The Buddha, the greatest  teacher who ever lived

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The Supreme Buddha eradicated the desires of;seeing forms, hearing sounds, smelling sounds, tasting flavours, touching tangibles, and cognizing thoughts.

The Buddha, the Supreme One, The Perfect One, The Radiant Sun. The light that brightened the darkened world! The guiding star that showed the path to be free from all suffering! The one who preached the TRUTH with great compassion to all living beings.

Is He a god? Is He “The God”? Or is He a human being like you and me?

One day a Brahman approached the Supreme Buddha and asked: Venerable Sir, are you a god, are you a Brahma, or are you a human?”

Then, the Blessed One answered: “Oh Brahma, I am like a lotus that emerged from the mud.” The Supreme Buddha has gone beyond all three worlds: Gods, Humans and Brahmas.

Why Supreme Buddha is known as the greatest teacher ever lived. Why we should consider the Supreme Buddha as our teacher?

In the words of one of his noble disciples, a great Arahant:

Arahant Senaka (A Monk who eradicated all defilements and escaped from the cycle of birth and death) said:

“He (Supreme Buddha) is filled with Supreme wisdom. He’s a true teacher for his noble disciples. He’s superior to all three worlds. He is the true leader to all three worlds. He’s the shower of the truth to both Devas and humans. It is so rare to even see such a sight”.

“He’s like a powerful elephant. He encompasses such great effort. He encompasses such dignity. He is devoid of all defilements. Not a single impurity lies within him. I was able to see my great teacher, who is devoid of all fear”

Why Supreme Buddha is admired by the wise? What are the great qualities of Supreme Buddha?

Supreme Buddha is An Arahant: Fully accomplished one

The Supreme Buddha eradicated all defiled conditions of the mind, which include: passion, lust, hatred, ill will, and delusion.

The Supreme Buddha eradicated the desires of; seeing forms, hearing sounds, smelling sounds, tasting flavours, touching tangibles, and cognizing thoughts.

The Supreme Buddha guarded sense faculties, controlled sense faculties, tamed sense faculties, and restrained sense faculties.

Our great teacher completely destroyed all taints and was fully purified in body, speech and mind.

Samma Sammbuddha: Fully Enlightened One

The Supreme Buddha perfectly understood the Four Nobel Truths (the realities of life) by oneself, without a teacher and without anyone’s help.

The Supreme Buddha, alone, eradicated the origin of suffering, attained the cessation of suffering, developed the path leading to the cessation of suffering, realized the four noble truths without anyone’s help.

Vijjacaranasammpanna: Perfect in true knowledge and Conduct

The Supreme Buddha is perfect in true knowledge and conduct.

What is True knowledge? The important knowledge that our great teacher acquired:

* The knowledge of seeing past lives of all beings

* The knowledge knowing the birth and passing away of all beings

* The knowledge that one has destroyed all defilements of the mind

* Supreme Buddha had supernatural powers and psychic powers

* Supreme Buddha possessed a divine ear and divine eye and the ability to read others’ minds

With excellent virtue, excellent concentration, excellent wisdom and excellent liberation the Gautama Supreme Buddha lived in accordance with the knowledge He possessed. He is the one and only teacher in the world who has this quality.

Sugatha: Sublime

Supreme Buddha followed the correct path: the Noble Eight Fold Path, and attained the Supreme Bliss of Nirvana. (Ultimate liberation)

Lokavidu: Knower of All World

“Knower of the world”, the Supreme Buddha understood the origins of all worlds, the cessation of all worlds and liberation from all worlds (Heavenly world, Human world, Animal world, Ghost world and hell world).

Anuttaro Purisadhammasarathi: Incomparable Leader of Persons to be Tamed

“Buddha is the incomparable Teacher of people to be tamed”

Our great teacher tamed beings to be tamed with limitless compassion, without the use of weapons, and cultivated Virtue, Concentration and Wisdom.

Satta Deva Manussanam: Teacher of Gods and Humans

The supreme Buddha is the only Teacher of all gods and humans.

Buddha: Fully Enlightened Teacher

After realizing the Four Noble Truths without anyone’s help, the Supreme Buddha proclaimed the Dhamma to others.

“Buddha” means: the one who teaches without holding anything back; with great compassion and with great loving kindness, so that others may also understand the Four Noble Truths and escape from all suffering.

Bhagava: The Blessed One

Our Great teacher, is the one and only teacher who is blessed enough to hold these qualities.

Supreme Buddha has gone above and beyond all intellectuals and scientists, all philosophers that ever lived, all rulers of the world and all types of gods.

It is proven that His teachings have surpassed all types of Science. No teacher has yet declared himself to be a Perfect One, a Worthy One, and a fully Enlightened One; but the Gautama Supreme Buddha has!

Many were fortunate enough to find the eternal liberation and escape from all sorrow and lamentation. They were able to find the place of ultimate tranquillity by becoming the followers of the Supreme Buddha.

Why do you need to procrastinate to take refuge in this Great Teacher?

May you always be well and happy!