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Intro
Contents
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1 Introduction
1.1 Why Lay People?
1.2 Buddhist Ethics
1.2.1 Ethics and Morals
1.2.2 Wholesomeness Is the Final Goal
1.2.3 A Parallel Between Morality and Livelihood
1.3 Buddhist Scriptures Relevant to Lay People
1.3.1 The Sigālovāda Sutta
1.3.2 The Dīghajāṇu Sutta
1.3.3 The Dhammika Sutta
1.3.4 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra
1.4 An Overview of This Book
References
2 Lay People: Householder and Upāsaka
2.1 Types of Lay People in Early Buddhism
2.2 Characteristics of Lay People
2.3 The Duty
2.4 A System Laid Out by the Buddha for Laity
2.4.1 Starting from the Teachings of Wholesomeness
2.4.2 The Goal: Victory in Two Worlds
2.4.3 Analogy for Gradual Training
2.4.4 The Outline of the Lay Path
References
3 Happiness Here and Now
3.1 Purification of Personal Conduct
3.1.1 Four Wrong Courses (Agati)
3.2 Prudent Personal Economy
3.3 Interpersonal Relationships
3.3.1 Good Friends
3.3.2 Supporting Parents
3.3.3 Interpersonal Network
3.4 The Four Saṅgahavatthus Designed for Interpersonal Relations
3.4.1 The Altruistic Saṅgahavatthu
3.4.2 Saṅgahavatthu, Its Significance
References
4 Leading to the Welfare in the Future
4.1 The Four Accomplishments in the Nikāyas
4.2 Other Similar Sets of Dhammas
4.2.1 Five Kinds of Quality
4.2.2 Five Kinds of Wealth
4.2.3 Seven Kinds of Wealth
4.3 The Detailed Explanations of the Four Accomplishments
4.3.1 Faith
4.3.2 Virtuous Behavior
4.3.3 Generosity (Cāga)
4.3.4 Wisdom
4.4 The Path for Lay People
4.4.1 Features for the Laity
4.4.2 Comparison to Relevant Sets of Dhammas
4.4.3 The Lay Path for Spiritual Training
4.5 Laymen's Uposatha
4.6 The Lay Path, the Fruit of Stream-Entry
References
5 Theories Behind Moral Guidance
5.1 The Main Theory: Kamma
5.1.1 Conditionality-The Law Behind the Operation of Kamma
5.1.2 The Knowledge the Buddha Realized
5.1.3 Kamma, the Right View Leading to Right Actions
5.2 Principles for Making Ethical Judgement
5.3 The Expressions of Kusala/Akusala
5.3.1 The Meaning of Being Wholesome
5.3.2 The Significance of Knowing What Is Wholesome
5.3.3 The Ten Courses of Wholesome/Unwholesome Kamma
5.4 Benefit Oneself and Others
References
6 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra-One Text with All Virtuous Behavior of Lay People
6.1 The Mahayanized Sujāta Suttas of Early Buddhism
6.2 Mahayana Elevates the Status of Lay People
6.3 New Identity-Lay Bodhisattva
6.4 The "Only" Lay Bodhisattva Precepts in Mahayana Buddhism
6.5 A Living Tradition
References
7 Featured Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra
7.1 Factor of Liberation
7.2 Virtuous Behavior for Gaining the Thirty-Two Marks
7.3 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra Equates Merit with Wisdom
References
8 Ethical Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra
Contents
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
1.1 Why Lay People?
1.2 Buddhist Ethics
1.2.1 Ethics and Morals
1.2.2 Wholesomeness Is the Final Goal
1.2.3 A Parallel Between Morality and Livelihood
1.3 Buddhist Scriptures Relevant to Lay People
1.3.1 The Sigālovāda Sutta
1.3.2 The Dīghajāṇu Sutta
1.3.3 The Dhammika Sutta
1.3.4 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra
1.4 An Overview of This Book
References
2 Lay People: Householder and Upāsaka
2.1 Types of Lay People in Early Buddhism
2.2 Characteristics of Lay People
2.3 The Duty
2.4 A System Laid Out by the Buddha for Laity
2.4.1 Starting from the Teachings of Wholesomeness
2.4.2 The Goal: Victory in Two Worlds
2.4.3 Analogy for Gradual Training
2.4.4 The Outline of the Lay Path
References
3 Happiness Here and Now
3.1 Purification of Personal Conduct
3.1.1 Four Wrong Courses (Agati)
3.2 Prudent Personal Economy
3.3 Interpersonal Relationships
3.3.1 Good Friends
3.3.2 Supporting Parents
3.3.3 Interpersonal Network
3.4 The Four Saṅgahavatthus Designed for Interpersonal Relations
3.4.1 The Altruistic Saṅgahavatthu
3.4.2 Saṅgahavatthu, Its Significance
References
4 Leading to the Welfare in the Future
4.1 The Four Accomplishments in the Nikāyas
4.2 Other Similar Sets of Dhammas
4.2.1 Five Kinds of Quality
4.2.2 Five Kinds of Wealth
4.2.3 Seven Kinds of Wealth
4.3 The Detailed Explanations of the Four Accomplishments
4.3.1 Faith
4.3.2 Virtuous Behavior
4.3.3 Generosity (Cāga)
4.3.4 Wisdom
4.4 The Path for Lay People
4.4.1 Features for the Laity
4.4.2 Comparison to Relevant Sets of Dhammas
4.4.3 The Lay Path for Spiritual Training
4.5 Laymen's Uposatha
4.6 The Lay Path, the Fruit of Stream-Entry
References
5 Theories Behind Moral Guidance
5.1 The Main Theory: Kamma
5.1.1 Conditionality-The Law Behind the Operation of Kamma
5.1.2 The Knowledge the Buddha Realized
5.1.3 Kamma, the Right View Leading to Right Actions
5.2 Principles for Making Ethical Judgement
5.3 The Expressions of Kusala/Akusala
5.3.1 The Meaning of Being Wholesome
5.3.2 The Significance of Knowing What Is Wholesome
5.3.3 The Ten Courses of Wholesome/Unwholesome Kamma
5.4 Benefit Oneself and Others
References
6 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra-One Text with All Virtuous Behavior of Lay People
6.1 The Mahayanized Sujāta Suttas of Early Buddhism
6.2 Mahayana Elevates the Status of Lay People
6.3 New Identity-Lay Bodhisattva
6.4 The "Only" Lay Bodhisattva Precepts in Mahayana Buddhism
6.5 A Living Tradition
References
7 Featured Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra
7.1 Factor of Liberation
7.2 Virtuous Behavior for Gaining the Thirty-Two Marks
7.3 The Upāsakaśīla Sūtra Equates Merit with Wisdom
References
8 Ethical Teachings in the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra