| There are many items that are sacred
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| | Eternal Law". The word Dharma literally
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| within the dharmic religion of Buddhism,
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| | translates into "the Teaching", and it is
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| but the Three Jewels of Buddhism are the
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| | the laws and teachings that were handed
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| very cornerstones of this religion and
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| | down to Buddha's followers by Buddha
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| its beliefs.
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| | himself. In the Theraveda tradition,
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| Several parts of Buddhism make up the
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| | Dharma consists only of these laws, but
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| core of this religion. They include the
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| | in Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, there
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| Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path,
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| | are other parts of Dharma that are
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| both of which are beliefs that were
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| | recognized. These include not only
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| developed by the Buddha when he was
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| | Kangyur (the teaching of the Buddha) but
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| enlightened by meditation. The Three
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| | also Tengyur (the commentaries of
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| Jewels of Buddhism are similar, but they
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| | Buddhist practitioners).
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| can also be seen as the three things that
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| | The third Jewel is Sangha. Sangha
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| Buddhists actually "give" themselves to
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| | translated into English literally means
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| in order to belong to this religion. The
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| | "the Community", and the Gachchami for
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| Three Jewels are Buddha, Dharma and
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| | Sangha is Sangham sharanam gachchami,
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| Sangha.
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| | which means "I go to the feet of the
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| The Three Jewels are also known as the
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| | Sangha, the Awakened One's community". In
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| "Gachchamis". The first of these, Buddha,
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| | Tibetan Buddhism, Sangha is used to refer
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| is stated as Buddham, sharanam, gachchami
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| | to all of the people who practice
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| and means "I go to the feet of the
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| | Buddhism and use the Buddha's teachings
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| Awakened One". The Buddha, as referenced
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| | to benefit themselves and others. In
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| in this jewel, can be taken to mean the
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| | other sects of Buddhism, such as
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| historical Buddha, or to mean the
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| | Theraveda, Sangha means the community of
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| Buddha's nature or ideal within everyone.
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| | practitioners and devotees that have
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| Buddha can also be taken to mean
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| | fully realized the nature of their mind -
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| Buddhahood or the attainment of
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| | "Realized Sangha" as well as those who
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| Buddhahood, meaning finding the pinnacle
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| | are working towards that goal "Ordinary
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| of your spiritual and life potential. The
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| | Sangha".
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| name the Three Jewels or the Three Gems
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| | The Three Jewels of Buddhism are often
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| also comes from the Buddha, who was known
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| | seen represented within a lotus flower
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| as the Diamond Mind.
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| | within a circle, or surrounded by the
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| The second of the Three Jewels of
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| | dharmic wheel and placed on a
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| Buddhism is Dharma, and the Gachchami for
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| | representation of the Buddha's foot. This
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| this is Dhammam sharanam gachchami, which
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| | important aspect of Buddhism is one that
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| means "I go to the feet of Dharma, the
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| | all sects subscribe to.
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