DHAMMAPADA VERSES | 189, 190, 191, 192
The Buddha
Going for refuge to mountains, forest, parks, trees, and shrines is never a secure refuge; none of these is a supreme refuge. By going to such a refuge, one is not released from all suffering.
If one has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching of the Buddha, and the disciples of the Buddha, he will realize with developed wisdom the Four Noble Truths.
The Four Noble Truths are suffering, the arising of suffering, the overcoming of suffering, and the Eightfold Path leading to the ending of suffering.
Going for refuge to the Buddha, the teachings of the Buddha, and the disciples of the Buddha is the secure refuge; this is the supreme refuge.
By going to this refuge, one is released from all suffering.
Going for Refuge & Taking the Precepts
Going for Refuge & The Reasons for Taking Refuge
The dangers pertaining to the present life, future lives & to the general course of existence
The Existence of a Refuge
Identification of the Objects of Refuge -The Buddha, The Dhamma & The Sangha
The Act of Going for Refuge
The Function of Going for Refuge
The Methods of Going for Refuge
Corruptions and Breach of the Refuge & The Similes for the Refuges
Taking the Precepts & The Essential Meaning of Sila
The Five Precepts
The Eight Precepts
The Benefits of Sila
The undertaking of Sila
The Breach of Sila
The Living Message of the Dhammapada
Introduction
The Human Good Here And Now
The Good in Future Lives
The Path to the Final Good
