Lord Buddha’s teaching

We know that the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha was a humanistic Buddha. He was born as a human and cultivated himself and attained enligntment and preached to others in the world. The humanistic Buddhism that the Buddha developed has the following characteristics.

Buddha is neither a spirit coming and going having a trace nor he is a creator of God. The Buddha was fully a human, like all of us. He had parents, a family and a life. He showed his “pragna”, hence he is a human Buddha. In his teachings Buddha placed a great importance on daily life. He provided lessons and guidance on everything from how to eat, work and live. He gave clear instructions on every aspect of life from family relationships to social and political participation.

Buddha was born into this world entirely to set examples and to teach how to bring benefit and joy. Through his ideal compassion the Buddha aimed to relive the suffering of all beings. The Buddha was born for a great reason, to build up a special relationship with us who are living in this world.

As everyone knows the five percepts are Humanistic Buddhism. The five percepts are no killing, no stealing, no sexual misconducts, no lying and no intoxication. Abstain from killing is to show love and respect for all. If we abstain form stealing there can be freedom of wealth. By abstain from sexual misconduct, shows the good behaviors and good habits. If we refrain from lying and cheating no one’s name is harmed. By abstaining from intoxicants avoid the harm to our bodies, our wisdom or to others.

The five percepts have indeed a great impact upon individual societies and nations. Humanistic Buddhism is the teaching of five percepts and ten virtues. The ten virtues are the extension of five percepts. In one’s speech does not lie, slander, cheat or be offensive. In one’s thoughts do not be greedy, angry or have evil views. The evil views are those erroneous thoughts that cause harm to himself and others, so that all of our lives become unbearably painful. In Buddhism the elimination of erroneousness views is called wisdom studies, the ultimate goal of which is to awake the wisdom of self nature.

Although the Buddha has already entered Nirvana, he has left the seeds of emancipation for all subsequent generations. Even today the Buddha’s teachings serve us as exemplary guide.