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The commemoration of the Buddha Year 2600
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Step-1 Worship by way of Dana (charity) - Donating by giving away the wealth gained by you, in charity (1) Donating with compassionate thought for the well-being of living things (2) Donating with a desire for the perpetuation and development of the Buddha Sasana (teachings) Step-2 Worship by way of Sila (morality) (1) Observing through sympathy five precepts by way of action, speech and mind (2) Laymen Observing eight precepts and nine precepts and monks observing 227 Vinayas (codes of conduct) For those Laymen who wish to worship the Buddha at higher level Step-3 Worship by way of concentration of the mind (1) Observing morality by way of meditation to attain tranquillity (for the nonce) in addition to control of action and speech (2) Observing morality by way of concentration of the mind (for longer period) Step-4 Worship by way of Vipassana (insight meditation) (1) False beliefs held throughout Samsara (cycle of rebirths) corrected through right beliefs gained by way of the practice of insight meditation.
(2) Practising insight meditation gaining the stage of Sotapanna
(one who has attained the first grade of sanctification) to the
final stage of Arhatship I pray that those who wish to worship the Buddha at the 2600th anniversary through these steps will be able to do so to the best of their abilities.
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