BUDDHISM FOUNDATIONS: The Three Refuges/ Jewels

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Module 2

Last updated 7:40 PM on 4/19/26
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What is the use of a Refuge?

  • mental/ spiritual place away from suffering

  • transformation/ purification

  • strengthens Buddhist practice

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What is the FIRST Refuge?

BUDDHA- teacher/ enlightened one

interpretations:

  • the historical Buddha

  • ideal embodiment of wisdom

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What is the SECOND refuge?

DHARMA- teaching of the Buddha

interpretations:

  • The ‘Ultimate Reality’- true nature of things

  • Buddhas teachings- in the Pali Canon and other Sutras

  • ‘Practice’- scriptural dhama and realised dhama

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What is the THIRD refuge?

SANGHA- ‘community’ of Buddhists

interpretations:

  • The historical Sangha- Buddhas ‘timeless sangha’

  • The Fourfold Sangha (Mahayana)- monastic monks and lay people

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AO2: How do the Refuges express Buddhist identity?

Expresses belonging to the Buddhist community and commitment to the path

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AO2: why are the Refuges at the heart of Buddhism?

Buddha- guide and goal of awakening

Dharma- teaching and truth that lead to liberation

Sangha- community who follow this path