Buddha teachings

 Four Virtues of the Buddha  

The Buddha embodies the four virtues, namely True Self, Eternity, Purity and Happiness, as expounded in Mahaparinirvana Sutra. These noble qualities are the true nature of Buddha’s life. Ordinary people like us can also embrace these qualities if we choose to embrace the Lotus Sutra of the One Buddha-Vehicle and live our lives to the fullest.

The four virtues of True Self, Eternity, Purity, and Happiness are in direct opposite to
No Self (anattaa),
Impermanence (anicca),
Emptiness (Sunyata), and
Suffering (dukkha) as taught by the Buddha in the early Buddhism.

As you can see, these four provisional teachings are relevant in the context of a human world. They are the “truths” in the conditioned world. However, they are completely refuted by the Buddha himself in Mahaparinirvana Sutra.

In the human world, strife and suffering are abound. Nothing is permanent. To survive and thrive in the long term, we constantly strive to change and reinvent ourselves.

Nonetheless, the Buddha is always mindful of his purpose on Earth – to impart the Law of Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi to his disciples so as to lead them to the shore of Buddhahood. The Buddha never stops even a moment to inculcate the aspiration of Buddhahood in us.

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THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA
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