Transcript Growth of the Buddhist Community

PKSSSS CY2010
Level: J4
Lesson 10: Growth of the Buddhist
Community (Chapter 13)
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- Conversion of Yasha
Yasha
(Son of rich merchant)
Realized life is
suffering and he
asked to become a
monk
He became Arhat
later
1st 60 monks was
formed at Deer Park
BIRTH
Page 1
Growing Up &
Four Encounters
One night, saw his
courtesan, musicians
lying like dead people
Find life boring
and meaningless
Buddha calm him down
and teach him the Four
Noble Truths
Ran to Deer Park and
met the Buddha
Yasha’s father
invite Buddha to
his house for
dinner
45 friends of Yasha
also asked to be
monk
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Yasha’s father
became the Buddha’s
first lay follower
Yasha’s mother and former wife
became Buddha’s first two
woman lay followers
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- Conversion of Yasha
Ordained
To become a monk, the Buddha’s
disciple.
Arhat
One who has overcome desire, ill will
and ignorance.
Buddha’s lay
follower
One who take the Threefold Refuge in
the Buddha, the Dharma and the
Sangha.
BIRTH
Page 2
Growing Up &
Four Encounters
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- Instruction to the First Missionaries
When the first sixty
disciples became
Arhats
Buddha told them
to go in all
different direction
to spread His
Teaching
During Buddha
time, everyone have
to be ordained by
Him to become a
monk
Inconvenient for
his disciples since
they are all in 60
places
Buddha
BIRTH
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Growing Up &
Four Encounters
This is done out of
compassion for the
world, for the benefit,
welfare and happiness
of men,
Buddha made a rule
that all monks could
ordain their novices.
This rule still apply
today.
Go to Uruvilva to
teach the Dharma
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- The Thirty Young Men
Buddha left Deer Park
to Uruvilva after rainy
season
All the men started
to look for her and
met the Buddha
Buddha asked
them
BIRTH
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Growing Up &
Four Encounters
Thirty young men travel
with their wife except
one
He was resting
under a tree in a
grove
The courtesan stolen all
their belongings
One man brought along
a courtesan
Looking for the
woman or oneself,
which is important?
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
All of them become
monk after listened to
the Buddha’s
Teaching
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- The Kashyapa Brothers
Buddha arrived at
Uruvilva where there
are three matted-hair
ascetics
After ordained, they
cut their hair and
threw their
belongings into the
river
The 2 brothers saw
it at the river bank
BIRTH
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Growing Up &
Four Encounters
Kashyapa have 1000
disciples who practiced
fire worship
They were the
Kashyapa and his
brothers
With the permission of
his disciples, all of
them become Buddha’s
disciples - monk
Buddha explained to
him that their practices
will not lead to
enlightenment
Together with 500
disciples, they
became the
Buddha’s disciples
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Growth of the Buddhist Community
- The “Fire Sermon”
Buddha’s sermon stated that all
experiences of the senses are the burning
with the “fires” of greed, anger and
delusion
Buddha preached
His “Fire Sermon”
after the conversion
of the fireworshippers
Only through
extinguishing these
“fires”
One can attain the
peace of Nirvana
BIRTH
Page 6
Growing Up &
Four Encounters
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana
Summary
• The expansion of the Order began with the conversion of Yasha.
• Yasha’s father was the first layman to take the Threefold Refuge.
• Yasha’s wife and mother were the first woman lay followers of the
Buddha.
• With friends and relatives, the Order of the first 60 monks was
formed.
• Buddha explained the “fires” of greed, anger and delusion during
the “Fire Sermon” and need to put out in order to end suffering and
attain Enlightenment.
• Due to the rapid expansion of the order, Buddha allowed monks to
ordain their own disciples which is what happen today.
BIRTH
Page 7
Growing Up &
Four Encounters
Renunciation
Search for
Truth
Enlightenment
Learn. Practice. Realise. Share.
Teaching
Final
Nirvana