Dear Vinod,

The aim of the Buddha's Dhamma is not understanding, it appears. [See for example, Walpola Rahula]

It is about Dukkha and Cessation of Dukkha.

It is well-known that the teaching of the Four Noble Truths encompasses the whole of the Buddha's teaching.
The four are: dukkha, dukkha samudaya, dukkha nirodha, dukkha nirodha-gaaminii pa.tipadaa.

So you can appreciate that dukkha and its cessation is the concern of the Four Noble Truths.

Cessation has to be achieved by travelling the path (practice) or pa.tipdaa. This is the noble eightfold path.

'Knowing and seeing' (jaanaati, passati) is required along the way, if that is what is meant by understanding.

Buddhist 'jaanaati passati' and English 'understanding' are different concepts.

I have got these ideas from Ven. Rahula's 'What the Buddha taught'.

So that is a good book to read. May be that might help you to clarify the ideas about Buddha Dhamma.


D. G. D. C. Wijeratna



----- Original Message ----
From: Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...>
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 3:44:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Meaning of Dhamma

Dear Vinod,
thank you for your good summary of the meaning of Dhamma. You are
right that dhamma sould not be understood just intellectually, but by
direct experience. This is by the development of pa~n~naa and this
takes a long time.
Nina.
Op 12-aug-2007, om 14:12 heeft Vinod Watni het volgende geschreven:

> Whole teaching of Buddha is about understanding all dhammas ( by
> direct experience and not just intellectually) and living within
> framework of dhamma so teachings of Budhha is Dhamma..

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