hasunoha

I want you to explain the Four Law Seals and the Eightfold Path!

Thank you for your hard work.
I'm researching Buddhism in school research study assignments.

What are the basic principles?
What are we aiming for?
What are they doing for that?
I looked it up using the internet in various ways, but in particular, “the important points of Buddhism (probably the content of the Four Dharma Seals)” and “the mindfulness and correction of the Eight Shodo” were not very well understood.

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Buddha said, “Things are always a series of suffering, and the reason is that nothing is constant in the self, surroundings, things, or environment. Having said that, trying to get away from it is also a difficult path.” I noticed that. It is an important concept that remains strong even in modern Buddhism.
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Mindfulness: Feeling the right way the mind works
Correction: Unifying and stabilizing the mind

It was written, but what does that mean...? It has become.

・Explanation of important points
・Explanation of mindfulness and justice
Also, if you like, I would like you to tell me the important points of Buddhism that are useful for living the present as you think.

Thank you for your support.

5 Zen Responses

Thank you for your question.
The explanation may differ depending on the sutras, and there may be places where the interpretation differs depending on the denomination, so my personal answers are as follows.
The Four Law Signs are ① impermanent, ② no laws and no selfishness, ③ all suffering, ④ nirvana silence. ① Everything changes, ② I'm not there, everything changes due to relationships, ③ so everything doesn't turn out the way I want. ④ When I observe that, I don't feel like trying to do what I want.
The Eightfold Path is ① right opinion, ② right thinking, ③ proper language, ④ proper work, ⑤ right life, ⑥ right devotion, ⑦ right mind, and ⑧ right determination. ⑦ Mindfulness in this is observing yourself as you wrote it. They objectively observe their own body, five senses, and mind as they are, such as whether they are angry or greedy right now, and whether they have mistakenly recognized the essence of things.
⑧ Correction means living in a state of nirvana silence by zazen meditation and concentrating on sincerity.
There are so many important points of Buddhism for me that it's difficult to choose, but in a nutshell, it's also the Jodo sect, so it's probably about praising Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu to get rid of anxiety about the next life while doing good things without doing anything bad, so I'm going to do what I really want to do since it's only one life.

tentatively

For now, about the Hachishodo and the Shibō Shinto Sect Dictionary online version
https://share.google/84senirMfDwR8HB8u
Please see the article at
Also, when it comes to mindfulness, I think it's easy to understand if you look up “Vipassana Meditation” or “Sathi” on Therawada Buddhist websites, etc.
If you look up “Samata Meditation,” I think it would be helpful to look up Masazada.
The Jodo religion also preaches vivashana (vipassana) and shamata (samata), etc. from India, but in the Japanese Jodo sect, these are considered to be very difficult ascetic practices, and the main ascetic practice is wishing for death in paradise through the nickname Nembutsu, which anyone can easily do.

“I don't know this” is an achievement

 Hello. Since it's research and learning, the process of saying “this was it” is important. Even if the content is student level, learning is the process of “how did we get to this point”. So he said, “I looked up here, but I didn't understand here. That's a good enough result. Even in adult research papers, “future issues” are clearly stated.
From my point of view, what is “correct”? How is correctness guaranteed? It's a philosophical question.
“What do you mean?” What I felt and what I wanted to hear about it is a very honest, honest, and good thing. This is because there is no answer without a question.
Also, you're probably asking for an explanation in words, but there's no guarantee that it will be conveyed to you in that format, and if me and you say “this curry is delicious,” the possibility that it indicates the same curry is infinitely low. Explanation is simply “replacing it with a different word,” and both sincerity and correctness are as words in the dictionary, and reception of explanations is blurred depending on individual experiences.
So, I think it's a good idea to proudly report “I didn't understand this.” Rather, it is the entrance to learning that goes beyond “I had it summarized by AI.”
Incidentally, when you want to consider “correctness,” it is recommended to look at “what is incorrect” and “how it is stipulated in another context or religion.”
And are they “useful points for living in the present”? “Life is a place where many problems also occur, but the biggest problem has been solved, a sense of security that makes me think so.” But I'm sure this answer won't come right to you. That's because it's “the answer for me.”

Either way, it's a good time to “be able to ask anything directly from a boy.” Please keep listening. I'm looking forward to it.

What is the central idea of Buddhism

The central idea of Buddhism is the theory of “luck (nothing exists alone in the world; it is always established by cause and condition),” and it is also something that Gautama Siddatta, the Buddha, realized about 2,500 years ago.
If you look at this from the perspective of life issues, it becomes the “four precepts and eight proper paths,” and when extended to a worldview, it becomes the “four laws are impermanent, no laws are there, all suffering, nirvana silence).”
As for the “right sense” you asked, it means “correct consciousness, correct attention,” and it indicates always having the right thoughts when acting or judging things.
Also, “correctness” means “correct spiritual unification,” and specifically refers to zazen meditation, meditation, and mindfulness.
Incidentally, the Buddhist teaching that I myself currently place the most emphasis on is “appamāda (appamāda).”
It is said that the last teaching that the Buddha told his disciples before his death was impermanent and unrelenting.
It's quite difficult to translate unrelenting into Japanese, but I'm Chico-chan's “Don't live in a daze!” seems to be the closest in terms of nuance.
Now, it's fine to search for Buddhism on the internet, but there are many cases where the source is uncertain, so let's use a library or the like to browse specialized books.
My recommendation is the “Iwanami Dictionary of Buddhism” (Nakamura Hajime et al.) if you want to look up Buddhist terms, and “What Buddha Preached” (written by Walpola Raafra, translated by Imaeda Yoshiro, Iwanami Bunko) if you want to learn primitive Buddhism such as Hachishodo.
Both are well-received books, so I don't think there will be that much objection even from monks of different denominations.

mercy

Kurin-sama

It's a school research study assignment, so do your own research.
You can make full use of the internet, or you can do thorough research on books.
Hasunoha's answer You can also refer to the monk's answer,
Please learn carefully on your own, chew, and guide your answers with your own sentences.

As for Shikujūhachimichi, each master of the responding monk has already responded, so I'll omit it.
It's easy to get answers in textbook-like terms for both sincerity and correctness,
It's hard to wear it. (I can't say I wore it either)
Everyone is questioning whether it is possible to put the mind and body together to put it into practice.

So, I will respond only to “important points of Buddhism that are useful for living in the present.”
It's “mercy.”
You could say it's the fundamental spirit.
Buddha spoke of “mercy” as a sublime state (Brahma Vihara).
Without it, all teachings wouldn't be possible.
“Being aware of one's own suffering and putting it into practice to relieve it” is “compassion.” Do you put it into practice?