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O~ GK'EAT 8UDDHA,

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WITH THE 8LESSING O~ THE TH"'EE GEMS AND THE SUPPO"'T GIVEN 8Y 8UDDHIST 8ELlEVE"'S, THE PHILIPPINE 8UDDHACA"'E ACADEMY WAS

~OUNDED ON SEPTEM8E'" 19, 1997.

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THE LOGO

OF' PHILlPPI~E BL.JDDHACAK'E ACADEMY

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TO J='I~O ~EAL HAPPI~E55

WE 5HOLJLO J='OLLOW THI5 PATH, ..

THX~ 15 THE BEGIN~ING A~D THE END OF" THE F?ATH, liT SIMPL'r' MEANS TO SEE AND TO UNDEI?STA~D THI~GS AS THE'r' I?EALL Y AI?E

AND TO I?EALISE THE F"OLJI? NOBLE TK'LJTH. XT MEANS TO SEE 1:HINGS THI?OLJGH, TO GK'ASP THE fMPEI?MANENT A~D IMP-EK'F'ECT ~ATLJI?E OF" WOI?LDL'r' OB.1ECTS A~D IDEAS, AND TO LJNDEK'STAND THE LAW OF" KAK'MA AND KAK'MIC CONDITIO~ING.

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BLJDDHA DISTI~GUISHES THK'EE TVPE5 O~ K'IGHT INTE~TIO~S: 1. THE I~TE~TfON OF" K'E~U~CIATION, WHICH MEA~S K'ESI5TANCE TO THE PULL OF" OESIK'E, 2. THE INTE TION OF" 6000 WILL, MEANI~G K'ESISTANCE TO J:."'EELlNG~ OF' A 6EK' AND AVEK'SIO~, A~O 3. THE INTE~TION O~ AK'ML:fESS ESS, MEA~I~G ~OT TO THINK OK' A T CK'LJELL'r', VIOLE~TLY, OK' AGGK'ESSIVEL'r', A~O TO OEVELOP COMPASSION.

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WO~rJS CA~ B~EAK O~ SAVE LIVES, MAKE E~EMIES O~ ~~IENrJS, STA~T WAR O~ C~EATE PEACE. BUOOHA E)('PLAINErJ ~IGHT SPEECH AS ~OLLOWS: 1. TO ABSTAIN J='~OM J='ALSE SPEECH, ESPECIALLY NOT TO TELl! rJELlBE~ATE LIES A~rJ ~OT TO SPEAK rJECEITJ='ULLY, 2. TO ABSTAI~ J='~OM SLANrJE~OUS SPEECH ANrJ NOT TO USE WO~rJS MALICIOUSLY AGAI~5T OTHE~5, s. TO ABSTAIN J='~OM HA~SH WO~l'S THAT O~~ENO O~ HU~T OTHE~S, A~O Y. TO ABSTAIN ~~OM IOLE CHATTE~ THAT LACKS PU~POSE O~ rJEPTH.

U~WHOLESOME ACTIONS LEAl' TO ~:::::;::;:;;: UNSOU~l' STATES OJ=' MI~l', WHILE WHOLESOME ACTIO~S LEArJ TO SOUNl'

STATES OJ=' MINrJ. ~IGHT ACTIO~ MEANS 1. TO ABSTAIN ~~OM HA~MING SENTIENT BEINGS, ESPECIALLY TO A8- STAI~ ~~OM ;FAKING L1J='E ANrJ l'0lNG HA~M I~TENTIO~ALLY O~ l'f;L1NQ1Jf;~TLY, 2. TO A8STAI~ ~~OM TAKI~G WHAT IS NOT GIVf;N, WHICH I~CLUl'f;S STf;ALI~G, ~08- Bf;~Y, J='~AUrJ, l'f;CEITJ='ULNESS, ANl' l'ISHO~ESTY, ANl' 3.

TO A8STAI~ ~~OM SE)('UAL MISCONl'UCT.

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