పంచశీల
బుద్ధుడు శరణం తీసుకున్న Upāsaka/Upāsikā (గృహస్త బౌద్ధులు) పాటించవలసిన ప్రాథమిక నైతిక నియమాలు ఐదు – ఇవే పంచశీలాలు (pañca-sīla). ఇవి బౌద్ధ నైతిక జీవనశైలికి బేసిక్ ఫౌండేషన్.
Story of Punnika
The Liberation Story of Punnika, a Girl from an Oppressed Caste ================================== Here is the liberation story of Punnika, a girl from an oppressed caste. A new world opened up before her upon seeing the Buddha. It is also the story of how Punnika led the Brahmin Udakasuddhika to liberation. The below narration is based on the liberation songs of Punnika and Udakasuddhika. The songs are present in Therīgātha, an anthology of the liberation songs of the Buddha’s female disciples. *** *** *** A freezing winter morning. Punnika was heading as usual to the nearby Achiravathi River. The gentle rays of the rising sun were seeping through the dense fog that filled the streets of Sravasti. Birds were yet to takeoff from their nests. But Punnika’s mind was soaring high. A new awakening was dawning on her. Countless times she has trodden the same streets. In her harsh subordinate life, those pathways were nothing but the repetitions of the same drudgery; until y...
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