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is very vast in extent.
b. Both worldly laws and mundane Buddhist rules are
called "Dharma." The law is thus the many regulations
and precepts of the Vinaya and the different sila taught
by the Buddha, which are the preparation and true
foundation of meditation. Mostly these are Hinayana
doctrine; we should deeply respect it and be grateful to
our teacher for having made so firm a foundation for his
Dharma. However, the meaning here is still not the
main definition.
c. The doctrines taught in the three yanas is the principal
meaning. Here are included all the teachings of the
Buddha found in the Tripitakas of the Hinayana and
Mahayana. We shall talk about the meditations
practiced in all three yanas, these being the subjects for
several succeeding chapters. These various doctrines
should receive our humble and sincere reverence.
d. The Truth, or Bhutatathata. This is where Dharma has
been recognized with profound insight as Dharmata, the
true nature of everything. This is a narrow definition of
the term, but all our meditations aim at this realization,
and here also we should offer our deep veneration.
e. The Wisdom of the Buddhas, or the Dharma
considered as Perfect Enlightenment. This is our goal to
which we make profound worship and towards which
we earnestly strive.
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