Dhammapada 273 - 276

Posted by nottibeans on 22-03-2013, 8:51 PM :

Ethan_ wrote:

Think an enlightened buddhist don't discriminate what other practise. All road leads to rome somewhat...

 

 

There is only one path to the end of suffering and that is the Noble Eight-fold path.

The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories

 

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Verse 273: Of paths, the Path of Eight Constituents is the noblest; of truths, the Four Noble Truths are the noblest; of the dhammas, the absence of craving (i.e., Nibbana) is the noblest; of the two-legged beings, the All-Seeing Buddha is the noblest.

Verse 274: This is the only Path, and there is none other for the purity of vision. Follow this Path; it will bewilder Mara.

Verse 275: Following this Path, you will make an end of dukkha. Having myself known the Path which can lead to the removal of the thorns of moral defilements, I have shown you the Path.

Verse 276: You yourselves should make the effort; the Tathagatas (Buddhas) only can show the way. Those who practise the Tranquillity and Insight Meditation are freed from the bond of Mara.