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Transcript of Four Assistant Methods (Tứ Nhiếp Pháp)
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The Four Assistant Methods
Presenter:
Ven. Dr. Giác Hạnh
Niệm Phật Đường Fremont
Sunday, March 25, 2012
(Tứ Nhiếp Pháp)
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I. Introduction
II. Definition
III. What are The Four Assistant
Methods?
IV. The Advantages of The Four
Assistant Methods
V. Conclusion
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I. Introduction
• The firm determination and the bold
proclamation of the young Sumedha:
1. Buddho bodeyyaṁ = As I know the Four
Nobles Truths, so I shall make others
know them
2. Mutto mocceyya = As I am liberated from
the bolds of life, so shall I make others be
liberated likewise
3. Tiṇṇo tāreyyaṁ = As I swim across the
great whirlpool of saṁsāra, so I shall
make others do the same
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I. Introduction (con’t)
• The Bodhisatta, in fulfilling the perfections
throughout his previous existences,
practiced the following three cariyas:
1. Lokattha Cariya = the noble practice
aiming at the welfare of all beings
2. Ñātattha Cariya = the noble practice
aiming at the welfare of own relatives and
race
3. Buddhattha Cariya: the noble practice
aiming at becoming the fully enlightened
Buddha who can save beings from the
sufferings of Saṁsāra.
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I. Introduction (con’t)
• The main purpose of Buddha’s
appearing in this world.
• Buddhists are his followers. What
shall we do for ourselves and others
as well?
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II. Definition
Four assistant methods consist of four
methods to cultivate and conquer
sentient beings. These methods must
base upon one’s loving-kindness and
compassion to guide and educate in
mending their ways. They are applied
to all circumstances, situations, and
have the ability to enlighten the living
beings.
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III. What are the Four
Assistant Methods?
1) Making charity
2) Friendly speech
3) Beneficial actions
4) Collaboration
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IV. To explain the Four
Assistant Methods one by
one in detail
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1) Making Charity
• Giving material offering (āmisa-dāna)
• Giving sanctuary and protection to
animals (abhaya-dāna), and
• Giving doctrinal lectures (dhamma-
dāna)
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2) Friendly Speech
• Speaking at a proper time
• Speaking the truth, without lies
• Speaking with gentle words
• Speaking that is beneficial
• Speaking with mettā, loving kindness
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3) Beneficial Actions
• Dhamma practice, which can brings
happiness peace for oneself and others.
• How shall we practice dhamma?
– Dāna = generosity or giving in charity
– Sīla = morality
– Bhāvanā = meditation; cultivation of the mind
– Apacāyana = service, beneficial acts, helping
others in performing good deeds
– Pattidāna = sharing merits with others after
doing some good deeds
– Pattānumodāna = rejoicing in others’
meritorious deeds and saying well-done!
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3) Beneficial Actions (con’t)
– Dhammassavana = listening well to the
Doctrine
– Dhammadasanā = teaching the Doctrine, and
– Diṭṭhijukamma = straightening one’s view
(having faith in their kamma and its results)
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4) Collaboration
• To be harmonized with all beings in
any matters and situations
• Without any distinguishing between
the rich and poor, the noble and the
commoners, etc.
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V. What are the Advantages of
The Four Assistant Methods?
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1) The Advantages of
Charity
• To lessen suffering of the needy
people
• To bring fearlessness to fearful
people
• To bring right view to people who are
in wrong view
• To reduce greed, craving and
attachment
• Loved and revered by other people
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1) The Advantages of
Charity (con’t)
• Approached by virtuous people
• Famous with good reputation
• Entering into all kinds of audiences
delightfully (in present), and
• Being reborn at the abode of the
celestials after death
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2) The Advantages of
Friendly Speech
• It is easy to convince and charm
others
• It is easy to subdue our anger
• To build one’s beauty/handsomeness
for present life and future existences
as well, and so on…
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3) The Advantages of
Beneficial Actions
• It is easy to civilize others
• To make others be very happy
• To accumulate merits moment by
moment
• To deposit our property in a spiritual
bank and so on…
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4) The Advantages of
Collaboration
• To show equal idea among human beings
as Buddha said human beings have the
same color of blood and the same taste of
the tear;
• To eliminate all bad thought which can
show and differentiate between inferior
and superior among people whom we
contact; and
• One will be loved by others around the
world.
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V. Conclusion
The Four Assistant Methods are very
concrete and so beautiful approaches
which can build up a wonderful situation,
circumstance, world, and so on. If we know
how to apply it to our daily life we will give
our beautiful hands to build a wonderful
world in this very life and it is also a firm
foundation for our next perfect heaven as
well.