Episode 103 - Being an Upholder of The Dharma
Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox · JoAnn Fox
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Show Notes
In this episode we look at what it means to be an "Upholder of the Dharma" according to Buddha, and how we can, in a practical way, be one. In particular, we try to lessen the harm we do.
One does not uphold the Dharma
Only because one speaks a lot.
Having heard even a little,
If one perceives the Dharma with one's own body
And is never negligent of the Dharma,
Then one is indeed an upholder of the Dharma. (Verse 259)
--Buddha, The Dhammapada
Doing no harm,
Practice what's skillful,
Purify one's mind:
This is the teaching of the buddhas.
--Buddha, The Dhammapada
References
Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom. Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita. Buddhist Publication Society Kandy, 1985. pp. 48.
The Story of Ekudana the Arahat.The Dhammapada: Verse and Stories, Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A. Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986. Courtesy of Nibbana.com. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=259