Practicing the Buddha-Dharma as Laymen

By Tin, Sayagyi U. Chit

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Title:	Practicing the Buddha-Dharma as Laymen
Author:	Tin, Sayagyi U. Chit
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
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Excerpt: In The Essentials of the Buddha-Dhamma in Meditation Practice, Sayagyi U Ba Khin points out that during the Buddha's lifetime there were around ninety million people living in Savatthi and the neighbouring countryside.[1] Of these, approximately fifty million were Ariyas, having reached the first stage of Awakening. We can conclude from these figures that the number of laymen who took to Vipassana (insight meditation) must have been more than those who were in the Orders of Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis. Laymen of today should therefore be encouraged in their effort to put into practice the Teachings of the Buddha in their everyday lives. It can be done.