Download Wishing to Engage in the Path of Liberation

DISCUSSION TOPICS:
prepared by Geshe Tenzin Zopa
Stages of the Path (Lam Rim)
Text – Lamrim Chen mo. by Lama TsongKha-Pa. and Term2 BFC teachings by
Geshe Tenzin Zopa.
Discussion Session 6: Wishing to Engage in the Path of
Liberation.
Discussion leader- Edwin and Chris
Date: 6th July, 2008
Time: 7.30pm
a. What is the Path?
b. The paths according to different Buddhist tradition are path leading to a better life in this
or future live, a path leading to liberation from this samsaric world or a path leading to
fully Enlightenment- the Buddha. Since we are Buddhist, our ultimate goal should be to
achieve Buddha hood that is our sole purpose to be a Buddhist of Mahayana tradition.
Then why do we need to engage in the Path to Liberation?
c. What is the definition of Path to Liberation?
d. What is the different in Liberation and Enlightenment?
e. What is the Different in Hinayana path and Mahayana path?
f. The Three vehicles (the three paths) 1.Hearer vehicales.2.Solitary Realizer
vehicles.3.greater vehicles or Bodhisattvayana. Which is the Hinayana Path which leads
to the Liberation?
g. Am I Correct to say that Path followed by Sravakas and Pratekya Buddhas leading to the
attainment of liberation from cyclic existence are called Path to Liberation?
h. What is definition of Hinayana Noble Being or Hinayana Arya beings?
i. Does Hinayana has five paths? If so what are they?
j. Hinayana practitioner who attained the third path gains the direct insight. Which one it
that?
k. For Hinayana Hearer practitioner in order to liberate from cyclic existence (samara),
which emptiness do they apply as an antidote?
l. For Hinayana Solitary practitioner in order to Liberate from cyclic existence (samara)
which emptiness does they apply as an antidote?
m. For Hearer and Solitary practitioner, what do they actually abandon to liberate from
Samara?
n. What are the three High trainings? Are these three trainings the main practices of
Hinayana practitioners?
o. What are the four noble truths? Is it the main Teachings to the Hinayana practitioners?
p. Is the peace of nirvana the ultimate liberation?
q. What is renunciation of small capable being and middle capable being?
r.
s.
In order to prevent being fallen into the extreme of cyclic existence (samsara), what
practice do we need?
Which “ person” falls under the teaching of Path of liberation?
t.
What is the criteria for saying that one has generated the realization on Hinayana path?