Students will continue to learn:

Dhamma

• Important events in the life of the Buddha from Prince Siddhārtha’s birth to enlightenment (bodhi)
• The twenty-four great qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha
• The history, reasons for, and results of the three Theravāda Buddhist Councils (saṅgāyanā)
• Introduction to the Tripiṭaka. Learning the names of the Sutta Piṭaka books, their main divisions and names of commentaries
• Different types of dāna and sīla, ten wholesome (dasa kusala) and unwholesome deeds (akusala kamma). Ten meritorious deeds (dasa puṇyakkriyā)
• Memorising the Mahā Maṅgala Sutta and the Karaṇīya Metta Sutta with an understanding of each verse’s meaning
• An introduction to the Dhammapada. Students should memorise the Dhammapada stanzas 1–5, 13–14, 16, 21 and 37 and should understand each verse’s meaning

Abhidhamma

• History of Abhidhamma
• Names of Books of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka and their Commentaries
• Differences of the contents of Sutta and Abhidhamma Piṭaka
• Difference between Paramattha Sacca (Absolute Reality) and Sammuti Sacca (Conventional Reality)
• The Four Absolute Realities (paramatthas). Classification of citta into 89 or 121 types

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Colombo YMBA: (a) Dhamma Paper (1 hour 30 minutes) and (b) Abhidhamma Paper (1 hour 30 minutes)

Saturday Class Schedule

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