5 Lessons from the Moon - The Dharma talk by Thay Thich Truc Thai Minh

Do you know that Ullambana originates from the story of filial piety in the Buddhist sutra? It’s a day for the practice of filial piety towards our parents.

With boundless compassion and unrivaled wisdom, the Buddha was loved and respected by sentient beings in all the realms, of which the story of the serpent king Muchalinda is an example.

Prince Siddhartha lived a luxurious life and was the heir to the throne. But what made him give up everything to be an ascetic? The following article will provide you with detailed information.

Do you want to have a moral and happy life as well as to benefit yourself and society? The Buddha showed us the way to achieve that purpose. That is to take refuge in the Three Jewels and especially, observe five precepts. Five precepts that lay Buddhists vow to observe are the foundation of basic morality to fulfil Buddhists’ personalities. So what are they?

Buddha Shakyamuni - the founder and leader of Buddhism - was a real figure in history. The path that the Buddha walked was the path to true happiness.

“What an extraordinary feat never achieved before, oh the World-Revered One (the Buddha)! Only you can save people that no one in the world can save! Only you can calm the disturbances in people’s minds that no one else in the world can calm. With great compassion, you have saved people from the darkest places, guided them back to the light in a miraculous way. Your deed has made me wonder, with all my power, my weapons, whether there is a way to make people redeem themselves from their evildoings. That question was stuck in my head, and now it has been answered by you.”

The Buddha was a real person. He was a founder of Buddhism, opening a path to true happiness for all sentient beings!