What are the stages of practicing Buddhism? What are the characteristics of each of them?

There are no four essentials and nine steps to study Buddhism, and I don't know what you know in **. Venerable Ji Qun's four basic understandings of Buddhism may be helpful to you.

First, we must recognize the great significance of the human body. The human body is rare, the Dharma smells bad, and without the human body, there is no practice.

The importance of the second heart. Motivation represents the goal and direction of life. Not only do you need to be motivated to study Buddhism, but you also need to be intentional about achieving worldly interests.

3. Understand the full meaning of refuge. Many people see refuge as a form of becoming a Buddhist, with little awareness of how important it is to their spiritual practice. In fact, the whole practice of Buddhism has not departed from the connotation of refuge.

The Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha that we take refuge in represent the totality of the Dharma, and without any one of them, it is incomplete. Studying Buddhism, starting with taking refuge in the external Three Jewels, and finally practicing the inner Three Jewels in one's own life, covers the entire process from practice to attainment.

Fourth, we believe in cause and effect. People who study Buddhism probably think that they believe in cause and effect. But ask yourself:

To what extent do we believe in cause and effect? Is it a "faith" that is "convinced" or a "I would rather believe what I have than what I don't"? For students of Buddhism, it is very important to be convinced of karmic results.

Why do the disturbing problems of ignorance cause us to pass on birth and death? Why does creating negative karma cause life to feel bitter? It is the law of cause and effect that governs.

Why can diligent practice of precepts and wisdom achieve Buddhahood? It also depends on the principle of "if it is the cause, if it is the effect". Only when we are convinced that our karma is true can we consciously stop evil and do good, and truly take responsibility for our own lives.

The Nine Steps of Studying Buddhism can be divided into nine steps according to the experience of the last study: Initiating a letter, making a vow, reciting sutras, taking refuge, apprenticing to a teacher, receiving ordination, cultivating meditation, attaining wisdom, and fulfilling one's wish.

If it is a broad treatise, then I am afraid that there are very few people who answer this question, because this tome is rarely studied in Han China, if it is a theory of the teacher and the earth, but no matter what time and what steps, in fact, it can be summed up as nothing more than the four immeasurable minds, plus the six paramitas, and then condensed is the belief and wishing, and if there is a lazy master, he will directly tell you to practice the four preliminaries before practicing the Fa, and then if you are lazy, you will say please read and recite the vows a thousand times.

Liberal arts mom, right? I'm Mr. Lan, do you have the answer now? I've heard this too, and I'll tell you if I ask for advice!

Dharma Study.

Please listen to Master Jingkong's "Understanding Buddhism", "The Four Teachings of Lifan", "Taishang Induction Chapter", "Dizang Sutra" and "Amitayus Sutra".

The "Path to Liberation", "Ahama Sutra", "Heart Sutra" and "Diamond Sutra" taught by the Dharma Master

Jian Fengwen layman talked about the "Lengyan Sutra", "Yuanjue Sutra", "Lenga Sutra", "Six Ancestors Altar Sutra" and "Three Ancestors Faith Inscription".

The vowel old man speaks of "Lotus Flower Record".

Master Shengyi's "Diamond Sutra" and "Six Patriarchs Altar Sutra".

There is a link to the Sanhui Zen room at the bottom of the homepage of my space, and there is one. Amitabha.

To learn Buddhism and become a Buddha, simply put, it is necessary to go through the four steps of "believing, understanding, acting, and attaining" and adopting the six paths of "six paramitas", and go through the three levels of "precepts, concentration, and wisdom", and finally to achieve the right results and become a Buddha on the ground. Let me give you a brief introduction in turn:

1. Belief and interpretation: First of all, we must have faith, and have the determination to follow the footsteps of the Buddha to practice and follow the methods guided by the Buddha, which is called "faith", and Buddhism is also called "developing bodhicitta mind"; Then there will be a monk who is really a monk to explain the Dharma to you, that is, "understanding"; Then you have to do it according to the method taught to you by the monks, that is, linking theory with practice, which is called "doing"; Finally, it is verified from practice that what has been learned is true, which is called "proof";

2. The "Six Perfections of Paramita" are the six paths of spiritual practice, referred to as the "Six Perfections", namely: generosity, forbearance, vows, diligence, meditation, and prajna. In modern parlance, it is simply understood:

Selfless dedication (generosity), enduring grievances and suffering, observance of Buddhist rules and regulations (taking vows), studying hard to move up every day (diligent improvement), and meditating to free one's mind from the control of emotions (meditation) and attain supreme wisdom (Prajna).

3. Precepts and wisdom: This represents the realm of the three levels of practice, the "precepts" are the precepts above, the Buddha tells us what things can be done and what things cannot be done, monks must abide by 250 rules and regulations (Buddhism called "precepts"), female monks (we often say nuns) are 348, if you do not leave home and study Buddhism at home, you only need to abide by five precepts, that is, "hold five precepts" (it seems simple, it is not easy to do). "Meditation" is "meditation", this is the most important way of practice in Buddhism, people who return to meditation may not be able to become a Buddha, but Buddhahood must be inseparable from meditation!

"Hui" means "Prajna wisdom", because the word "Prajna" contains six different wisdoms, which cannot be translated, but can only be called "great wisdom".

In this way, we can achieve positive results, but for you, it is better to start from the "Three Refuges, Five Precepts and Ten Virtues", and start with filial piety to your parents! Parents are the first Buddha on our spiritual path!

It's just that the fate is different, and everyone's fate is different. There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south.

The countless scriptures spoken by the Buddha Chrysostom are all about the principles of cultivation to people with different roots, and there are basically two sentences at the end of the Buddhist scriptures:

All rejoiced, and believed and obeyed.

The first sentence is the mentality of learning Buddhism, and the latter sentence is the elements of learning Buddhism.

Faith is a righteous faith, not a false one;

To accept is to accept, not to oppose;

To be observed, not to be violated;

The line is to persevere, not to slacken.

Shakyamuni Buddhism: Refuge, Ordination, Meditation, Dharma Study, Almsgiving, Liberation, Transcendence.

Religion of the LORD God: Repentance, Prayer, Worship, Baptism, Calling, Grace, Rest.

The key is to understand what God and Buddha are, and then learn to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and then learn again.

Abstain from delusion, abstain from deceit, abstain from greed, abstain from ignorance, 、、、