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TOPIC 2 - TAKING REFUGE (THE THREE JEWELS (THE DHARMA (The five precepts…

- - - - The PANSIL: 1. Abstain from taking life. 2. Abstain from taking what is not freely given. 3. Abstain from the misuse of the senses. 4. Abstain from wrong speech. 5. Abstain from taking drugs and alcohol, which cloud the mind.
  - - - Three months after Buddha's death, the first council assembled. Once satisfied on the teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhists recited them together, but they were not written down for hundreds of years.
      - The second council met a hundred years later. The rules seemed too restrictive , and the PROGRESSIVES argued that the rules should therefore be relaxed. The ELDERS disagreed, however, sighting that the only way to achieve buddhahood was to strictly follow the teachings of Buddha.
        
        The Elders therefore started the THEREVADA tradition, whilst the Progressives started the MAHASANGHIKA movement. From this, twenty different Buddhist groups were established. and despite their differences, still conversed. This is because they still saw themselves as belonging to one Sangha.
    - - Founded the Indian Empire and led bloody conflicts, before discovering the teachings of the Dharma and became an upaska, which is a lay Buddhist. Hence forth, Asoka allowed all religions to be practised within India, and giant stones, pillar and Stupas were erected, offering spiritual, moral and religious guidelines to the masses.
      - A third council met to discuss the PALI CANON, which is a collection of scriptures believed to be the exact teachings of The Buddha. The council also resolved to send missionaries out into the world to spread the Dharma. The Dharma was first taught to the King of Sri Lanka, who really appreciated it.