Introduction

Even during our Buddha’s life-time, so many Buddha appeared apart

from our Buddha, Gotama in the world. They are admission themselves
that we are Buddha. However, they did not fulfill practices to attain the
Buddha hood. Therefore, they are so called Buddha. Our Buddha is
unique, peerless teacher because of fulfilled the ten kinds of perfection,
the five great sacrifices and the three noble practices for four
asaṅkhyeyyas and one hundred thousand aeons to attain supreme
knowledge called Arahatta Magga and Omniscience (Sabbaññutañana)
and in order to save all beings. There are three kinds of Bodhisatta: 1.
Paññādhika Bodhisatta, (wisdom predominant Bodhisatta), He has to fulfill
Perfections for four asaṅkhyeyyas and one hundred thousand aeons in
order to attain Buddhahood. 2. Saddhādhika Bodhisatta, (faith
predominant Bodhisatta), He has to fulfill Perfections for eight
asaṅkhyeyyas and one hundred thousand aeons in order to attain
Buddhahood. 3. Viriyādhika Bodhisatta, (effort predominant Bodhisatta),
He has to fulfill Perfections for sixteen asaṅkhyeyyas and one hundred
thousand aeons in order to attain Buddha hood. Therefore, the Buddha
said that “Budduppādo dullabo lokasamain” In the world, the Fully
Enlightened One rarely appeared. When the Buddha appears in the world,
He preaches the Dhamma to eradicate the fire of lust, the fire of hatred,
the fire of delusion etc in the mind-continuum of beings. As a result, many
beings are to be realizing the truths, free from the sufferings. The Buddha
said “Sukho Buddhāna muppādo” Happy is the birth of Buddhas.
After attaining the Enlightenment, the Buddha preached the
Dhamma for the blessing and happiness of the world for five and forty
years of tireless. His Dhamma is the teaching of Enlightenment based on
the clear comprehension of actuality. It is the teaching of the Fourfold
Truth dealing with the fundamental facts of life and with liberation
attainable through man’s own effort towards purification and insight. The
teaching of the Buddha is an all-comprehensive and perfect guidance on
the Path to Deliverance. According to the instructions of the Buddha, the
men of wisdom follow His supreme Dhamma. So His disciples enjoy the
fruits of the Dhamma, Nibbāna Sukha; peaceful happiness. The Buddha
said “Natthi saṅtiparaṃ sukhaṃ” There is no bliss higher than peace
(Nibbāna).
The disciples who followed the words of the Buddha are called
Saṃghā. The Saṃgha is the oldest, democratically constituted, historic
celibate Order, founded by the Buddha. Strictly speaking, the Saṃgha
denotes those noble disciples who have realized the four Paths and four
Fruits. The ordinary bhikkhus of the present day are merely their
representatives. They are great significant in the dispensation of the
Buddha who is the founder of new system among the orthodoxies.
After the Buddha had passed away, systematically, the harmonious
order of Saṃgha maintains and propagates the words of their teacher. Up
to now, the dispensation of the Buddha is very stabilizing because the
order of Saṃgha attempts to be stable. They are founded by the Buddha
and still existing in its original form in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Cambodia, Laos and some other countries. It is also the one of the oldest
monastic order in the world. The order of Saṃgha provides the outer
framework and the favourable conditions for all those who earnestly
desire to devote their life entirely to the realization of the highest goal of
deliverance, unhindered by worldly distractions. Therefore, the order of
Saṃgha is also significance for all beings. So the Buddha said “Sukhā
saṃghassa sāmaggī” Happy is the unity of the Saṃgha. The Buddha,
the Dhamma, and the Samgha, are called ‘The Three Jewels’ (ti-ratana)
because of their matchless purity, and as being to the Buddhist the most
precious objects in the world. These ‘Three Jewels’ form also the
‘Threefold Refuge’ (ti-sarana) of the Buddhist. Our desire and aspiration
are caused by the ‘Threefold Refuge’ to accomplish according to the effort
by contemplating or otherwise. When Buddhists are suffering with the
physical and mental sufferings, they used to contemplate attributes of the
Triple Gem.
For instance, Princess Suppavāsā, the daughter of koliya was in
pregnancy for seven years and seven days. She was in labour pains. She
kept contemplating the unique qualities of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and
the Saṃgha such as “Saṃmāsaṃbuddho vata so bhagavā, yo
imassa evarūpassa dukkhassa pahānāya dhaṃmaṃ deseti”
meaning that the Exaulted One preaches the Dhamma to eradicate such
kind of suffering, He is indeed the Buddha! “Suppaṭippanno vata tassa
bhagavato savakasaṅgho, yo imassa evarūpassa dukkhassa
pahānāya patipanno” which means that the noble disciple of the
Buddha practises well the Dhamma to eradicate such kind of suffering, he
is indeed well-practiced! “Susukham vata tam nibbhā, yaṭṭhidaṃ
evarūpaṃ dhukkhaṃ na saṃvijjati” meaning that Nibbāna, where is
no suffering, is indeed calm and peace!(DhpA.2-246)
Some Buddhists contemplate the attributes of the Triple Gem in
detail so that they come to lead a pious life. At the Shwesandaw Pagoda in
Pyi-myo, an ancient city of Myanmar, King Kyansittha erected a stone-
pillar with the inscription. It states, “There is no one, except the Buddha,
the Dhamma, and the Saṁgha, who can convey to all sentient beings
genuine happiness in this very life as well as in future existence and lead
them to Nibbāna.”
The Dhamma preached by the Buddha and well-practised by the
Saṃgha is well-proclaimed (Svākkhāta). It is the doctrine for the
abandoning of greed, hatred and delusion.

Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Chapter ( 1 ) 1
(a) The Fire of Lust 4
 (b) The Fire of Hatred 7
(c) The Fire of Delusion 11
3. Chapter (2)
(a ) Impermanence; liberation from lust 13
(b) Loving-Kindness; liberation from hatred 16
(c) Wisdom; liberation from delusion 20
4. Conclusion 24
5. Bibliography 26
6. Abbreviations

. Abbreviations

1. A Aṅguttara Nikāya Pāli

2. D Dīgha Nikāya Pāli
3. Dhp Dhammapada
4. DhpA Dhammapada Aṭṭhakathā
5. D.P.P.S The Teachings of the Buddha
6. It Itivuttaka Pāli
7. M Majjima Nikāya Pāli
8. MA Majjima Nikāya Aṭṭhakathā
9. S Saṃyutta Nikāya Pāli
10. Ud Udāna Pāli