training. See also * Three Refuges * Five Precepts * Eight Precepts * Four Noble Truths * Noble Eightfold Path * Threefold Training * Sacca-kiriya * Pariyatti * Anupubbikathā * ''Mangala Sutta'' * ''Samaññaphala Sutta'' Notes Bibliography * Bullitt, John T. (2005). ''Dhamma''. Retrieved 2007-11-08 from "Access to Insight" at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/index.html. * , Bhikkhu (trans.) & Bodhi, Bhikkhu (ed.) (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |