Essay name: Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study)
Author:
Hwa Seon Yoon
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Pali
This is a study and translation of the Dasabhumika Sutra (鈥淭en Stages Discourse鈥�)鈥攁 significant Buddhist text. It examines the distinction between Theravada (Hinayana) and Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on the divergence in the spiritual concepts of Arhatship, Bodhisattva, Paramitas and Bhumis.
Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections
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exist, and neither does the thing donated exist any more. What this
means is the selfless giving, without clinging to the idea of 'I' and
'Mine.'
1-2. Sila P膩ramit膩
This is enumerated as the second of ten P膩ramit膩s. Though
233 enumerated as the second, it is seen that in the Buddhist practice of the
spiritual process. The
Path, S墨la is foundation of the whole spiritual
Samyuttanik膩ya very clearly says this when it states that a wise man
should first establish himself in S墨la and then cultivate the mind (that is,
sam膩dhi) and wisdom (pa帽帽膩). The stanza read as follows: Sile
234 pati峁弓h膩ya naro sapa帽帽o/ cittam pa帽帽膩m ca bh膩vayam //. This is quite
in keeping with the threefold training put forward by the Noble Eight-fold
Path, namely, Sila, Sam膩dhi, Pa帽帽膩. In the enumeration of Sila
according to the Path three items namely samm膩-v膩c膩, samm膩-kammata
and samm膩-膩j墨va fall within Sila division. This simply means the
regulation of physical and verbal activities; though the control of mind is
耻辫腻诲腻测补.
232 艢aP. p. 1454: Ty膩gaparikarma d膩nadd膩yakaparigr膩hak膩nupalabdhit膩m
233 D膩na is enumerated as the first because it is more elementary and also it is in
keeping with the scheme of d膩na-s墨la-bh膩van膩.
234 SN. I, 13: Vism. p.3.
