Buddhism and Christianity Teachings

Buddhism:

Tipitaka- 3 baskets

• Vinaya Pitaka - Discipline, the purest books, rules of the Sangha.
• Sutta Pitaka - Themes, Dhammapada, collection of 5 books.
• Abihidahamma Pitaka - explanation of Sutta Pitaka.

Eightfold Path

• View
• Intention
• Speech
• Action
• Livelihood
• Effort
• Mindfulness
• Concentration

Four Noble Truths

• Dukkha - Suffering
• Tahna - Desire and craving
• Niroda - erasing desire and craving
• Magga - following the middle way

Three Marks of Existence

• Anicca - Everything changes
• Anatta - Everyone changes
• Dukkha - Suffering

Five Moral Precepts:

• Do Not Harm Any Living Thing
• Do Not Steal
• No sexual misconduct
• Do Not Lie or Gossip
• Do Not Use Drugs or Alcohol to Cloud the Mind

Three Refuges

• Buddha
• Dhamma - teachings
• Sangha - community

General Teachings

• Metta - loving kindness
• 'Hatred will not be ceased by hatred but by love alone.' Dalai Lama
• 'The things which divide and seperate people are…