1.Escaping the cycle of
repeated births and deaths or waking up from the samsaric dream is called the
attainment of Buddhahood. As in the case of a precious jewel buried underneath
a mountain of trash, all beings have Buddha nature, hidden under thousands of
layers of delusions and blind passions.
2. Just like all seeds
have the natural potential to become trees, all sentient beings have the
natural potential to become Buddhas, that is, to awaken to their own Buddha
nature. Beyond the various layers of our delusory personality, the Buddha
nature is the true reality, uncreated and indestructible, the treasure hidden
in every one of us. When it's discovered, the causes of suffering and repeated
births and deaths are annihilated and the one who attained it becomes himself a
savior and guide of all beings that are still caught in the slavery of samsara.
3.Buddhahood is also
called perfect Enlightenment because it is the same with turning on the light
in a room which was in the dark for eons. By attaining this state, beings
become Buddhas. It is also called Nirvana because it means to extinguish the
fire of blind passions, delusion and ignorance and the attainment of perfect happiness
which does not depend on anything.
4. The word ”Buddha”
means ”The Awakened One” because He has waked up from the dream of birth and
death.
There
are many Buddhas as many beings waked up and attained Buddhahood since the
beginningless past. These Buddhas are supreme in the universe and, having
Infinite Wisdom and Infinite Compassion act as awakeners of others.
The
methods through which they try to wake up beings from samsara and the teachings
they offer for the benefit of sleeping beings are the Path of the Buddha.
5. No god, spirit or
divine character of any religion is superior to a Buddha and no religion or
spiritual path is equal to the teachings of the Buddhas. This is why we, the
Buddhist disciples take refuge only in the Buddha, in His Dharma and the
community of His true disciples (Sangha) and why we do not venerate and we do
not depend on any divine character outside of Buddhism.
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