Episode 103 - Being an Upholder of The Dharma

In this episode we look at what it means to be an “Upholder of the Dharma” according to Buddha, and how we can, in a practical way, be one. In particular, we try to lessen the harm we do.   One does not uphold the Dharma     Only because one speaks a lot. Having heard even a little,     If one perceives the Dharma with one’s own body And is never negligent of the Dharma,     Then one is indeed an upholder of the Dharma. (Verse 259) --Buddha, The Dhammapada   Doing no harm,  Practice what’s skillful,  Purify one’s mind:  This is the teaching of the buddhas. --Buddha, The Dhammapada References Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom. Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita. Buddhist Publication Society Kandy, 1985. pp. 48.   The Story of Ekudana the Arahat.The Dhammapada: Verse and Stories, Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A. Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon, Burma, 1986. Courtesy of Nibbana.com. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=259